TOHATSU MFS 40A Owner's Manual page 47

ENOW00042-1
WARNING
Do not shift into Reverse during planing,
or control will be lost leading to serious
personal injury, boat may swamp, and/or
hull may be damaged.
Do not shift into Reverse during cruising,
or control may be lost, fall down or caus-
ing passenger(s) to be thrown overboard.
Leading to serious personal injury, and
steering system and/or shifting mecha-
nism may be damaged.
ENOW00861-1
WARNING
Do not shift at high boat speed, or control
may be lost, fall down or causing passen-
ger(s) to be thrown overboard. Leading to
serious personal injury.
ENOW00867-1
WARNING
Sudden acceleration and deceleration may
cause passenger(s) to be thrown overboard
or fall down.
ENOW00862-1
CAUTION
Gear and clutch damage may occur if shifting
at high engine speed.
Engine must be in the slow idle position
before shifting.
ENOW00863-0
CAUTION
Idle speed may be higher during warming up
of engine. If shifted to Forward or Reverse
during warming up, it may be difficult to shift
back to neutral. In such case, stop engine,
shift to neutral, and restart engine to warm
up.
ENON00014-0
Note
Frequent shifting to forward or reverse can
accelerate wear or degradation of parts. In
such case, replace gear oil earlier than the
period specified.
ENOW00864-0
CAUTION
Do not increase engine speed unnecessarily
when the shift is in neutral and reverse, or
engine damage may occur.
ENOM00890-A
Tiller handle type
ENOW00865-C
CAUTION
Do not force to shift when the throttle grip is
not in the fully closed position, otherwise,
steering system and/or shifting mechanism
may be damaged. The shift lever is inopera-
tive unless the throttle grip is in the fully
closed position. (Multi-function tiller type)
N
1
R
1. Shift lever
Forward
1. Turn the throttle grip to reduce
engine speed.
ENGINE OPERATION
F
ENOF00865-D
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