Forward, Reverse, And Acceleration - TOHATSU M 15D2 Owner's Manual

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ENGINE OPERATION
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Free throttle lever (Side mount RC
type)
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Keep the free throttle lever fully closed
position when start the engine.
The free throttle lever is inoperative
unless the control lever is in neutral.
Also, the control lever is inoperative
unless the free throttle lever is returned
to the fully-closed position.
The free throttle lever is for warm-up
operation.(Not required for engine start-
ing) With the control lever in neutral,
move the free throttle lever upward to
open the throttle.
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1. Fully-open
2. Fully-closed
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4. Forward, reverse, and
acceleration
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Before shifting into forward or reverse, make
sure that boat is properly moored and out-
board motor can be steered fully to the right
CAUTION
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WARNING
and left. Make sure that no swimmer(s) is
around of the boat.
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WARNING
Attach other end of emergency stop
switch lanyard to the operator's PFD (Per-
sonal Flotation device) or arm and keep it
attached during cruising.
Do not attach the lanyard to a part of
clothing that can be torn easily when
pulled.
Arrange the lanyard so that will not be
caught by any object when pulled.
Be careful not to pull the lanyard acciden-
tally during cruising. Unintentional stop of
engine can cause loss of control of out-
board motor. Rapid loss of engine power
can lead to falling down or causing pas-
senger(s) to be thrown overboard.
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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.
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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.