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This owner's manual contains information you need to op-
erate your boat engine and drive safely. Check that you
have the correct manual for your engine and drive.
This manual also contains a considerable amount of infor-
mation concerning the engine and drive: model identifica-
tion, preventive maintenance recommendations, fuel and
oil recommendations, and other important points. Please
keep this book with your boat at all times.
NOTE! It is important that this manual stays with the
boat when it is sold. Important safety information
must be passed to the new owner. The service infor-
mation provided in the manual gives the owner
important information about maintaining the engine
and drive.
If you do not understand or are uncertain about any opera-
tion or information in this owner's manual, please contact
your Volvo Penta dealer. He will be able to help you with an
explanation or will demonstrate the operation.
NOTE! Federal law requires manufacturers to notify
owners in the event that a safety related defect is
discovered on any of their products. If you are not the
original owner of this engine and drive, please notify
us at our address in the Problem Resolution section
or through an authorized Volvo Penta dealer about
the change in ownership. This is the only way we will
be able to contact you if necessary.
This manual will alert you to certain things you should do
very carefully. If you don't, you could
— hurt yourself or bystanders
— hurt the boat operator or bystanders
— damage the machinery.
Carefully observe the safety alert symbols shown for dan-
gers, warnings, and cautions. They warn you of possible
dangers or important information contained in this manual.
HOWEVER: Warnings alone do not eliminate haz-
ards, nor are they a substitute for safe boat handling
and proper accident prevention measures!
DANGER!
Failure to comply with a danger symbol will result in
serious injury or death to boat operator, boat occu-
pants, and/or others.
WARNING!
Failure to comply with a warning may result in injury
or death to boat operator, boat occupants and/or
others.
Caution!
Failure to comply with a caution may result in failure
or damage to the equipment.
Below is a summary of the risks and safety precautions you
should always observe or carry out when operating or servic-
ing the engine:
1.
Check that the warning or information decals on the
engine are always clearly visible. Replace decals that
have been damaged or painted over.
2.
Always turn the engine off before starting service pro-
cedures. Avoid hot surfaces and liquids in supply lines
and hoses when the engine has just been turned off
and is still hot.
3.
To prevent a possible explosion, operate the blower as
recommended by the boat manufacturer before start-
ing the engine. If the engine compartment is not
equipped with a blower, open the engine cover or
hatch before starting to disperse any gasoline fumes
that may be present. Leave the hatch open until after
the engine is running.
4.
Reinstall all protective parts removed during service
operations before starting the engine. Make a point of
familiarizing yourself with other risk factors, such as
rotating parts and hot surfaces (exhaust manifold,
starter, etc.).
5.
Approaching a running engine is dangerous. Loose
clothing or long hair can get caught in rotating parts
and cause serious personal injury.
6.
If so equipped, turn off the power supply to the engine
at the main switch and lock it in the OFF position be-
fore starting work.
7.
Avoid opening the filler cap for engine coolant system
(freshwater cooled engines) when the engine is still
hot. Steam or hot coolant can spray out as system
pressure is lost.
8.
If opening the filler cap or drain cock/venting cock, or
removing a plug or engine coolant line from a hot en-
gine, open the filler cap slowly and release coolant
system pressure gradually; otherwise, steam or hot
coolant can spray out.
9.
Stop the engine and close or block the sea water in-
take before carrying out operations on the engine cool-
ing system.
10. Only start the engine in a well-ventilated area. If oper-
ating the engine in an enclosed space, make sure
your work area is well ventilated.
11. Anticorrosion and antifreeze agents can be hazardous
to health and to the environment. Whenever you use
these agents, follow the manufacturer's instructions
on the product packaging.
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