Suzuki DF25A 2014 Owner's Manual page 46

Cooling water check
As soon as the engine starts, water should
spray out of the pilot water hole 1, indicating
that the water pump and cooling system are
working properly. If you notice that water does
not spray out of the pilot water hole, stop the
engine as soon as possible and consult your
authorized Suzuki Marine Dealer.
NOTICE
Never operate your outboard motor when
there is no water coming out of the pilot water
hole, or severe damage can result.
After starting the engine, check to make sure
that there is water coming out of the pilot
water hole.
 WARNING
Operating the boat when the emergency stop
switch is not operating properly can be haz-
ardous.
Before starting off, check to make sure that
the emergency stop switch operates properly.
EMERGENCY STARTING
NOTE:
The electric starter models are equipped with a
recoil starter as the back-up system for emer-
gency starting. Therefore, an additional emer-
gency starter rope is not provided.
If you must get the engine running, but are
unable to do so because of recoil starter sys-
tem failure, you can use the emergency starting
procedure to start the engine.
 WARNING
If you touch electrical components when rope-
starting the engine, you can get a severe elec-
trical shock.
When rope-starting the engine, be careful not
to touch electrical components such as igni-
tion coils or spark plug leads.
To start the engine when the recoil starter
fails:
1. Shift the motor into "NEUTRAL".
 WARNING
When you use the emergency starting proce-
dure, the start-in-gear protection system will
not work. If the shift lever is not in the "NEU-
TRAL" position, the boat can start off unex-
pectedly when the engine is started, throwing
occupants or causing an accident.
Make sure that the shift lever is in the "NEU-
TRAL" position before attempting to start the
motor using the emergency starting proce-
dure.
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