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Electric Inboard Steering Actuator
2.2
Safety considerations for installers
WARNING!
Optimus EPS with Electric Actuator must be installed by an authorized
dealer or OEM boat builder.
Before installation
• Read and understand this manual, and any other manuals supplied with this system.
• Ensure you have all the required components on hand before you start.
• Do not use a wheel-mounted trim switch with coiled cord. The cord can wrap
around the steering wheel shaft and inhibit steering.
• When unpacking the actuator, ensure that the Manual Steering Override Kit is
kept together with materials that will be passed to the owner.
During installation
• Install components as instructed in this manual. Some component parts
and kits may contain additional installation instructions — refer also to those
instructions.
• Do not substitute any component of the system. Dometic and Optimus parts
are rigorously engineered and tested to ensure system integrity. Substitution of
components may compromise safety, performance, and reliability.
• If an instruction is unclear, contradictory, or you are otherwise unsure how to
proceed, do not guess. Contact Dometic Marine technical support.
After installation
• Check that there is no interference between the steering actuator(s), transom,
hull, tiller, tie bar (if applicable), or any other component over the full stroke of
the actuator(s). Steer slowly while performing these checks.
• Check that the actuator harness is free from stretching, rubbing, or chafing
over it's full stroke.
• Correct any interference issues before handing the boat to the owner.
WARNING!
Failure to comply with these instructions may result in a loss of steering
control, which could lead to a collision and/or ejection from the boat,
causing property damage, personal injury, and/or death.
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