Table Of Contents - Yamaha F4 Owner's Manual

Table of contents

General information .......................... 1
Identification numbers record.......... 1
Outboard motor serial number .......... 1
Emission control information ........... 1
North American models..................... 1
Star labels ......................................... 2
Safety information ........................... 3
Important labels............................... 4
Warning labels .................................. 4
Caution labels ................................... 5
Basic boating rules
(Rules of the road) ........................ 5
Steering and sailing rules and
sound signals.................................. 5
Rules when encountering vessels .... 6
Other special situations..................... 7
Fueling instructions ......................... 8
Gasoline ............................................ 9
Engine oil .......................................... 9
Propeller selection......................... 10
Start-in-gear protection ................. 10
Basic components .......................... 11
Main components.......................... 11
Fuel tank ......................................... 11
Fuel tank ......................................... 12
Fuel joint ......................................... 12
Fuel gauge ...................................... 12
Fuel tank cap .................................. 12
Air vent screw ................................. 12
Fuel cock......................................... 12
Open ............................................... 13
Tiller handle .................................... 13
Gear shift lever................................ 13
Throttle grip ..................................... 14
Throttle indicator ............................. 14
Throttle friction adjuster................... 14
Engine stop lanyard switch ............. 15
Engine stop button .......................... 15
Choke knob for pull type ................. 15
Manual starter handle ..................... 16
Steering friction adjuster ................. 16
Trim rod (tilt pin) .............................. 16
Tilt lock mechanism......................... 16
Tilt support bar ................................ 16
Top cowling lock lever
(pull up type) ................................. 17
Carrying handle ............................... 17
Operation ......................................... 18
Installation..................................... 18
Mounting the outboard motor .......... 18
Clamping the outboard motor.......... 19
Breaking in engine ........................ 20
Procedure for 4-stroke models ........ 20
Preoperation checks ..................... 20
Fuel ................................................. 20
Controls ........................................... 21
Engine ............................................. 21
Checking the engine oil level .......... 21
Filling fuel...................................... 21
Operating engine .......................... 22
Feeding fuel .................................... 22
Starting engine ................................ 23
Warming up engine....................... 25
Manual start models ........................ 25
Shifting .......................................... 25
Forward (tiller handle and remote
control models) ............................. 26
Reverse ........................................... 26
Stopping engine ............................ 26
Procedure........................................ 26
Trimming outboard motor.............. 27
Adjusting trim angle for manual tilt
models .......................................... 28
Adjusting boat trim .......................... 28
Tilting up and down....................... 29
Procedure for tilting up (manual tilt
models) ......................................... 30
Procedure for tilting down (manual
tilt models)..................................... 31
Cruising in shallow water .............. 32
Cruising in shallow water (manual
tilt models)..................................... 32
Cruising in other conditions........... 33
Maintenance .................................... 34
Specifications................................ 34
Transporting and storing outboard
motor ........................................... 35
Clamp screw mounting models ....... 35
Storing outboard motor ................... 36
Procedure........................................ 36