Tilt Up, Tilt Down And Shallow Water Operation - TOHATSU MFS 9.8A3 Owner's Manual

6. Tilt up, tilt down and shallow water operation

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When tilting up or down, be careful not
to place your hand between the swivel
bracket and the stern bracket.
Be sure to tilt the outboard motor down
slowly.
Note
Stop the engine before tilting up.
MF, EF type
Tilt up
With the shift lever in Neutral or
F o r w a rd , f u l l y t i l t t h e m o t o r u p
toward you by holding the tilt handle
provided at the rear of the top cowl.
Then lower the tilt lever for locking at
tilt-up position.
Neutral
(N)
Tilt lever
Tilt up position
Shallow water
operating position
ENGINE OPERATION
Tilt down
Slightly tilt the motor up, and pull the
tilt lever toward you to release the tilt-
lock. Then lower the motor slowly.
EP type
Tilt up
Stop the engine.
Shift the outboard into forward.
Take hold of the tilt handle and
raise the engine to the full up
position and release.
Pull out the tilt lock knob and move
it to the lock position.
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