TOHATSU MFS 25B Owner's Manual page 40

40 ENGINE OPERATION
■ Shallow water operation
!
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During shallow water operation, be
careful not to place your hand between
the swivel bracket and the stern bracket.
2
Be sure to tilt the outboard motor down
slowly.
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① Shallow water running position
Move (UP) lock lever to "Free"
position. Tilt up outboard motor
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into desired shallow water running.
While keeping the outboard motor
i n t h e d e s i re d s h a l l o w w a t e r
5
running position, move (DOWN)
lock lever "Lock" position.
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Tilt Stopper
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② Return to normal running position
Move (UP) lock lever to "Free"
position. Outboard motor moves
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down to thrust rod.
Move (DOWN) lock lever to "Lock"
position.
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!
12
While in shallow water drive position,
do not operate the outboard motor in
Reverse. Operate the outboard motor
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at slow speed and keep the cooling
water intake submerged.
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WARNING
CAUTION
Sub Water
Inlet
CAUTION
!
Do not overtilt outboard motor
when driving shallow water, or air
may be sucked through subwater
inlet, potentially leading to engine
overheating.
EFT, EPT type
① Operate the Power Trim & Tilt switch
and tilt the outboard motor up.
UP
DN
The outboard motor can also be
tilted up using the switch provided
under the bottom cowl.
UP
DN
It is possible to tilt up or down in spite of
main switch "ON" or "OFF".