Tilting Outboard - Mercury 8 Bigfoot 4-Stroke User Manual

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a - Shallow water drive positions
b - Tilt release positions

Tilting Outboard

1. Stop the engine. Shift the outboard into the forward gear position.
2. Take hold of the top cowl grip and raise the outboard to the full up position.
3. Pull out on the tilt lock knob and move it to the lock position. The outboard cannot be lowered while the tilt
lock knob is in the lock position.
4. To lower the engine, move the tilt lock knob to the unlock position.
5. Raise the outboard to the tilt release position and gently lower the outboard to the preset trim position.
a - Tilt lock knob in lock position
b - Tilt lock knob in unlock position
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
c - Water Intake
c - Tilt range indicator
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