Centurion Fi21, Owner'S Manual

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Controls, Features and Options
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• NEUTRAL - The lever is detented in the NEUTRAL position (center of travel) for
starting; the neutral safety switch allows starting in this position only. For engine
warm-up, a separate lever or button on the control is used to disengage the shift
cable and allow the throttle to advance only while the transmission remains in
NEUTRAL.
• FORWARD - Release the detent lock to allow shifting to the FORWARD
position. Moving the lever into the first 15° of travel (toward the bow or up)
positions the control in the FORWARD detent IDLE position. Advancing the
lever beyond 15° allows throttle increase in FORWARD.
• REVERSE - Release the detent lock to allow shifting to the REVERSE position.
Moving the lever into the first 15° of travel (toward the stern or down) positions
the control in the REVERSE detent idle position. Advancing the lever beyond
15° allows throttle increase in REVERSE.
Figure 8-6
Typical Shift and Throttle Control
Figure 8-7
KC-0197-A
FORWARD SHIFT
RANGE
REVERSE SHIFT RANGE
IDLE
IDLE
SAFETY
COLLAR
NEUTRAL
FORWARD
THROTTLE
RANGE
REVERSE
THROTTLE
RANGE
FULL
THROTTLE
NEUTRAL
LOCKOUT
FULL
THROTTLE