
90-8M0114811 JANUARY 2016
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Index
Attention Required After Submersion. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Boat Horsepower Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Boater's Responsibilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Bottom Of Boat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Bottom of Boat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Anti-fouling Paints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
California Emission Control Warranty Statement. . . . . . . 6
California Emission Control Warranty Statement. . . . . . . 8
Capacities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cavitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing Fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing Crankcase Oil (Reservoir) and Filters. . . . . 45
Changing Fuel Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing Transmission Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Changing Drive Unit Oil (Dry Sump). . . . . . . . . . . 48
Checking Fluid Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Checking Engine Oil (Reservoir). . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Checking Power Trim Pump Fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Checking Transom Input Shaft Bearing Housing (Driveline
Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Checking M8 or NXT6 SSM Drive Unit Fluid Level. . . .43
Checking Transmission Fluid Level. . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Closed Cooling System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cleaning the Charge Air Cooler Strainer. . . . . . . . . . . 51
Conditions That Lower Engine Performance. . . . . . . . . 35
Contact Information for Mercury Marine Customer Service. 60
Cooling System Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using Antifreeze. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Corrosion and Corrosion Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Crankcase Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oil Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Important Oil Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Disclaimers and Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Do-It-Yourself Maintenance Suggestions. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Drain Plug and Bilge Pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Duration of Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
E.P.A. Emission Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Electrical Panel Component Identification. . . . . . . . . . 29
Emission Control System Components. . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Engine Operating Limitations (QC4v). . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exhaust Emissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Be Alert To Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. . . . . . . . . 15
Stay Clear of Exhaust Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Good Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Poor Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Flushing Cooling System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Freezing Temperature Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
OCTANE REQUIREMENTS (U.S./CANADA). . . . . . 24
1350 OCTANE REQUIREMENTS (OUTSIDE THE U.S./
CANADA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
USING REFORMULATED (OXYGENATED) FUELS (USA
ONLY). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
FUEL CONTAINING ALCOHOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
General Engine Specifications (QC4v). . . . . . . . . . . . 23
High-Speed and High-Performance Boat Operation. . . . . 12
How to Obtain Warranty Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Impact With Underwater Hazards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16