Mercury MerCruiser Series, Manual

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1. Place both ERC levers in neutral.
2. Press the troll button, located on the DTS trackpad attached to the ERC levers.
3. Place either ERC lever into gear.
4. The troll button lights when the lever or levers are moved out of neutral.
5. The RPM of the engines do not change for the first 25% of ERC lever travel while the transmissions allow some slippage at
lower speeds. Engine RPM rises through the remaining 75% of lever travel.
To disengage troll mode:
1. Bring both ERC levers to neutral.
2. Press the troll button. The troll button light turns off.
Dock Mode
Dock mode reduces the percent of throttle throughout the range by 50%. This allows better control of engine power in close
quarter situations.
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Dock button and light
To engage dock mode:
1. Place both ERC levers in neutral.
2. Press the dock button located on the DTS trackpad attached to the ERC levers.
3. The dock light turns on.
4. Place either ERC lever into gear.
5. The engines raise the RPM at a proportionally lower RPM for the ERC lever position, and with half the power that is usually
available.
To disengage dock mode:
NOTE: Dock mode only disengages with the levers in a detent.
1. Bring both ERC levers to forward, neutral, or reverse detent.
2. Press the dock button. Dock mode disengages and the dock light turns off.
Throttle Only Mode
To engage throttle only mode:
1. Place both ERC levers in neutral.
Section 2 - Getting to Know Your Power Package
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