ENGINE OPERATION
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Be careful not to pull the lanyard acciden-
tally during cruising. Unintentional stop of
engine can cause loss of control of out-
board motor. Rapid loss of engine power
can lead to falling down or causing pas-
senger(s) to be thrown overboard.
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Do not shift into Reverse during planing,
or control will be lost leading to serious
personal injury, boat may swamp, and/or
hull may be damaged.
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Do not shift into Reverse during cruising,
or control may be lost, falling down or
causing passenger(s) to be thrown over-
board. Leading to serious personal injury,
and ste er ing system and /or shif ting
mechanism may be damaged.
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Do not shift at high boat speed, or control
may be lost, falling down or causing passen-
ger(s) to be thrown overboard. Leading to
serious personal injury.
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Sudden acceleration and deceleration may
cause passenger(s) to be thrown overboard
or falling down.
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Gear and clutch damage may occur if shifting
at high engine speed.
Engine must be in the slow idle position
before shifting is attempted.
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Idle speed may be higher during warming up
of engine. If shifted to Forward or Reverse
during warming up, it may be difficult to shift
back to neutral. In such case, stop engine,
shift to neutral, and restart engine to warm
up.
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Note
Frequent shifting to forward or reverse can
accelerate wear or degradation of parts. In
such case, replace gear oil earlier than the
period specified.
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Do not increase engine speed unnecessarily
when the shift is in neutral and reverse, or
engine damage may occur.
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Tiller handle type
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Do not force to shift when the throttle grip is
not in the fully closed position, otherwise,
steering system and/or shifting mechanism
may be damaged. The control lever is inop-
erative unless the throttle grip is in the fully
closed position. (Multi-function tiller type)
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