Yamaha 15D, Owner'S Manual

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Operation
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4. Pull up the shallow water lever (if
equipped).
5. Hold the rear of the top cowling with one
hand and tilt the engine up fully.
6. Push the tilt support knob into the clamp
bracket. Or the tilt support bar will turn to
the lock position automatically.
EMU28022
Procedure for tilting down (manual tilt
models)
1. Place the tilt lock lever in the re-
lease/down position or return the shallow
water lever to its original position.
2. Slightly tilt the engine up until the tilt sup-
port bar is automatically released.
3. Slowly tilt the engine down.
EMU28060
Cruising in shallow water
The outboard motor can be tilted up partially
to allow operation in shallow water.
EMU28071
Cruising in shallow water (manual tilt
models)
WARNING
EWM00710
●
Place the gear shift in neutral before us-
ing the shallow water cruising system.
●
Run the boat at the lowest possible
speed when using the shallow water
cruising system. The tilt lock mecha-
nism does not work while the shallow
water cruising system is being used. Hit-
ting an underwater obstacle could
cause the outboard motor to lift out of
the water, resulting in loss of control.
●
Do not rotate the outboard motor 180°
and operate the boat in reverse. Place
the gear shift in reverse to operate the
boat in reverse.
●
Use extra care when operating in re-
verse. Too much reverse thrust can
cause the outboard motor to lift out of
the water, increasing the chance of acci-
dent and personal injury.
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