Control Features and Operation
1. NEUTRAL THROTTLE WARM-UP
BUTTON.
This feature provides a throttle only
option to warm-up the engine before
driving the boat.
When the Control Hand Lever is in
Neutral
, push and hold the button at
the base of the handle. While holding
the button (1), move the lever forward
to throttle up the engine.
When you return the handle to the
Neutral position, the button will reset
automatically.
Once the button resets, the hand lever
will work both shift and throttle func-
tions.
(Option Numbers correspond to diagrams below)
NOTICE
On models with Neutral Interlock, you must activate both the Neutral
Interlock Lifter (2) and the Neutral Warm-up Button (1) together and
move the handle forward.
2. NEUTRAL INTERLOCK LIFTER.
To prevent bumping the side mount
control out of neutral, the lifter must
be activated and held to shift into
forward or reverse (option on
top mount).
3. ENGINE TRIM SWITCH.
Used to move the engine UP or DOWN
to level the boat while underway. This
switch controls trim and tilt on most
outboards.
4. TRAILER (TILT) SWITCH.
Used to raise the engine for trailering
the boat. This switch normally is used
on I/O applications.
5. SIDE MOUNT EMERGENCY
IGNITION INTERRUPT SWITCH.
(Used as a safety device)
To work as a safety device, the lanyard
clip must be attached to the emergen-
cy ignition interrupt switch (5) and the
lanyard itself must be secured to the
boat operator. If the clip is pulled free
of the control, the engine will
shut down.
1
CHX 8100/8600
Top Mount Control
Features
5
4
3
2
1
3
4
CHX 8000/8500
Side Mount Control
Features
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