15C 20C MFS - Tohatsu

ENGINE OPERATION 41■ Shallow water operation! WARNINGDuring shallow water operation, becareful not to place your hand betweenthe swivel bracket and the stern bracket.Be sure to tilt the outboard motor downslowly.2 Return to normal running position:Put the reverse lock lever in the tiltdown position, slightly lift up theoutboard motor, and then put itdown.Tilt DownpositionReverse lock leverNoteSlow down to trolling speed, and shiftinto neutral before setting outboardmotor to shallow water drive position.! WARNING● Run at lowest possible speed whenusing shallow water drive.● Tilt lock is disabled when in shallowwater drive position.● When driving shallow water, becareful not to strike outboard motoragainst sea bottom, or propellermay be pushed out of water,resulting in loss of control.1 Shallow water running position:Put the reverse lock lever in thetilt up position, and tilt up theoutboard motor to put the outboardmotor in the shallow water runningposition.Reverse lock leverTilt Up position! CAUTIONWhile in shallow water drive position,do not operate the outboard motor inreverse. Operate the outboard motor atslow speed and keep the cooling waterintake submerged.Sub WaterInlet! CAUTIONDo not overtilt outboard motorwhen driving shallow water, or airmay be sucked through subwaterinlet, potentially leading to engineoverheating.6