Operation494. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up. Thetilt support bar will lock automatically,supporting the outboard motor in a par-tially raised position. This outboard mo-tor has 2 positions for shallow watercruising.5. To return the outboard motor to the nor-mal running position, place the tilt locklever and shallow water lever to the lockposition.6. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up untilthe tilt support bar automatically returnsto the free position.7. Slowly lower the outboard motor to thenormal position.EMU28195Cruising in other conditionsCruising in salt waterAfter operating in salt water, flush the coolingwater passages with fresh water to preventthem from becoming clogged. Also rinse theoutside of the outboard motor with fresh wa-ter.Cruising in muddy, turbid, or acidic waterYamaha strongly recommends that you usethe optional chromium-plated water pump kit(see page 12) if you use the outboard motorin acidic water or water with a lot of sedimentin it, such as muddy or turbid (cloudy) water.After operating in such water, flush the cool-ing passages with fresh water to prevent cor-rosion. Also rinse the outside of the outboardmotor with fresh water.ZMU03728ZMU03729ZMU03731
