Important manual informationEMU25107To the ownerThank you for selecting a Yamaha outboardmotor. This Owner’s Manual contains infor-mation needed for proper operation, mainte-nance and care. A thorough understandingof these simple instructions will help you ob-tain maximum enjoyment from your newYamaha. If you have any question about theoperation or maintenance of your outboardmotor, please consult a Yamaha dealer.In this Owner’s Manual particularly importantinformation is distinguished in the followingways.: This is the safety alert symbol. It isused to alert you to potential personal injuryhazards. Obey all safety messages that fol-low this symbol to avoid possible injury ordeath.WARNINGEWM00781A WARNING indicates a hazardous situa-tion which, if not avoided, could result indeath or serious injury.NOTICEECM00701A NOTICE indicates special precautionsthat must be taken to avoid damage to theoutboard motor or other property.TIP:A TIP provides key information to make pro-cedures easier or clearer.Yamaha continually seeks advancements inproduct design and quality. Therefore, whilethis manual contains the most current prod-uct information available at the time of print-ing, there may be minor discrepanciesbetween your machine and this manual. Ifthere is any question concerning this manu-al, please consult your Yamaha dealer.To ensure long product life, Yamaha recom-mends that you use the product and performthe specified periodic inspections and main-tenance by correctly following the instruc-tions in the owner’s manual. Any damageresulting from neglect of these instructions isnot covered by warranty.Some countries have laws or regulations re-stricting users from taking the product out ofthe country where it was purchased, and itmay be impossible to register the product inthe destination country. Additionally, the war-ranty may not apply in certain regions. Whenplanning to take the product to another coun-try, consult the dealer where the product waspurchased for further information.If the product was purchased used, pleaseconsult your closest dealer for customer re-registration, and to be eligible for the speci-fied services.TIP:The 40VETO, 40VWHTO, 50HETO,50HMHO, 50HWHTO and the standard ac-cessories are used as a base for the expla-nations and illustrations in this manual.Therefore some items may not apply to ev-ery model.EMU2512140V, 50HOWNER’S MANUAL©2010 by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.1st Edition, April 2010All rights reserved.Any reprinting or unauthorized usewithout the written permission ofYamaha Motor Co., Ltd.is expressly prohibited.Printed in Japan