Operation56install the fuel joint cap. Otherwise, in-jury could result from striking the fueljoint accidentally. [EWM02412]6. Hold the rear of the top cowling and fullytilt the outboard motor up. Slightly lowerthe outboard motor from the fully tiltedup position and fit the tilt support bar se-curely into the holder located on theclamp bracket.EMU42951Procedure for tilting downF2.5A1. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up.2. Slowly tilt the outboard motor downwhile pulling the tilt support lever up.3. Loosen the steering friction adjuster byturning it counterclockwise, and adjustthe steering friction according to opera-tor preference. WARNING! If there istoo much resistance it could be diffi-cult to steer, which could result in anaccident. [EWM00722]F4B, F5A, F6C1. Slightly tilt the outboard motor up.2. Slowly tilt the outboard motor downwhile pulling the tilt support bar up.3. Turn the steering friction adjuster coun-terclockwise to set the steering frictionaccording to operator preference.WARNING! If there is too much resis-tance it could be difficult to steer,which could result in an accident.[EWM00722]1. Fuel hose2. Fuel joint cap1. Tilt support bar2. HolderZMU0675321ZMU06829121. Tilt support barZMU068331