Yamaha F20B Owner's Manual

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Contents

Important manual informationEMU25105To the ownerThank you for choosing 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, thewarranty may not apply in certain regions.When planning to take the product to anothercountry, consult the dealer where the prod-uct was purchased 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 F15CMH, F15CEH, F20BMH,F20BEHP, F20BEP and the standard acces-sories are used as a base for the explana-tions and illustrations in this manual.Therefore some items may not apply to ev-ery model.EMU25121F15C, F20BOWNER’S MANUAL©2009 by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.1st Edition, February 2009All rights reserved.Any reprinting or unauthorized usewithout the written permission ofYamaha Motor Co., Ltd.is expressly prohibited.Printed in Japan