Trouble Recovery79ing normal operation. Loss of enginepower means the loss of most steeringcontrol. Also, without engine power,the boat could slow rapidly. This couldcause people and objects in the boat tobe thrown forward.● Make sure no one is standing behindyou when pulling the starter rope. Itcould whip behind you and injuresomeone.● An unguarded, rotating flywheel is verydangerous. Keep loose clothing andother objects away when starting theengine. Use the emergency starter ropeonly as instructed. Do not touch the fly-wheel or other moving parts when theengine is running. Do not install thestarter mechanism or top cowling afterthe engine is running.● Do not touch the ignition coil, sparkplug wire, spark plug cap, or other elec-trical components when starting or op-erating the motor. You could get anelectrical shock.EMU30362Emergency starting engine1. Remove the top cowling.2. Disconnect the start-in-gear protectioncable from the starter, if equipped.3. Remove the starter/flywheel cover afterremoving the bolt(s).4. Prepare the engine for starting. For fur-ther information, see page 39. Be surethe engine is in neutral and that the clipis attached to the engine shut-off switch.The main switch must be “ ” (on), ifequipped.ZMU04096ZMU04097ZMU04098
