Operation334. Push the tilt support knob into the clampbracket or pull the tilt support lever towardyou to support the engine.WARNINGEWM00260After tilting the outboard motor, be sure tosupport it with the tilt support knob or tiltsupport lever. Otherwise the outboard mo-tor could fall back down suddenly if oil inthe power trim and tilt unit loses pressure.5. Models equipped with trim rods: Once theoutboard motor is supported with the tiltsupport lever, press the power trim andtilt switch “ ” (down) to retract the trimrods.CAUTION:ECM00250Be sure to retract the trim rods completelyduring mooring. This protects the rodsfrom marine growth and corrosion whichcould damage the power trim and tiltmechanism.EMU28053Procedure for tilting downPower trim and tilt models / power tilt models1. Push the power tilt / power trim and tiltswitch “ ” (up) until the outboard motoris supported by the tilt rod and the tilt sup-port lever / tilt support knob becomesfree.2. Release the tilt support lever or pull outthe tilt support knob.3. Push the power tilt / power trim and tiltswitch “ ” (down) to lower the outboardmotor to the desired position.UPZMU04232DNZMU01936UPDN