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Control function operation

Main switch (252SE / 252XE / 255XE)
The main switch controls the ignition circuit
as follows:

ON
OFF

1 1

1 “START/STOP” button

TIP:
1 Main switch  The engine will not start when the clip is re-
moved from the engine shut-off switch.
OFF:  The main switch will not operate (the starter
Ignition circuit is switched off. The engines motor will not turn over) if the “START”
cannot be started. (The main switch key can switch on the battery switch assembly is
be removed.) turned to the OFF position. (See page 41
ON: for more information.)
Ignition circuit is switched on. (The main
switch key cannot be removed.) Remote control levers
WARNING
“START/STOP” buttons
(252SE / 252XE / 255XE)  Before shifting, make sure there are no
The engines can be started or stopped by swimmers or obstacles in the water
pushing the “START/STOP” buttons. It is near you.
possible to start or stop the engines individu-  When operating in reverse, go slowly.
ally. Do not open the throttle more than half.
 PORT: Port engine Otherwise, the boat may become unsta-
 STBD: Starboard engine ble, which could result in loss of control
and an accident.
 Do not shift into reverse while traveling
at planing speeds. Loss of control, boat
swamping, or damage to the boat could
occur.
The remote control lever for each engine con-
trols both throttle and shifting. In normal op-
eration, the levers are moved together.
Moving the remote control levers forward
from the neutral position shifts into the for-

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