2011 Evinrude 40 50 60 hp E-TEC RL TL PL SL Outboard Boat Motor Owners Manual

   Using Your  Evinrude E-TEC Outboard
ENGINE OVERHEATING
To RESET the system:
NOTICE
even for  a brief start-up—without supply-
ing water to  it. Refer to  Flushing on page
54.
Do  not  run  your  outboard—
The engine must be shut off and the cooling
temperature restored.
IF  the   S.A.F.E.  mode   activates   and  the
stream  from  the  water pump  indicator  be-
comes intermittent or stops, reduce speed to
idle and:
structed. Observe proper transom height and    1) Shift to NEUTRAL.
tilt angle.  While the outboard  is running, the     2) SHUT OFF the engine.
outboard’s  water  pump  indicator  must  dis-    3) Tilt the outboard up.
While  boating, the  outboard’s water  intakes
must stay  completely submerged  and unob-
charge a  steady stream of water.  Check the
indicator often,  especially when  operating in
weeds, muddy and debris-laden water, and at
extreme trim angles.
4)
5)
Clean the intake screens of any blockage.
Clean  the  water  pump  indicator  of  any
blockage.
Lower the outboard.
Restart the engine and run at idle.
6)
7)
IF cleaning  the  screens and  indicator does
not restore the water pump indicator’s steady
discharge, the engine will operate only in “get
home” mode. Return  to harbor immediately.
See your Dealer.
IF cleaning  the  screens and  indicator does
restore  the  water  pump  indicator’s  steady
discharge, you might have to run for two min-
utes in NEUTRAL to allow the engine to cool.
NOTICE
If cooling is  not restored, the
EMM will identify a progressive overheat-
ing condition and shut off the engine. The
engine will  not restart until  the engine is
allowed to cool.
1.
2.
Water intake screens
Water pump indicator
If the engine overheats,  the S.A.F.E. (Speed
Adjusting Failsafe  Electronics) mode will  im-
mediately  limit the  engine’s  speed  to  1200
After any overheat causing engine shutdown,
see your Dealer for:
RPM. If  the engine  was running  faster than     • Inspection of the water pump for excessive
1200
RPM when  the S.A.F.E. mode  activat-
wear or damage.
ed,  it  will  shake noticeably.  The  protection    •  Inspection of the thermostats.
system must be RESET before the engine will
NOTICE
operate  at  speeds over  1200  RPM.  Under
certain conditions  the EMM  will shut  off the
engine.
Although  the   S.A.F.E.  mode
can help prevent  engine damage, it  does
not guarantee you can run your engine in-
definitely without engine damage.
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Model Year2011
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