Owner's Manual
Improper maintenance or failure to perform recommended maintenance can be hazardous. Poor maintenance or lack of maintenance increases the chance of an accident or equipment damage.
Be sure to have maintenance performed according to the schedule in the above chart. Suzuki recommends that only your authorized Suzuki marine dealer or a qualified service mechanic perform maintenance on those items in the chart above which are marked with an asterisk (*). You may perform maintenance on the unmarked items by referring to the instructions in this section if you have mechanical experience. If you are not sure whether you can successfully complete any of the unmarked maintenance jobs, ask your authorized Suzuki marine dealer to do the maintenance for you.
The safety of you and your passengers depends on how well you maintain your outboard motor.
Follow all inspection and maintenance instructions carefully. If you do not have prior mechanical experience, do not attempt to perform maintenance on your outboard motor. You could be injured or may damage the motor.
The maintenance intervals in the chart are designed for normal usage of your outboard motor. If your outboard motor is used under severe conditions as outlined below, you may need to perform maintenance more often than indicated in the chart.
• Frequent full throttle operation
• Prolonged continuous operation at the maximum speed
• Prolonged continuous operation at idling speed or trolling speed
• Frequent operation in muddy, silty, sandy, acidic or shallow water
• Operation without appropriate warmup
• Frequent abrupt acceleration and deceleration
• Frequent shift operation
Failure to perform maintenance more frequently could result in damage.
Consult your authorized Suzuki marine dealer regarding appropriate maintenance intervals for your usage conditions. When replacing parts on your outboard motor, Suzuki strongly recommends that you use genuine Suzuki parts or their equivalent.
TOOL KIT
A tool kit is provided with your outboard motor. Keep the kit on board your boat and make sure that all of the items provided remain in the kit.
The tool kit contains the following items:
(1) Tool bag
(2) 8 mm Box wrench
(3) 16 mm Box wrench
(4) 14 × 17 mm Spanner
(5) Combination screw driver
(6) Screwdriver handle
(7) Pliers
(8) Hexagon wrench 8 mm
(9) Engine oil drain plug gasket (spare)
