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Allan56

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question - my 2017 mercury 90 HP motor wouldn't start last week , lanyard was on- I was sure it was in neutral so charged the battery but still wouldn't start but the radio and access. were all on with the key in the on position- long story short it seems that even when in neutral the throttle still needs to be pulled all the way back towards reverse to start the motor (which it did) - it's only my 2nd season boating so not a lot of experience with a lot of this stuff - does this sound right ? thanks for any info
 
Allan56 said:
question - my 2017 mercury 90 HP motor wouldn't start last week , lanyard was on- I was sure it was in neutral so charged the battery but still wouldn't start but the radio and access. were all on with the key in the on position- long story short it seems that even when in neutral the throttle still needs to be pulled all the way back towards reverse to start the motor (which it did) - it's only my 2nd season boating so not a lot of experience with a lot of this stuff - does this sound right ? thanks for any info
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ask your dealer if you have a neutral safety switch and if it can be adjusted. The switch prevents the motor from starting in gear.
 
Yup, throttle needs adjustment.
 
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