Thnk You Thnk you for purhsing MotorGuide Xi5 Wireless Trolling Motor. The Xi5 is designed nd engineered to deliver the performne tht nglers expet: quiet opertion, reliility, nd preise ontrol. We re onfident tht the Xi5 will enhne your fishing experiene nd we ppreite tht you hose MotorGuide. Wrrnty Messge The produt you hve purhsed omes with Limited Wrrnty from MotorGuide. The terms of the poliy re set forth in the Wrrnty Informtion setion of this mnul. The poliy sttement ontins desription of the durtion of overge, importnt dislimers nd limittions of dmges, nd other relted informtion. Plese review this importnt informtion. The desription nd speifitions ontined herein were in effet t the time this mnul ws pproved for printing. MotorGuide, whose poliy is one of ontinued improvement, reserves the right to disontinue models t ny time, to hnge speifitions, designs, methods, or proedures without notie nd without inurring oligtion. 2013 Merury Mrine Xi5 Wireless Edition
Setion 1 - Wrrnty Informtion MotorGuide Limited Wrrnty KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL PURCHASE RECEIPT OR BILL OF SALE. 1. For reretionl use ustomers, MotorGuide eletri trolling motors re wrrnted to the originl retil purhser to e free from defets in mteril or workmnship for period of two yers from the dte of purhse. 2. To otin wrrnty servie, the purhser should deliver or return the unit (postge prepid nd insured) to ny MotorGuide uthorized servie deler. DO NOT RETURN TO PLACE OF PURCHASE unless they re n uthorized servie enter. Produts returned y mil should e refully pkged nd inlude note desriing the nture of the prolem nd/or servie requested, ustomer ddress, nd phone numer. A opy of the reeipt, ill of sle, registrtion verifition or other proof of purhse is required with the return of the produt for wrrnty onsidertion. Wrrnty lims will not e epted without presenttion of purhse reeipt for the trolling motor, other verifition of registrtion, or ill of sle for ot pkge. 3. MotorGuide, t its disretion, will repir or reple items overed under the terms of this wrrnty. Neither MotorGuide nor MotorGuide servie delers re responsile for dmges to MotorGuide produts due to repirs performed y nyone other thn n uthorized MotorGuide servie deler. Neither MotorGuide nor Attwood is responsile for filure or dmge used y improper instlltion, set up, preprtion, or previous servie or repir errors. 4. For ommeril use nd government use ustomers, MotorGuide eletri trolling motors re wrrnted to the originl retil purhser to e free from defets in mteril or workmnship for one (1) yer. Commeril use is defined s ny work or employment relted use of the produt, or ny use of the produt whih genertes inome, for ny prt of the wrrnty period, even if the produt is only osionlly used for suh purpose suh s rentl fleets, guides, fish mps or similr opertions. Wrrnty is not trnsferle to ny susequent purhser. The Merury Produt Protetion pln is not ville to ommeril use or government use ustomers. 5. MotorGuide Composite Shft Limited Lifetime Wrrnty. MotorGuide omposite shfts re wrrnted to the originl retil purhser to e free of defets in mteril or workmnship for the lifetime of the originl purhser. MotorGuide will provide new omposite shft t no ost for ny omposite shft whih ontins defet in mteril or workmnship. The instlltion osts re the sole responsiility of the purhser. 6. Wrrnty overge is ville to ustomers tht purhse from n uthorized deler or retiler tht is uthorized y MotorGuide Mrine to distriute the produt in the ountry in whih the sle ourred. Wrrnty overge nd durtion vries y the ountry in whih the owner resides. This Limited Wrrnty egins on the dte the produt is first sold to purhser or the dte on whih the produt is first put into servie, whihever ours first. The repir or replement of prts, or the performne of servie under this wrrnty, does not extend the life of this wrrnty eyond its originl expirtion dte. Promotionl wrrnties re not inluded in this sttement nd overge my vry y promotion. Produt either sold or put into servie more thn six yers from dte of mnufture is exluded from wrrnty overge. 7. This wrrnty does not pply to norml worn prts, for exmple, worn les, djustments, or produt dmge due to: 1) neglet, lk of mintenne, ident, norml opertion or improper instlltion or servie; 2) use, suh s, ent metl olumns, ent rmture shfts, roken ontrol les, et., idents, modifitions, misuse, exessive wer or dmge used y n owner s filure to provide resonle nd neessry instlltion or re; 3) use of n essory or prt not mnuftured y MotorGuide or Attwood; 4) ltertion or removl of prts; 5) opening the lower unit (motor) y nyone other thn n uthorized MotorGuide servie enter will void this wrrnty. 8. We reserve the right to improve the design of ny trolling motor without ssuming ny oligtion to modify ny trolling motor previously mnuftured. 9. All serilized "Servie Repir" trolling motors reeive (1) one yer wrrnty. Non serilized "Servie Repir" eletri trolling motors re NOT wrrnted. "Servie Repir" motor denotes trolling motor sold y MotorGuide tht my e used, ut hs een inspeted nd my hve hd minor repirs. Originl retil purhser of "Servie Repir" motor is the first purhser of the motor fter it is denoted s "Servie Repir." "Servie Repir" motors hve lue stiker on the ttery le nd ox denoting "Mnufturer Certified Servie Repir Motor." 10. This wrrnty will not pply to: 1) hul out, lunh, towing nd storge, trnsporttion hrges nd/or trvel time, telephone or rentl hrges of ny type, inonveniene, or loss of time or inome, or other onsequentil dmges; or 2) removl or replement of ot prtitions or mteril euse of ot design for neessry ess to the Produt; or 3) disonnetion nd reonnetion of hrd wired trolling motors. 11. TERMINATION OF COVERAGE: Wrrnty overge my e terminted for repossessed produt, or produt purhsed t ution, from slvge yrd, from liquidtor, from n insurne ompny, from unuthorized mrine delers or otuilders, or other third prty entities.
Setion 1 - Wrrnty Informtion 12. ALL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS WARRANTY, IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE LIFE OF THIS WARRANTY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
Setion 2 - Generl Informtion nd Component Identifition Component Identifition m l k j n g h f d e - Hed - Curly le - Stow/deploy relese lever d - Bttery les (hidden) e - Wireless foot pedl f - Hndheld wireless remote g - Dek mount h - Propeller i - Skeg j - Lower unit (motor) k - Depth ollr l - Depth ollr kno m - Composite olumn n - Steering trnsmission i 53443 Reording the Seril Numer It is importnt to reord the seril numer nd model numer for future referene. The seril numer tgs re loted on the trolling motor s shown. Reord the seril numer nd the model numer in the spe provided in the Wrrnty Informtion setion of this mnul. - Model identifition numer - Seril numer 53462
Setion 2 - Generl Informtion nd Component Identifition Boter's Responsiilities The opertor (driver) is responsile for the orret nd sfe opertion of the ot nd sfety of its oupnts nd generl puli. It is strongly reommended tht eh opertor (driver) red nd understnd this entire mnul efore operting the trolling motor. Be sure t lest one dditionl person on ord is instruted in the si opertion of the trolling motor in se the driver is unle to operte the ot. Proteting People in the Wter While You Are Trolling It is diffiult for person in the wter to tke quik tion to void ot heding in their diretion, even t slow speeds. 21604 Alwys slow down nd exerise extreme ution ny time you re oting in n re where there might e people in the wter. While the Bot Is Sttionry! WARNING A spinning propeller, moving ot, or ny solid devie tthed to the ot n use serious injury or deth to swimmers. Stop the trolling motor immeditely whenever nyone in the wter is ner your ot. Shut off the trolling motor efore llowing people to swim or e in the wter ner your ot. Pssenger Sfety Messge Whenever the ot is in motion, oserve the lotion of ll pssengers. A sudden redution in ot speed, suh s shrp hnge of ot diretion, ould throw them off the ot. Sfe Boting Suggestions In order to sfely enjoy the wterwys, fmilirize yourself with lol nd other governmentl oting regultions nd restritions, nd onsider the following suggestions. Use flottion devies. It is the lw to hve n pproved personl flottion devie of suitle size for eh person ord nd hve it redily essile. Do not overlod your ot. Most ots re rted nd ertified for mximum lod (weight) pities, refer to your ot pity plte. If in dout, ontt your deler or the ot's mnufturer. Perform sfety heks nd required mintenne. Follow regulr shedule nd ensure ll repirs re mde properly. Never e under the influene of lohol or drugs while oting (it is the lw). Alohol or drug use impirs your judgment nd gretly redues your ility to ret quikly. Pssenger ording. Stop the trolling motor whenever pssengers re ording or unloding. Be lert. The opertor of the ot is responsile y lw to mintin proper lookout y sight nd hering. The opertor must hve n unostruted view prtiulrly to the front. No pssengers, lod, or fishing sets should lok the opertors view when operting the ot. Underwter hzrds. Redue speed nd proeed with ution whenever nvigting in shllow wter. Tripping hzrds. To void trip hzrd, route ll les nd wiring netly nd out of the wy.
Setion 2 - Generl Informtion nd Component Identifition Report idents. Bot opertors re required y lw to file Boting Aident Report with their stte oting lw enforement geny when their ot is involved in ertin oting idents. A oting ident must e reported if 1) there is loss of life or prole loss of life, 2) there is personl injury requiring medil tretment eyond first id, 3) there is dmge to ots or other property where the dmge vlue exeeds $500.00 or 4) there is omplete loss of the ot. Seek further ssistne from lol lw enforement.
Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion Instlling the Trolling Motor 1. Remove the two side pnel srews from eh side of the dek mount. Gently pull the side pnels wy from the dek mount, tking re not to dmge the loting ts, nd remove the side pnels from oth sides of the trolling motor. - Side pnel srews - Loting t 2. If you re repling n existing MotorGuide or ompetitive rnd trolling motor on your urrent ot, hek if the existing mounting holes lign with the new dek mount efore drilling new holes. Ensure tht the mounting lotion meets the requirements listed in Step 4. 3. If new holes re not required to mount the trolling motor, skip hed to Step 7. 53446 4. Crefully selet n pproprite re on the dek of the ot lose to the enterline to instll the trolling motor. Ensure tht the forwrd mounting olts will not penetrte the hull. Hve n ssistnt hold the trolling motor in position while the mounting lotion is eing seleted. IMPORTANT: The mounting position must e tested in the stowed nd deployed positions efore drilling the mounting holes. IMPORTANT: Choose n re on the dek with 10.2 m (4.0 in.) of lerne etween the ow of the ot nd the dek mount to prevent interferene etween the trolling motor nd the ow roller when loding or unloding on steep rmp. IMPORTANT: Ensure tht the hed does not protrude eyond the em of the ot when in the stowed position. IMPORTANT: A minimum lerne of 13 mm (0.5 in.) is required etween the motor olumn nd the ru ril on the ot when the trolling motor is deployed. Mounting position with 10.2 m (4.0 in.) lerne from the ow 5. Ple the trolling motor onto the dek of the ot t the seleted lotion in the stowed position. Use the dek mounting rket s templte nd mrk the lotion of the mounting holes. IMPORTANT: Four mounting holes (two on eh side) re required to seurely mount the trolling motor. There re seven mounting hole positions to hoose from on eh side of the dek mounting rket. Choose two hole positions on eh side tht work the est with your ot onfigurtion. IMPORTANT: Selet mounting hole lotions s fr prt s prtil on eh side of the dek mounting rket for the most seure mounting. 53447 53448 Mounting hole lotions sme on oth sides 6. Drill the mounting holes with 8 mm (5/16 in.) drill it. Remove ny deris.
Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion IMPORTANT: To help prevent rking on fierglss deks, use ountersink it or lrger drill it to ountersink the mounting holes. 7. Align the dek mounting rket to the holes in the dek. On fierglss ots with no rpet where the motor is eing instlled, instll the ruer isoltors etween the ot dek nd the dek mounting rket. Instll three stinless steel mounting olts through the mounting holes on one side of the dek mounting rket. Instll wsher nd nylok nut onto eh olt, ut do not tighten them t this time. NOTE: If the trolling motor is eing mounted to rpeted ot dek, the ruer isoltors re not required. d e f d e f - Dek mounting rket - Mounting olt - Ruer isoltor d - Dek e - Wsher f - Nylok nut g - Crpet 8. Gr onto the motor olumn nd rise the unolted side of the dek mounting rket. Instll the olts through the dek mounting holes while holding the dek mounting rket t n ngle. Holding the dek mounting rket t n ngle llows the olts to e instlled with less interferene from the foot relese mehnism. Instll wsher nd nylok nut onto eh olt. g 52406 53451 9. Align the trolling motor with the mounting holes in the dek. Hold the mounting olts seurely with 7/16 in. wrenh while using wrenh or soket to tighten the nylok nuts on oth sides of the dek mounting rket from under the dek. 10. Instll the side pnels onto the trolling motor, tking re not to dmge the loting ts. Instll the side pnel srews. - Side pnel srews - Loting t 53446
Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion Reommended Prtie nd Proedures IMPORTANT: Unplug the trolling motor fter eh use nd when hrging the ttery. Do not use the min engine ttery to power the trolling motor. Ensure tht the tteries re enlosed within ttery ox to prevent identl shorting of the ttery terminls. Route the trolling motor wires on the opposite side of the ot from other ot wiring. Connet ot essories diretly to the min engine ttery. Do not hrge the trolling motor tteries while the trolling motor is in the deployed (down) position. Bttery Reommendtions Use 12 volt, deep yle mrine tteries. The numer of tteries required vries ording to the model of your trolling motor. Refer to Bttery Connetion. As generl rule, deep yle tteries with higher mp hour rting or reserve pity rting will provide longer run times nd etter performne. Instll mnul reset iruit reker in line with the trolling motor positive leds within 180 m (72 in.) of the tteries. Do not extend the inluded 10 guge ttery les more thn 1.8 m (6 ft) for totl of 3 m (10 ft). If longer ttery les re required, MotorGuide offers essory 13 mm (6 guge) ttery les. Use nylok nuts to seure the ttery les to their terminls. Using wing nuts to seure the ttery les n use loose onnetions. Any depth sounders or fish finders must e powered from the engine strting ttery. Conneting eletroni equipment to the trolling motor tteries n use eletril interferene nd possile eletrolysis. Reommended MotorGuide Aessory Desription 6 guge ttery le nd terminls with 50 mp mnul reset iruit reker 50 mp mnul reset iruit reker 60 mp mnul reset iruit reker Prt Numer MM309922T MM5870 8M0064076 Bttery Preutions! WARNING An operting or hrging ttery produes gs tht n ignite nd explode, sprying out sulfuri id, whih n use severe urns. Ventilte the re round the ttery nd wer protetive equipment when hndling or serviing tteries. When hrging tteries, n explosive gs mixture forms in eh ell. Prt of this gs espes through holes in the vent plugs nd my form n explosive tmosphere round the ttery if ventiltion is poor. This explosive gs my remin in or round the ttery for severl hours fter it hs een hrged. Sprks or flmes n ignite this gs nd use n internl explosion, whih my shtter the ttery. The following preutions should e oserved to prevent n explosion: 1. Do not smoke ner tteries eing hrged or whih hve een hrged reently. 2. Do not rek live iruits t the ttery terminls, euse sprk usully ours t the point where live iruit is roken. Alwys e reful when onneting or disonneting le lmps on hrgers. Poor onnetions re ommon use of eletril rs, whih use explosions. 3. Do not reverse the polrity of ttery terminl to le onnetions. Estlishing Common Ground A ommon ground ( ) onnetion inreses sonr sensitivity, improves sonr disply, voids the ground iruit s possile soure of orrosion or eletrolysis, nd redues interferene with other eletroni equipment. For 12 volt trolling motor pplitions, onnet the negtive ( ) terminl on the trolling motor ttery to the negtive ( ) terminl on the engine strting ttery with ommon ground le to estlish ommon ground. For 24 volt nd 36 volt trolling motors, ommon ground ( ) onnetion nnot e estlished with the 12 volt eletril system in the ot due to the different iruit voltges. As generl rule to redue interferene with other eletronis on your ot, route ll ttery wiring wy from other ot wiring (opposite side of the ot if possile), keep the ttery le length s short s possile, nd lwys use ttery les of the pproprite size (guge).
Eletrolysis Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion Using the min engine ttery s power soure for the trolling motor my use eletrolysis on metlli prts. If the motor nd ttery wiring re instlled orretly nd eletrolysis issues ontinue, seprte the trolling motor from ny other ot eletronis. Using the min engine ttery s power soure for the trolling motor is not reommended. Refer to Bttery Connetion for orret instlltion. Wire Color Code Arevitions Wire Color Arevitions BLK Blk BLU Blue BRN Brown GRY Gry GRN Green ORN or ORG Ornge PNK Pink PPL or PUR Purple RED Red TAN Tn WHT White YEL Yellow LT or LIT Light DK or DRK Drk Bttery Connetion! WARNING Before working round eletril system omponents, disonnet the ttery les from the ttery to prevent injury or dmge to the eletril system due to n identl short iruit.! CAUTION Disonneting or onneting the ttery les in the inorret order n use injury from eletril shok or n dmge the eletril system. Alwys disonnet the negtive ( ) ttery le first nd onnet it lst. NOTICE Filure to operte the trolling motor within the reommended voltge speifitions n use produt dmge. Do not exeed the mximum supply voltge. IMPORTANT: Refer to the del on the hed of the trolling motor to determine the voltge requirements of your trolling motor. 12 Volt Bttery Connetion 1. Strting with the negtive ( ) led, disonnet the ttery les from the engine strting ttery. 2. Instll 50 mp (good) or 60 mp (est) mnul reset iruit reker in line with the trolling motor power le positive (+) led nd the trolling motor ttery positive (+) terminl. 3. Connet the positive (+) trolling motor led to the positive (+) trolling motor ttery terminl. 4. Connet the negtive ( ) trolling motor led to the negtive ( ) trolling motor ttery terminl. 5. Connet jumper le (ommon ground ond) from the trolling motor ttery negtive ( ) terminl to the engine ttery negtive ( ) terminl. NOTE: Vessels using 12 volt trolling motors with multiple tteries must hve ommon ground onding iruit. Not estlishing ommon ground etween the vessel tteries my use severe orrosion, eletrolysis, or eletril shok. NOTE: The ommon ground ond le should e no more thn one wire size (guge) smller thn the ttery les, nor smller thn 16 guge (AWG). The ommon ground ond le must e insulted, nd seured to the negtive ( ) ttery terminls with ring style onnetors.
Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion 6. Strting with the positive (+) led, reonnet the ttery les to the engine strting ttery. BLK RED d RED e BLK 12-volt ttery onnetion with ommon ground ond - Power les to trolling motor - Mnul reset iruit reker - Trolling motor ttery d - Engine strting ttery e - Power les to engine f - Common ground ( ) ond le 24 Volt Bttery Connetion 1. Strting with the negtive ( ) led, disonnet the ttery les from the engine strting ttery. 2. Instll 50 mp (good) or 60 mp (est) mnul reset iruit reker in line with the trolling motor power le positive (+) led nd the trolling motor ttery B positive (+) terminl. 3. Connet the positive (+) trolling motor led to the positive (+) terminl on trolling motor ttery B. 4. Connet jumper wire (referene gry) etween the negtive ( ) terminl on ttery B to the positive (+) terminl on ttery A. IMPORTANT: The jumper wire should e the sme wire guge s the negtive ( ) nd positive (+) power les. 5. Connet the trolling motor negtive ( ) led to the negtive ( ) terminl on ttery A. 6. Strting with the positive (+) led, reonnet the ttery les to the engine strting ttery. d f BLK 44291 24-volt ttery onnetion - Power les to trolling motor - Mnul reset iruit reker - Jumper wire (not supplied) d - Negtive ( ) ttery terminl GRY Bttery A RED IMPORTANT: Do not onnet ommon ground ond le etween 24 volt nd 12 volt eletril iruits. 36 Volt Bttery Connetion Bttery B 1. Strting with the negtive ( ) led, disonnet the ttery les from the engine strting ttery. 2. Instll 50 mp (good) or 60 mp (est) mnul reset iruit reker in line with the trolling motor power le positive (+) led nd the trolling motor ttery C positive (+) terminl. 3. Connet the positive (+) trolling motor led to the positive (+) terminl on trolling motor ttery C. 4. Connet jumper wire (referene gry) etween the negtive ( ) terminl on ttery C to the positive (+) terminl on ttery B. IMPORTANT: The jumper wire should e the sme wire guge s the negtive ( ) nd positive (+) power les. 5. Connet jumper wire (referene gry) etween the negtive ( ) terminl on ttery B to the positive (+) terminl on ttery A. 6. Connet the trolling motor negtive ( ) led to the negtive ( ) terminl on ttery A. 37824
Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion 7. Strting with the positive (+) led, reonnet the ttery les to the engine strting ttery. d BLK 36-volt ttery onnetion - Power les to trolling motor - Mnul reset iruit reker - Jumper wire (not supplied) d - Negtive ( ) ttery terminl GRY Bttery A GRY Bttery B RED IMPORTANT: Do not onnet ommon ground ond le etween 36 volt nd 12 volt eletril iruits. Ativting the Wireless Foot Pedl Bttery C Eh wireless foot pedl nd wireless hndheld remote hs unique seril numer, nd eh wireless ontroller must e syned individully to the trolling motor reeiver. The trolling motor reeiver n syn up to 40 wireless ontrollers. This ensures tht the trolling motor will respond to ommnds only from designted ontrollers. Follow the instrutions elow to tivte wireless ontroller with your trolling motor. For ersing nd reprogrmming informtion, refer to Setion 6 Ersing the Reeiver's Memory nd Setion 6 Reprogrmming the Wireless Foot Pedl or Remote. IMPORTANT: To tivte multiple foot pedls or remotes, the motor must e unplugged from the power soure nd then plugged k into the power soure etween tivting eh ontrol devie. 1. Connet the ttery les to the ttery, or plug in the ttery le to power soure. Within ten seonds of onneting the ttery les to their terminls, press nd hold the propeller nd nhor uttons on the wireless foot pedl simultneously. 2. Listen for multitone eep, inditing tht the reeiver hs syned the eletroni seril numer. 37825 - Anhor utton (foot pedl on/off) - Propeller utton (propeller on/off) 3. To turn the pedl on or off, press nd hold the nhor utton. One eep from the foot pedl indites tht the foot pedl is turned on, two eeps indite tht the foot pedl is turned off. Ativting the Hndheld Remote 51767 1. If the trolling motor ttery les re onneted, disonnet the ttery les from the trolling motor ttery, strting with the negtive ( ) led.
Setion 3 - Produt Instlltion, Wiring, nd Bttery Informtion 2. Connet the ttery les to the ttery or plug in the ttery le to power soure. Within ten seonds of onneting the ttery les to their terminls, press nd hold the left rrow utton nd right rrow utton on the hndheld remote simultneously. 3. Listen for multitone eep, whih indites tht the reeiver hs stored the eletroni seril numer. - + utton inrese speed - Propeller utton propeller on/off - Right rrow utton d - utton derese speed e - Left rrow utton e d 51842 Conneting the Sonr Disply to the Trolling Motor NOTE: This proedure pplies only to models equipped with integrted sonr. This sonr disply onnetion proedure pplies to trolling motor models with internl sonr tht offer uilt in 200/83 khz sonr trnsduers omptile with Egle, Grmin, Humminird, Lowrne, nd Vexilr rnd sonr displys. The trolling motor is equipped with Lowrne 6 pin plug. Adpters re ville to onnet other rnds of sonr displys to the trolling motor. Mth the le onnetor to the sonr port on the k of the sonr disply. Power up the unit to ensure tht the sonr le is onneted seurely. - Hrness to nose one sonr - 6 pin Lowrne plug to sonr disply 53441 Trnsduer dpter les ville from MotorGuide Lowrne 6 to 7 pin dpter Grmin 6 pin dpter Vexilr 3 pin Humminird 7 pin Prt Numer 8M4000386 8M4001961 8M4001960 8M4001962
Setion 4 - Trolling Motor Opertion Sttus Inditor Light Identifition This trolling motor is equipped with multifuntion sttus inditor light pnel. It n disply the sttus of the motor, propeller, ttery hrge, nd GPS sttus for quik nd esy referene during opertion. d - Power on/off inditor light - Propeller on/off inditor light - GPS nvigtion inditor light d - Bttery sttus light Stowing nd Deploying the Trolling Motor! WARNING Rotting propellers n use serious injury or deth. Never strt or operte the motor out of wter.! CAUTION Moving prts, suh s hinges nd pivot points, n use serious injury. Keep wy from moving prts when stowing, deploying, or tilting the motor. Stowing the Trolling Motor 51836 1. Press down on the stow/deploy relese lever with one hnd or one foot. Firmly grsp the olumn with one hnd nd tilt the trolling motor towrds the mount. 53452
Setion 4 - Trolling Motor Opertion 2. Rise the motor out of the wter nd rotte the olumn so the lower unit is ligned with the mount rdle. Orient the lower unit so the le does not wrp round the trolling motor olumn. Slide the lower unit into the mount rdle nd relese the stow/deploy relese lever. The mount will lok the trolling motor in the stowed position. - Lower unit (motor) - Depth ollr - Column d - Curly le e - Stow/deploy relese lever f - Mount rdle e d f 53458 3. Slide the depth ollr tightly ginst the steering trnsmission. Rotte the depth ollr until it engges the steering trnsmission, then tighten the depth ollr kno. - Steering trnsmission - Depth ollr - Depth ollr kno 51780 NOTE: Optionl mounts re ville for supporting the trolling motor in extremely rough oting onditions. Reommended MotorGuide Aessory Desription Stndrd Rm mount stilizer Long Rm mount stilizer Prt Numer 8M4000977 8M4000978 Deploying the Trolling Motor 1. Loosen the depth ollr kno, then slide the depth ollr wy from the steering trnsmission. Tighten the depth ollr kno. 2. Press down on the stow/deploy relese lever with one hnd or one foot. Firmly grsp the olumn nd slide the lower unit wy from the mount rdle. e d - Lower unit (motor) - Depth ollr - Column d - Curly le e - Stow/deploy relese lever f - Mount rdle f 53459
Setion 4 - Trolling Motor Opertion 3. Tilt the motor out of the stowed position nd lower the trolling motor until the depth ollr rests on top of the steering housing ollr. Rotte the trolling motor so the depth ollr loks into position on the steering housing ollr nd relese the stow/deploy relese lever. The motor will lok into the deployed position. Pull k on the motor to ensure tht it is seurely loked into the deployed position. - Depth ollr kno 53460 Adjusting the Motor Depth! CAUTION Avoid injury due to the sudden shifting of weight when deploying the motor or djusting the motor depth. When rising or lowering the motor, firmly grsp the motor olumn with one hnd efore loosening the depth ollr kno. Adjust the depth of the motor to improve the trolling motor performne in vrious wter depths. IMPORTANT: When djusting the motor depth, ensure tht the lower unit is fully sumerged minimum of 30 m (12 in.) to void propeller vittion. 1. Firmly grsp the olumn with one hnd while loosening the depth ollr kno so the olumn moves freely. - Depth ollr kno - Depth ollr 53461 2. Rise or lower the olumn to the desired depth. Tighten the depth ollr kno to seure the olumn.
Foot Pedl Opertion Setion 4 - Trolling Motor Opertion! WARNING Rotting propellers n use serious injury or deth. Never strt or operte the motor out of wter.! WARNING Avoid possile serious injury from unexpeted elertion nd ot movement when tivting the trolling motor. When using the foot pedl, the motor will strt up t the lst seleted speed nd ourse settings. Before pressing the foot pedl, hold on to set or hndhold, nd dvise pssengers to do the sme. To operte the trolling motor using the foot pedl, syn the foot pedl to the trolling motor reeiver. Refer to Setion 3 Ativting the Wireless Foot Pedl nd Ativting the Hndheld Remote. f - Toe down position right turn - Propeller momentry on/off - Propeller onstnt on/off d - Heel down position left turn e - Anhor utton models with GPS instlled; lso foot pedl on/off f - Speed ontrol dil e d 51747 Turning the Foot Pedl On or Off Press nd hold the nhor hold utton. One short eep from the foot pedl indites tht the foot pedl is turned on; two short eeps indite tht the foot pedl is turned off. Diretion Control Pivot the foot pedl toe down to steer right, or heel down to steer left. To stop turning, llow the pedl to return to its enter detent position without pressing down on the heel or toe of the pedl. To operte the motor in reverse, ontinue to press the foot pedl down in either diretion until the hed is pointing to the desired diretion of trvel. The ville steering rnge will llow the opertor to steer the trolling motor pst 360 in either diretion. - Toe down position right turn - Center detent position steering off - Heel down position left turn 51752
Setion 4 - Trolling Motor Opertion Speed Control! WARNING Avoid possile serious injury from unexpeted elertion nd ot movement when tivting the trolling motor. When using the foot pedl, the motor will strt up t the lst seleted speed nd ourse settings. Before pressing the foot pedl, hold on to set or hndhold, nd dvise pssengers to do the sme. Control the speed of the trolling motor y djusting the speed ontrol dil on the foot pedl. Rotte the dil forwrd to inrese motor speed, nd rotte it kwrd to redue speed. Press nd hold the momentry utton to operte the motor t the seleted speed. Relese the momentry utton to stop the motor. Press the propeller onstnt on/off utton one to run the motor t the seleted speed. Press the utton gin to turn the motor off. The motor speed n e djusted while the motor is running. - Speed ontrol dil rotte forwrd to inrese speed - Momentry utton - Propeller onstnt on/off utton Hndheld Remote Opertion 51753! WARNING Rotting propellers n use serious injury or deth. Never strt or operte the motor out of wter. To operte the trolling motor using the hndheld remote, syn the foot pedl to the trolling motor reeiver. Refer to Setion 3 Ativting the Wireless Foot Pedl nd Ativting the Hndheld Remote. - Inrese speed - Propeller on/off - Right turn d - Derese speed e - Left turn e d 51842 Turning the Hndheld Remote On or Off The hndheld remote is lwys on, nd is redy for use nytime tht the trolling motor is powered up nd in the deployed position.
Steering To turn left, press the left turn utton on the hndheld remote. To turn right, press the right turn utton. The ville steering rnge llows the trolling motor to turn eyond 360 for opertion in reverse. Speed Control Setion 4 - Trolling Motor Opertion Press the propeller on/off utton one to strt the propeller, nd press the propeller on/off utton gin to stop the propeller. The system is equipped with 20 speed levels. Press the inrese speed (+) utton to inrese motor speed y one level, nd press the derese speed ( ) utton to redue motor speed y one level. Holding the inrese speed (+) or derese speed ( ) will use the speed level to inrese or derese until the speed level limit is rehed. Holding the inrese speed (+) or derese speed ( ) utton for 2.5 seonds will rmp up the speed level from 0% to 100%, or derese from 100% to 0%, respetively. The trolling motor will emit two eeps when it rehes the 100% or 0% speed level.
Setion 5 - Mintenne nd Storge Trolling Motor Cre To keep your trolling motor in the est operting ondition nd retin its dependility, your trolling motor must reeive periodi inspetions nd mintenne. Keep it mintined properly to ensure the sfety of you nd your pssengers.! WARNING Negleting to inspet, mintin, or repir your trolling motor n result in produt dmge or serious injury or deth. Do not perform mintenne or servie on your trolling motor if you re not fmilir with the orret servie nd sfety proedures. Reord ll mintenne performed nd sve mintenne work orders nd reeipts. Seleting Replement Prts Use only originl MotorGuide replement prts. Inspetion nd Mintenne Shedule Before Eh Use Inspet for loose or orroded wiring onnetions. Chek the tightness of the ttery le onnetions. Nylok nuts re reommended for seuring the ttery les to their terminls. Chek the tightness of the propeller nut. Chek the propeller ldes for dmge. Chek the tightness of the mount to the dek of the ot. After Eh Use Disonnet the ttery les from the power soure or unplug the motor from the ot. Chek eh side of the propeller nd propeller shft for deris suh s weeds nd fishing line. Remove ll deris. Chek the tightness of the propeller nut. Wsh the trolling motor with len wter nd mild sop suh s Attwood Premium Bot Wsh to remove dirt nd dust tht my srth the surfe. IMPORTANT: Do not use hrsh leners suh s leh or itrus leners to len the trolling motor. These leners n dmge the finish on the trolling motor. IMPORTANT: Do not power wsh the trolling motor. Every 100 Hours of Use or Annully (Whihever Ours First) 1. Apply 2 4 C with PTFE to the depth ollr kno srew threds. NOTE: 2 4 C with PTFE is mrine grese ville t mrine supply stores nd your MotorGuide deler. Tue Ref No. Desription Where Used Prt No. 95 2-4-C with PTFE Depth ollr kno srew threds 92-802859A 1 2. Remove the side pnels y removing the two srews on eh side of the mount. Gently pull the over wy from the mount nd towrds the foot relese lever. - Depth ollr kno srew threds - Srews seuring the side pnel 53465
Setion 5 - Mintenne nd Storge 3. Apply 2 4 C with PTFE to the slot on the foot relese lever linkge on eh side of the dek mount. Press the foot relese lever nd pply more 2 4 C with PTFE to the slot, eqully distriuting the grese long the length of the slot. - Slot 53466 IMPORTANT: Never use n erosol lurint or solvent sed lurint to grese or oil ny prt of the trolling motor. Mny erosol lurints ontin hrmful propellnts tht n use dmge to vrious prts of the trolling motor. Tue Ref No. Desription Where Used Prt No. 95 2-4-C with PTFE Slot on the foot relese lever linkge 92-802859A 1 4. Instll the side pnels onto the dek mount nd tighten the srews. 5. Chek the tightness of the mounting srews, nuts, nd other fsteners. 6. Inspet the ttery. Refer to Bttery Inspetion. Storge Preprtion The mjor onsidertion in prepring your trolling motor for storge is to protet it from orrosion nd dmge used y freezing of trpped wter. It is lso reommended tht tteries re disonneted prior to storge nd tht the tteries re stored indoors in dry lotion during long term storge. The tteries should lso e removed from the hndheld remote nd wireless foot pedl for long term storge. Refer to the Inspetion nd Mintenne Shedule nd omplete the pproprite re instrutions to prepre your trolling motor for storge. Store the trolling motor in dry lotion where it will not e ffeted y tempertures elow 29 C ( 20 F). IMPORTANT: Trolling motors stored in tempertures elow 0 C (32 F) should e operted slowly for minimum of 15 minutes efore going ove 30% throttle. Bttery Inspetion The ttery should e inspeted t periodi intervls to ensure proper trolling motor opertion. IMPORTANT: Red the sfety nd mintenne instrutions tht ompny your ttery. 1. Ensure tht the ttery is seured to the vessel. 2. Ensure tht the ttery le terminls re len, tight, nd orretly instlled. For instlltion instrutions, refer to Setion 3 Bttery Connetion. 3. Ensure tht the ttery is equipped with ttery ox to prevent identl shorting of the ttery terminls. Propeller Replement! WARNING Performing servie or mintenne without first disonneting the ttery n use produt dmge, personl injury, or deth due to fire, explosion, eletril shok, or unexpeted motor strting. Alwys disonnet the ttery les from the ttery efore mintining, serviing, instlling, or removing motor omponents. Removing the Propeller 1. Disonnet the power les from the ttery. 2. While holding the propeller lde with one gloved hnd, use 9/16 in. wrenh or rthet nd 9/16 in. soket to remove the propeller nut. Remove the propeller nut nd wsher (or node, for sltwter models).
Setion 5 - Mintenne nd Storge IMPORTANT: Remove the propeller nut with wrenh or rthet nd soket. Using nother tool my dmge the propeller nut or shft. If the propeller nnot e removed esily, use ruer mllet to lightly tp the k side of the opposite lde. If the propeller nnot e removed, hve the propeller removed y n uthorized deler. NOTE: If the propeller pin is ent, reple the propeller pin. 53442 44663 Instlling the Propeller 1. Rotte the motor shft to insert the propeller pin horizontlly. - Propeller pin 44664 2. Instll the propeller onto the motor shft y engging the propeller onto the propeller pin. 44663 3. Instll the wsher (or node, for sltwter models) onto the propeller shft then instll the propeller nut. Tighten the propeller nut seurely. 53442 4. Tighten the propeller nut nother ¼ turn.
Setion 6 - Owner Servie Assistne Trouleshooting Symptom Possile Cuse Resolution Trolling motor does not respond to wireless ommnds Loss of power Exessive noise or virtion Motor filure (motor runs t prtil speed) Wek trolling motor tteries Wek hndheld remote ttery or wek foot pedl ttery Wireless ontrollers not syned Wek trolling motor tteries Loose or orroded ttery onnetions Propeller is loose, dmged, or off lne Wiring or eletril onnetion fulty Mgnets rked or hipped Wter intrusion in the lower unit Propeller is loose, dmged, or off lne Dmged erings or ushings Mgnets interfering with rmture Mgnets rked or hipped Loose eletril onnetions Therml protetion is overloded Propeller is loose, dmged, or off lne Chek the ttery hrge inditor on the trolling motor. Rehrge or reple tteries s required. Reple the hndheld remote ttery (one AAA size) or foot pedl tteries (two AA size). Refer to Setion 3 Ativting the Wireless Foot Pedl or Ativting the Hndheld Remote. Chek the ttery hrge inditor on the trolling motor. Rehrge or reple the tteries s required. Inspet ttery onnetions for lenliness nd tightness. Refer to Setion 5 Propeller Replement. Wire guge from the ttery to the trolling motor is insuffiient. 6 guge wire is reommended. The motor will whine or grind. Contt Servie Center. Contt Servie Center. Refer to Setion 5 Propeller Replement. Contt Servie Center. Turn off the power nd mnully rotte the propeller. If the propeller does not rotte freely with slight mgneti drg, ontt Servie Center. The motor will whine or grind. Contt Servie Center. Connetions in the hed my e loose or dmged. Contt Servie Center. Temperture exeeds speifition. Contt Servie Center. Refer to Setion 5 Propeller Replement.
Setion 6 - Owner Servie Assistne Symptom Possile Cuse Resolution Motor filure (motor does not run) Inurte temperture reding (models with internl sonr) Motor is diffiult to deploy or return to stowed position Diffiulty removing propeller Wek trolling motor tteries Loose or orroded ttery onnetions Wiring or eletril onnetion fulty Loose eletril onnetions Therml protetion is overloded Fuse or iruit reker is open Mgnets interfering with rmture Bot wiring fulty Lower unit not fully sumerged Dmged nose one Dmged sonr le Stiking lth mehnism Bent propeller pin Bent rmture shft Chek the ttery hrge inditor on the trolling motor. Rehrge or reple the ttery s required. Inspet ttery onnetions for lenliness nd tightness. Wire guge from the ttery to the trolling motor is insuffiient. 6 guge wire is reommended. Inspet onnetions for lenliness nd tightness. Disonnet the trolling motor tteries nd hek for weeds or deris round the propeller. Temperture exeeds speifition. Contt Servie Center. Reple the fuse or reset the iruit reker only fter determining the root use of the prolem. Turn off the power nd mnully rotte the propeller. If the propeller does not rotte freely with slight mgneti drg, ontt Servie Center. Contt Servie Center. Adjust the depth of the motor. Ensure the lower unit is fully sumerged. Refer to Setion 4 Adjusting the Motor Depth. Contt Servie Center. Contt Servie Center. Lurite the lth mehnism. Refer to Setion 5 Inspetion nd Mintenne Shedule. Hold one lde nd lightly tp the opposite lde with ruer mllet. Use putty knife on oth sides of the propeller to pply equl pressure. Contt Servie Center. Trouleshooting the Foot Pedl nd Hndheld Remote Ersing the Reeiver's Memory Ersing the reeiver's memory will erse ll eletroni ID numers tht re stored in the reeiver's memory. 1. Plug in the ttery le to power soure. In less thn ten seonds, press the left rrow, right rrow, +, nd uttons on the hndheld remote simultneously. 2. Listen for long eep inditing the reeiver hs ersed ll stored eletroni ID numers. NOTE: If ll four uttons on the remote re not pressed simultneously within ten seonds, or long eep is not herd, unplug the ttery les from the power soure nd then refer to Setion 3 Ativting the Wireless Foot Pedl nd Ativting the Hndheld Remote. Reprogrmming the Wireless Foot Pedl or Remote NOTE: This tivtion proedure pplies to the foot pedl nd hndheld remote. IMPORTANT: To tivte multiple foot pedls or remotes, the motor must e unplugged from the power soure nd then plugged k into the power soure etween tivting eh ontrol devie. 1. Unplug the ttery les from the power soure. Wit 30 seonds nd then plug the motor into the power soure. 2. In less thn ten seonds, press nd hold the left rrow nd right rrow uttons on the hndheld remote. For the foot pedl ontroller, hold the propeller nd nhor utton simultneously. Foot Pedl Bttery Replement Bttery required: Two AA lkline tteries
Setion 6 - Owner Servie Assistne 1. Remove the two srews seuring the ttery over plte. Remove the ttery over plte. - Bttery over plte - Srews 51760 2. Remove the tteries from the ttery holder. 3. Instll the new tteries in the proper orienttion for orret polrity. 4. Ensure the ruer sel is positioned orretly round the ttery over plte. - AA lkline tteries - Ruer sel 51761 5. Reple the ttery over plte nd instll the two srews. Tighten the srews seurely. - Bttery over plte - Srews 51760 Hndheld Remote Bttery Replement Bttery required: One AAA lkline ttery
1. Remove the four srews from the k of the hndheld remote. Remove the k over. Setion 6 - Owner Servie Assistne - Srews (4) 51837 2. Remove the old ttery from the ttery holder. 51838 3. Insert the new ttery with the positive (+) side fing the positive (+) end of the ttery holder. 4. Reple the hndheld remote k plte nd instll the four srews. Ensure tht the ruer sel is positioned orretly etween the two hlves of the hndheld remote. Tighten the srews seurely. - Negtive ( ) end of ttery holder - Bttery - Positive (+) end of ttery holder d - Ruer sel Servie Assistne d 51839 Your stisftion with your produt is very importnt to us. If you hve prolem or question out your motor, ontt your deler or ny ertified MotorGuide Servie Center. For more servie ssistne informtion, refer to Setion 1 Wrrnty Informtion. Shop for other ot prts nd hrdwre on our wesite.