Systems and methods for steering marine propulsion devices

A steering system for marine propulsion devices, the system comprising:

• a steering device;
• steering actuators configured to change steering angles of the marine propulsion devices;
• and
• a control system operatively connected to the steering actuators and operatively connected to the steering device to receive steering requests therefrom, the control system being configured to:
• determine that steering for a first device among the marine propulsion device is deactivated and restrict the steering angle of a second device among the marine propulsion devices to a restriction angle when the steering for the first device is deactivated;
• receive a request to activate the steering for the first device when the first device is started;
• receive a steering request;
• remove the restriction on the steering angle of the second device only when the second steering request corresponds to a steering angle less than or equal to the restriction angle;
• and
• change the steering angles of both the first device and the second device according to the steering request when the steering request is received after receiving the request to activate the steering for the first device, and to change the steering angle of only the second device when the steering request is received before receiving the request to activate the steering for the first device.