Manual

RIDING IN COLDWEATHER

Pre-rideInspection

Checkthatthethrottleandall controlleversmovefreely. Makesurethatthefootrests

arefree of iceorsnow.

MovetheATVforward andbackwardtocheckthatthewheelsrollfreely. Ifyou cannot

movetheATV,the tiresmaybefrozen tothe ground,orthe brakesmaybefrozen to the

wheels. Ifthetiresarefrozen to the ground,pourwarmwateraroundthemto meltthe

ice. If the brakesarefrozen, bringtheATVtoa warmerareato thawoutthe brakes.

Aftertheenginehaswarmedup,checkthebrakes. Dothisinspectionon levelground

anddo notexceedthe walkingspeed. Besureto checkthe operationof bothfront and

rearbrakes. Ifthebrakesdo notworkadequately,stopridingtheATV.

_I, CAUTION

Usingenginepowertofree upfrozen wheelscoulddamageyourATV.

Severedamagetothedrivetrainmayoccurifyouuseenginepowertofree

frozenwheels.

Beforeriding,manuallymovetheATVforward andbackwardto make

certainthatallwheelsrollfreely.

BringtheATVtoa warmerareatoallowthebrakesto thawout. Afterthe brakesthaw,

drythembyapplyingthemseveraltimesbeforeriding. If the brakesdonotregainfull

stoppingpower,askyourauthorizedservicecenterto checkthembeforeyoucontinue

ridingyourATV.

WaterthatentersthebrakesmayfreezeafteryouparkyourATV. Thefrozen watercan

preventwheelsfrom turningorthe brakesfrom working.Afterridingthroughwater,

mud,snowor slush,itisimportanttodrythebrakesbeforeparkingtheATV. Todrythe

brakes,applythemseveraltimeswhileridingslowly. Beforeyournextride,besureto

do a Pre-rideinspectionasdescribedearlierinthissection.

OperatingtheATVwithoutaproperlyfunctioning brakesystemcouldbe

hazardous.

Wetorfrozen brakeswill increasestoppingdistance.Thiswill

increaseyourchanceof havinganaccident.

Besureto inspectthebrakesbeforeridingthevehiclein coldweather

as describedabove.