Manual

RIDING YOURATV ON SNOW AND ICE

Ridingonsnow-coveredterrain,evenwithcare,couldbehazardous.

Thesnowmaybecoveringrocks,holes,iceor otherhazardsthatcan causeloss

ofcontrol.Severeinjuryor deathcouldoccurifyoulosecontroloftheATV.

Goslowlyandbe carefulwhenridingonsnow-coveredterrain. Alwaysbealert

tochangingterrainconditions.

Ridingonafrozen lakeor rivercouldbehazardous.

Seriousinjuryordeathcouldoccurif theice breaksandyoucouldfall intothe

coldwater.

Checkwithlocalauthoritiestoverifythethicknessof the iceandareastoavoid

Failingto useextracarewhenoperatingonslipperysurfacessuchas hard-

packedsnowandicecouldbehazardous.

Failingto useextracarecouldcauselossof tractionor lossof vehiclecontrol.

Thiscouldresultinan accident,includinganoverturn.

Donotoperateonslipperysurfacesuntilyouhavelearnedandpracticedtheskills

necessarytocontroltheATVonsuchterrain.Alwaysuseextracareonslippery

surfaces.Avoidridingonthesnoworicecoveredhillswheneverpossible.

PracticeridingyourATVinanopensnow-or ice-coveredarea,at slow

speeds,beforehandlingout onsnow-or ice-coveredtrails. Learnhowyour

ATVrespondstosteeringandbrakingonthetypeofterrainyouwillencounter

onyourride.

Youreyesmaybesensitiveto sunlightwhenyourideoversnowor iceon

a bright,sunnyday. Snowandicereflectsmorelightintoyour eyesthan

dirtor grass. Tintedeye protectionwill reducetheamountoflightreaching

youreyes. Onovercastdays,youmayfind ithelpfulto useyellow-tintedeye

protection.