Manual

Engine Emission Compliance Period
California
Engines Greater Than 225 cc
Modei Year - 2006 and later
Durability period- 500 hours
All Other States
Engines Greater Than 225 cc
Model Year -2001 and later
Durabili_ Period - 1;000 hours (Category A)
* If your engine has an assigned emissions durability period it will be located on the ce_ification label
a_ched to the engine (IMPORTANT ENGINE INFORMATION),
High Altitude Performance Adjustment Information
To improve the EMISSIONS CONTROL PERFORMANCE of engines operated above 1,000 meters (3 300
feet), Kawasaki recommends the following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Re-
sources Board (CARB) approved modifications,
NOTE
0 When properly performed, these specified modifications only am not considered to be emissions system
"tampering" and engine performance is generally unchanged as a resu#.
Instailation Instructions:
High altitude adjustment requires repiacemen4 of carburetor main jets, Instailation of these optional parts may
be performed by an authorized Kawasaki denier, or the consumer, following repair recommendations specified
in the appropriate Kawasaki Service Bulletin.
Maintenance and Warranty
Proper maintenance is necessary to ensure that your engine will continue to have low emission levels, This
Owner's Manual contains those maintenance recommendations for your engine. Those items identified by the
Periodic Maintenance Chart are necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable standards.
As the owner of the engine, you have the responsibility to make sure that the recommended maintenance is
carried out according to the instructions in this Owner's Manual at your own expense.
The Kawasaki Limited Emission Control System Warranty requires that you return your engine to an autho_
rized Kawasaki dealer for remedy under warranty: Ptease read the warranty carefu|ly, and keep it valid by
complying with the owne.r's obligations itcontains.
Tampering with Emission Control System Prohibited
Federal law and California State law prohibit the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) the removal or
rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any
device or element of design incorporated into any new engine for the purposes of emission control prior to its
sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the engine after such device or
element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person_
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below:
Do not tamper with the odginal emission related parts:
• Ca_uretor and internal parts
• Spark Plugs
• Magneto or electronic ignition system
• Fuel filter element
• Air cleaner elements
• Crankcase
• Cylinder heads
• Breather chamber and internal parts
• Intake pipe and tube
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