OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Engine Starting Procedure
Procedure
1. Apply parking brake.
2. Recheck throttle lever operation.
3. Put your helmet on.
4. Ensure th at the tether cord cap is in-
stalled on the engine cut-off switch
and that the cord is attached to your
clothing eyelet.
5. Ensure t hat the emergency engine
stop sw itch is in the ON position
(up).
6. Depress the START button to en-
gage the electric starter and start
the engine. Release button imme-
diately when engine has started.
WARNING
Never depress throttle while start-
ing engine.
NOTICE
Do not engage electric
starter for more than 10 seconds at a
time. A rest period of at least 30 sec-
onds should be observed between
the cranking cycles to allow electric
starter to cool down.
7. Release parking brake.
NOTE: For an initial cold start, do not
release parking brake. Perform the
VEHICLE WARM-UP
procedure as ex-
plained below.
Emergency Starting
1200 4-TEC and 900 ACE Models
Do not attempt any emergency start
-
ing procedure. Have the battery
charged or replaced.
NOTE: Emergency manual engine
start is not provided for ACE models.
If the starter does not operate and you
have followed the steps in
ENGINE
STARTING PROCEDURE
, start engine
with the emergency cord as follows:
Starting Using an Emergency
Starter Rope
The engine can be started with the
emergency starter rope supplied with
the tool kit. Proceed as follows:
1. Remove belt guard.
WARNING
Do not wind starting rope around
your hand. Hold rope by the han-
dle only. Do not start the snowmo-
bile by the drive pulley unless it is
atrueemergencysituation. Have
the snowmobile repaired as soon
as possible.
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2. Attach one end of emergency rope
to rewind handle.
NOTE: The spark plug socket can be
used as an emergency handle.
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