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RIDING INSTRUCTIONS 56
400298-01
If you come to a stop on a slope with your vehicle, dismount from the vehicle and turn
it.
Switch off the engine and activate the parking brake.
Dismount from the vehicle on the uphill side.
Switch the transmission to neutral and stand next to the vehicle.
Grasp the handlebar with both hands, release the parking brake and carefully release
the front brake.
Let the vehicle roll downhill carefully until you reach a location where you can turn it.
Control its speed using the front brake.
To turn the vehicle, steer it to the side. When doing so, you should always stand on the
uphill side and apply pressure to the footrest on the uphill side.
When the vehicle is standing perpendicular to the slope or slightly downhill, activate
the parking brake.
Mount the vehicle, start the engine, pull the clutch lever and engage 1st gear. Cau-
tiously release the parking brake and ride down the hill in 1st gear.
Riding downhill. ( p. 53)
If you lose control over the vehicle, you should get away from the vehicle as fast as pos-
sible.

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