BASIC PROCEDURES
Engine Starting Procedure
Procedure
1. Apply parking brake.
2. Recheck throttle control lever oper-
ation.
3. Putyourhelmeton.
4. Ensure th at the tether c ord cap is in-
stalled on the engine cut-off switch
and that the cord is attached to your
clothing eyelet.
5. Ensure that the engine cutout
switch is in the O N position (up).
6. Start engine as explained below.
WARNING
Never depress throttle while start-
ing engine.
Manual Start E-TEC Models
Grab rewind starter handle, pull handle
slowly until a resistance is felt, then
hold handle firmly and pull vigorously
to start engine.
WARNING
Do not apply throttle while start-
ing.
Electric Start E-TEC and ACE models
Depress the START/RER button to en-
gage the electric starter and start the
engine.
Release button immediately when en-
gine has started.
WARNING
Do not apply throttle while start-
ing.
CAUTION Do not use electric
starter for more than 10 seconds. A
rest period should be observed be-
tween the cranking cycles to let elec-
tric starter cool down. Using elec-
tric starter when engine has started
could dam age electric starter m ech-
anism.
NOTE: If for a ny reason, the engin e
cannot be cranked electrically, start en-
gine manually using the rewind starter.
7. Release parking brake.
NOTE: For an initial cold start, do not
release parking brake. Perform the
VEHICLE WARM-UP
procedure as e x-
plained below.
Vehicle Warm-Up
Before every ride, vehicle has to be
warm ed up as follows.
1. Start engine as explained in
ENGINE
STARTING PROCEDURE
above.
2. Allow engine to warm up one or two
minutes at idle speed.
NOTE: Engine will shut d own after ap-
proximately 12 minutes of idling.
3. D isengage parking brake.
4. Apply throttle until drive pulley en-
gages. Drive at low speed the first
two or three minutes.
NOTICE
If vehicle does not move
when throttle is applied, stop en-
gine, remove tether cord cap from
the engine cut-off switch, then do
the following.
– Check if skis are stuck on the
ground. Lift one ski at a time by
the handle, then put it down.
– Check if track is stuck on the
ground. Lift rear of snowmobile
enough to clear track from the
ground, then drop.
– Check rear suspension for hard
snow or ice accumulation that
could interfere with track rota-
tion. Clean the area.
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