Polaris Sportsman 500 HO User Manual

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INDEX
S
Safe Operation Practices. . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-23
Safety Labels
"No Passenger" Warning . . . . . . . 22
Age 16 Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clutch Cover Warning . . . . . . . . . 23
Discretionary Warning. . . . . . . . . 21
General Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rack Warning, Front and Rear . . 23
Reverse Override Warning. . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure/Load Warning . . . . 22
Safety Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-20
Service Interval Programming . . . . . 39
Severe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Side Panel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sidehilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Signal Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Spark Arrestor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Spark Plug Inspection . . . . . . . . . 90-91
Spark Plug Recommendations . . . . . 90
Spark Plug Torque Specification . . . 90
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-91
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118-119
Spring Adjustment, Rear Shock . . . 103
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47
Steering Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106-111
Storage Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109-111
Switches
AWD Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 33
Engine Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Main Key Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mode/Reverse Override Switch . . 24
T
Taillight Lamp Replacement . . . . . . 89
Throttle Cable Freeplay Adjustment 105
Throttle Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tire Tread Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-82
Wheel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Toe Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Towing Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Trail Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Transmission Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-74
Transporting the ATV. . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tread Lightly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turning Around on a Hill . . . . . . . . . 54
Turning the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
V
Vehicle Identification Numbers . . . . . 6
Vehicle Immersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
W
Warning Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Washing the Vehicle. . . . . . . . 106-107
Wheel Hub Tightening . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Wheel Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Nut Torque Specifications. . . 82
Wheel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Polaris Sportsman 500 HO Specifications

General

Brand	Polaris
Model	Sportsman 500 HO
Category	Offroad Vehicle
Language	English