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Ski-Doo 440 - Controls and Instruments - Operation; Starting Controls; Auxiliary Controls; Information Displays

Ski-Doo 440
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Choke (E)
A push-pull button located
on
left of
dash
panel. Pull button to engage choke,
push to disengage. The choke should
always
be
used for easier cold engine
starts. After engine
is
warmed up how-
ever, it
is
not necessary to use choke
when starting.
Note: The purpose
of
the choke is
to
re-
duce the amount
of
air
flowing through
the carburetor, in effect enriching the
fuel!
air mixture. However, leaving choke
on after engine has started activates car-
bon
formation inside the engine. There-
fore,
alw~ys
turn choke knob
to
OFF,
once engme has started. NEVER OPER-
ATE YOUR VEHICLE WITH CHOKE
ON.
Manual Starter (G)
Auto-rewind type located on engine fly-
wheel side, (lower right side). To start
engine, pull handle. (See Starting
Proce-
dure, page 15).
Headlamp Retract Lever (H)
Two position, (PUSH/PULL) lever, locat-
ed
at
right side of cab. To expose head-
lamp pull lever, push to retract. The angle
of your head lamp beam has been pre-
adjusted prior to delivery. Should you
wish readjustment, turn upper screw to
raise or lower beam. Turn lower screws
to adjust beam direction.
WARNING: Before starting out or after
adjustments, make sure lever and boits
are securely hooked or fastened.
Lighter (J)
Standard equipment
on
Electric models,
located
on
right side of dashpanel. Push
in
to activate, lighter pops up automati-
cally when lit.
Gear Shift Lever (K)
A 3 position, (FORWARD/NEUTRAL/
REVERSE)
gear shift lever
is
standard on
640E model only. Push
UP
for forward,
CENTRE for neutral and
DOWN for re-
verse.
Note:
It
is recommended that reverse be
used only on
packed
snow
and
at very
low speed.
WARNING:
Do
not activate gear shift
lever while snowmobile
is
in
motion.
When
in
neutral, the brake
is
not oper-
ational.
Therefore, NEVER
run
the en-
gine at high R.P.M. while
in
neutral
gear.
Tachometer & Speedometer
A
Tachometer
(dashpanel
left)
and
Speedometer
(dashpanel
right)
are
standard
on
Model 640E, optional on
Models
440 and 440E.
Fuel Gauge
A cork float activates fuel level gauge
built-in to fuel tank cap assembly.
To
check fuel supply, open access cover.
As
an
additional standard feature, all
models are equipped with
an
overflow
cup so that gasoline spills will run off
outside the vehicle.
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