PRE-OPERATION CHECK LIST
ITEM OPERATION
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Body including seat, footrests,
lights, controls and instruments
Check that there is no snow or ice.
Track and idler wheels
Check for f ree movement.
Brake lever
Check proper action.
Parking device
Check proper action.
Throttle l ever
Check proper action.
Switches and lights Check proper action. Tether cord must be
attached to driver clothing eyelet.
Skis and steering Check for free movement and proper action.
Fuel and oil
Check for proper level and l eaks.
Air silencer prefilter
Check that there is no snow or ice.
Adjustable features
Check for optimal adj ustment and securely
tightened adjustment locks.
Storage compartm ent Check for proper latching and no heavy or
breakable objects.
Vehicle vicinity
Snowmobile must be pointed away from people
or objects. No one i s to be standing in front of or
in back of the snowmobile.
Clothing
Be warm ly dressed with cl othing designed for
snowmobiling.
En gi ne S tarting P rocedure
– Rec heck throttle con trol lever oper-
ation.
– Ensure that the tether cord ca p
(DESS key) is in position and that
the cord i s attached to y our c lothi ng
eyelet.
– Ensure that the engine cutout
switch is in the ON position.
– Grab rewind starter handle, pull
handle slowly until a res ista nc e is
felt, then hold ha ndle firm ly a nd pull
vigorousl y to s t ar t engine.
WARNING
Do no t apply throttle while start-
ing.
Vehi cle Warm -Up
Before every ride, vehicle has to be
warmed up as follows.
Engage parking brake.
Snowmobile m us t be se cu rely sup-
ported by the rear bumper using a
wide-base snowmobile mechanical
stand. Tra c k must be 100 mm (4 in)
off the ground.
Attach tether cord to op erator's cloth-
ing eyelet.
Start e ngine and allow it to warm up
two or three mi nutes at idle sp eed.
Diseng age parking brake.
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