WARNING
Make sure wi de-base sn owmo bile
mechanical stand is stable. Stay
clear of the front of vehicle and the
track. Do not use too much throttle
during warm-up or when track is
free-hanging.
Apply throttle until drive pul ley en-
gages. Let track rotate at low speed
for sev era l turns. The lower the v e-
hicle temperature, the longer vehicle
warm-up s hould be.
Shut -off the engine and remove the
wide-base snowmobile mechanical
stand.
Skis may be frozen on the ground.
Grab both skis o ne at a time b y their
loops and l ift their front end sligh tly off
the ground.
After restarting engine, the v ehicle c a n
be driven a t low speed for th e first 2 or
3 mi nutes of riding. After tha t, it may
be driven up to the lega l s peed limi t as
per n ormal safety practi ces.
Shi fting in Reverse
When the e ngine is running, depress-
ing t he RER button will slow down en-
gine RPM to almost a stop a nd a d-
vance the i gnition timing to cause di-
rection change in crankshaft rotation.
– Engine will automatically shift into
forward whe n re-starting after stop-
ping or stalling.
– Shifting procedure will tak e place
only when the engine is running.
– If engine is running at a speed
above 4300 RPM, the reverse func-
tion of the R ER button is ca ncelled.
– It is recommended to warm up the
engine to its normal ope rating tem -
perature before s hifti ng.
Shif ting in Reverse
WARNING
Shifting to reverse mode on the se
snowmobiles is done by dep ress-
ing the RER button when the en-
gine is running. Wait until the
reverse alarm sounds and the
RER pilot lamp comes on in the
dash before operating throttle to
procee d in reverse. The reverse
speed of these s nowmo biles i s not
limited. Always proceed w ith c au-
tion as fast reverse could result
in loss of vehicle stability. Come
to co mplete stop b efore depress-
ing RER but ton. Always remain
seated an d app ly th e brake before
shifting. Ensure the path behind
is c lear of obstacles or bystanders
before proceeding.
With the snowmobile completely
stopped a nd engine running at idle,
press and release the R ER button.
The RER pilot lamp will blink when the
snow m obil e is engaged in reverse.
Apply throttle slowly an d ev enly. Al-
low drive pulley to engage the n accel-
erate carefully.
Shifting in F orward
With the snowmobile completely
stopped a nd engine running at idle,
press and release the R ER button.
RER pilot lamp will stop.
Apply throttle slowly an d ev enly. Al-
low drive pulley to engage the n accel-
erate carefully.
Shutting Off the En gi ne
Release throttle lever and wait until
engine ha s returned to idle speed.
Shut off the engine us ing either en-
gine c ut- out s witch or tether cord c a p
(DESS k ey ) eng ine cut-o ut switch.
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