Off-Highway Use Only
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80
Dress Properly
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81
Wearing Seat Belt
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82
Drive Carefully and with Good Judgement
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82
Never Drink and Drive
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83
Before Starting the Engine
............................
83
Use the Parking Brake
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84
Modifications and Accessories
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84
Loading Your RUV
.........................................
85
Unfamiliar Terrain
..........................................
87
Driving in Reverse
.........................................
87
Driving in “4WD”
............................................
88
Turning the Vehicle
........................................
88
Hills
................................................................
89
Climbing Hills
.................................................
89
Antenna Flag
.................................................
90
Descending Hills
............................................
91
Traversing Hillsides
.......................................
92
Sliding and Skidding
......................................
92
Driving through Water
....................................
93
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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95
Periodic Maintenance Chart
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95
Engine Oil
......................................................
99
Front and Rear Final Gear Case Oil
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104
Cooling System
.............................................
109
Spark Plugs
...................................................
112
Valve Clearance
............................................
115
Engine Air Cleaner
........................................
115
Spark Arrester
...............................................
122
Throttle Pedal
................................................
124
Idle Adjustment
..............................................
128
Fuel Hoses
....................................................
128
Fuel Tank Vent
...............................................
129
Differential Shift Lever
...................................
129
Belt Drive Transmission (CVT)
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130
Kawasaki Engine Brake Control System
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132
Brakes
...........................................................
133
Brake Pedal
................................................
133
Front Brake:
................................................
134
Rear Brake:
................................................
135
Brake Light Switch
.........................................
135
Parking Brake Pedal
......................................
136
Steering Wheel
..............................................
137
Wheels
..........................................................
138
Rims
...........................................................
138
Wheel Nuts
.................................................
138
Tires
...........................................................
138
Joint Boots
.....................................................
140
Suspension
....................................................
141
Front Shock Absorber
................................
141
Rear Shock Absorber
.................................
142
Front and Rear Shock Absorbers
...............
143
Seat Belts
......................................................
145
Headlight Beam
.............................................
146
Battery
...........................................................
146
Fuse
..............................................................
150
Breaker
..........................................................
151
General Lubrication
.......................................
152
Cleaning
........................................................
152
Bolt and Nut Tightening
.................................
154
STORAGE
........................................................
155
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
.........................
157
OWNER SATISFACTION
.................................
159
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
..................
160
MAINTENANCE RECORD
..............................
161