2011 Kawasaki Prairie 360 4x4 Owners Manual - Page 72

2011 Kawasaki Prairie 360 4x4 Manual

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70 HOW TO RIDE Braking the throttle completely. • Close Under most conditions, stop by pulling the front • brake lever and pressing down the rear brake stop while riding in reverse, close the throttle • To and gradually apply the brakes. Sudden application of the rear brake or the front brake (when in "4WD") can cause the front end of the vehicle to lift off the ground. This ATV is equipped with electrically selectable 2WD/4WD. When driving in "4WD", all wheels (front and rear) are constantly driven by the drive train. This means that applying either the front brake (the right-hand brake lever) or the rear brake (the left-hand brake lever or the brake pedal) brakes both the front and rear wheels. Any brake application will brake the downhill wheels when climbing or descending hills. So, avoid sudden application of either the front or rear brakes. Apply both front and rear brakes gradually. Refer to the "Climbing Hills" and "Descending Hills" sections in the SAFE OPERATION chapter for the braking and riding techniques you must use when climbing and descending hills. pedal. j A. Variable Front Differential Control Lever the vehicle completely. • Stop Shift the selectable 2WD/4WD shift switch to • "4WD". the variable front differential control lever all • Pull the way to the hand grip. the handlebar securely. • Hold crossing the obstacle, release the differential • After control lever. NOTE • żBy pulling the differential control lever, driving force to both front wheels is equalized thereby increasing taction. The differential control is effective only when "4WD" is engaged.

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70
HOW TO RIDE
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A. Variable Front Differential Control Lever
Stop the vehicle completely.
Shift the selectable 2WD/4WD shift switch to
"4WD".
Pull the variable front differential control lever all
the way to the hand grip.
Hold the handlebar securely.
After crossing the obstacle, release the differential
control lever.
NOTE
°
By pulling the differential control lever, driving
force to both front wheels is equalized thereby
increasing taction.
The differential control is ef-
fective only when "4WD" is engaged.
Braking
Close the throttle completely.
Under most conditions, stop by pulling the front
brake lever and pressing down the rear brake
pedal.
To stop while riding in reverse, close the throttle
and gradually apply the brakes.
Sudden appli-
cation of the rear brake or the front brake (when
in "4WD") can cause the front end of the vehicle
to lift off the ground.
This ATV is equipped with
electrically selectable 2WD/4WD. When driving in
"4WD", all wheels (front and rear) are constantly
driven by the drive train. This means that apply-
ing either the front brake (the right-hand brake
lever) or the rear brake (the left-hand brake lever
or the brake pedal) brakes both the front and
rear wheels. Any brake application will brake the
downhill wheels when climbing or descending
hills.
So, avoid sudden application of either the
front or rear brakes.
Apply both front and rear
brakes gradually.
Refer to the "Climbing Hills" and "Descending
Hills" sections in the SAFE OPERATION chapter
for the braking and riding techniques you must
use when climbing and descending hills.