2012 Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4x4i EPS Owners Manual - Page 104

2012 Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4x4i EPS Manual

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102 SAFE OPERATION WARNING HAZARD Operating on excessively steep hills. WHAT CAN HAPPEN The vehicle can overturn more easily on extremely steep hills than on level surfaces or small hills. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never operate the ATV on hills too steep for the ATV or for your abilities. Practice on smaller hills before attempting larger hills. Avoid hills with slippery sides that will cause you to lose traction. Do not climb hills where you cannot see far enough ahead. If you cannot see what is on the other side of the crest of a hill, slow down until you can get a clear view. Speed up before ascending the hill. Select low gearing to reach the top without losing momentum. Don't apply power suddenly or change gears while climbing, or the front wheels might rise off the ground. If the vehicle doesn't have enough power to reach the top of a hill and starts to lose forward momentum, turn around and ride downhill if you have enough space. WARNING HAZARD Improperly turning on hills. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Could cause loss of control or cause ATV to overturn. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never attempt to turn the ATV around on any hill until you have mastered the turning technique as described in this manual on level ground. Be very careful when turning on any hill. This ATV is equipped with the 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. If the vehicle stalls on a hill, apply the brakes before the vehicle starts to roll backwards. If the vehicle should start to roll backwards on a hill, dismount to the side immediately or apply the brakes gradually (For "2WD": using the front brake only). You may tip the vehicle over backwards if you apply either the front or rear brakes suddenly (For "2WD"; Do not use the rear brake) after the vehicle starts j

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102
SAFE OPERATION
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WARNING
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A
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D
Operating on excessively steep hills.
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H
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T
C
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N
H
A
P
P
E
N
The vehicle can overturn more easily on ex-
tremely steep hills than on level surfaces or
small hills.
H
O
W
T
O
A
V
O
I
D
T
H
E
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Never operate the ATV on hills too steep for
the ATV or for your abilities.
Practice on smaller hills before attempting
larger hills.
Avoid hills with slippery sides that will cause you
to lose traction. Do not climb hills where you cannot
see far enough ahead. If you cannot see what is on
the other side of the crest of a hill, slow down until
you can get a clear view. Speed up before ascend-
ing the hill. Select low gearing to reach the top with-
out losing momentum. Don’t apply power suddenly
or change gears while climbing, or the front wheels
might rise off the ground. If the vehicle doesn’t have
enough power to reach the top of a hill and starts to
lose forward momentum, turn around and ride down-
hill if you have enough space.
WARNING
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Improperly turning on hills.
W
H
A
T
C
A
N
H
A
P
P
E
N
Could cause loss of control or cause ATV to
overturn.
H
O
W
T
O
A
V
O
I
D
T
H
E
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Never attempt to turn the ATV around on any
hill until you have mastered the turning tech-
nique as described in this manual on level
ground. Be very careful when turning on any
hill.
This ATV is equipped with the electrically se-
lectable 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.
If the vehicle stalls on a hill, apply the brakes be-
fore the vehicle starts to roll backwards. If the vehi-
cle should start to roll backwards on a hill, dismount
to the side immediately or apply the brakes gradu-
ally (For “2WD”: using the front brake only).
You
may tip the vehicle over backwards if you apply ei-
ther the front or rear brakes suddenly (For “2WD”;
Do not use the rear brake) after the vehicle starts