2005 Polaris Magnum 330 2x4 Owners Manual - Page 26

2005 Polaris Magnum 330 2x4 Manual

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Operator Safety SAFETY WARNING POTENTIAL HAZARD Stalling, rolling backwards or improperly dismounting while climbing a hill. WHAT CAN HAPPEN The vehicle could overturn. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Maintain steady speed when climbing a hill. If all forward speed is lost: Keep your weight uphill. Apply the single lever brake gradually. When fully stopped, apply the auxiliary rear brake as well, then lock the parking brake. If the ATV begins rolling backwards: Keep weight uphill. Never apply engine power. Never apply the auxiliary rear brake while rolling backwards. Apply the single-lever brake gradually. When fully stopped, apply the auxiliary rear brake as well, and then lock the parking brake. Dismount on uphill side, or to either side if ATV is pointed straight uphill. Turn the ATV around and remount, following the procedure described in the owner's manual. See page 62. 23

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23
SAFETY
OperatorSafety
WARNING
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
Stalling,rollingbackwards
orimproperlydismounting
whileclimbingahill.
WHATCAN
HAPPEN
Thevehiclecouldoverturn.
HOWTOAVOID
THE
HAZARD
Maintainsteadyspeed
whenclimbingahill.
Ifallforwardspeedis
lost:
Keepyourweightuphill.
Applythesingleleverbrakegradually.
Whenfullystopped,applytheauxiliaryrearbrakeaswell,then
locktheparkingbrake.
IftheATVbeginsrolling
backwards:
Keepweightuphill.
Neverapplyenginepower.
Neverapplytheauxiliaryrearbrakewhilerollingbackwards.
Applythesingle-leverbrakegradually.
Whenfullystopped,applytheauxiliaryrearbrakeaswell,and
thenlocktheparkingbrake.
Dismountonuphillside,ortoeithersideifATVispointedstraight
uphill.
TurntheATVaroundandremount,followingtheprocedure
describedintheowner’smanual. Seepage62.