2006 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI Owners Manual - Page 29

2006 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI Manual

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SAFETY Operator 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 brakes. Lock the parking brake when fully stopped. If the ATV begins rolling backwards: Keep weight uphill. Never apply engine power. Never apply the rear brake while rolling backwards. Apply the single-lever brake gradually. When fully stopped, apply the 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 58. 26

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26
SAFETY
OperatorSafety
WARNING
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
Stalling,rollingbackwards
orimproperlydismounting
whileclimbingahill.
WHATCAN
HAPPEN
Thevehiclecouldoverturn.
HOWTOAVOIDTHE
HAZARD
Maintainsteadyspeedwhen
climbingahill.
Ifallforwardspeedis
lost:
Keepyourweightuphill.
Applythebrakes.
Locktheparkingbrakewhenfullystopped.
IftheATVbeginsrolling
backwards:
Keepweightuphill.
Neverapplyenginepower.
Neverapplytherearbrakewhilerollingbackwards.
Applythesingle-leverbrakegradually.
Whenfullystopped,applytherearbrakeaswell,andthenlock
theparkingbrake.
Dismountonuphillside,ortoeithersideifATVispointedstraight
uphill.
TurntheATVaroundandremount,followingtheprocedure
describedintheowner’smanual. Seepage58.