2011 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO Owners Manual - Page 136

2011 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO Manual

Page 136 highlights

INDEX G Gasoline Handling ...11 Gear Selector ...32 Gloves ...9 M Maintenance Chart...62-66 Master Cylinder ...28 Mode Switch ...24 Modifications...9 H Hand Brake ...78 Handlebar Adjustment ...103 Hauling Cargo ...58-59 Headlight Housing Replacement ...88 Headlight Lamp Replacement ...86 Headlight Switch ...25 Helmet ...8 High Beam Adjustment ...87 High Range Use...96 N Noise Emission Control System ...61 O Oil, Engine...68-69 Oil, Transmission...73-74 Oil and Filter Change ...70-72 Oil Level, Engine...69 Oil Pump Priming ...72 Oil Recommendations ...68 Operation on Public Lands ...61 Override Switch...24 I Idle RPM Adjustment ...104 Immersion Maintenance ...92 Instrument Cluster ...34-40 P Parking Brake ...29 Parking on an Incline...60 Periodic Maintenance Chart ...62-66 Polaris Product List ...117 Polishing the Vehicle...107 Pre-Ride Checklist...45 PVT Break-In ...42 PVT Drying ...96 PVT System...94-96 J Jetting Chart...119 K Key Switch...25 K-Turn ...54 L Lights ...86-89 Headlight Housing Replacement 88 Headlight Lamp ...86 High Beam Adjustment ...87 Low Beam Adjustment ...87 Lower Headlamp Replacement. . 89 Taillight/Brakelight...89 Low Beam Adjustment ...87 Low Range Use ...96 Lower Headlamp Replacement ...89 Lubrication Guide ...67 R Reverse Operation ...57 Reverse Override Switch ...24 Rider Information Center...35-40 Riding Area ...44 Riding Gear ...8-9 132

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137

132
INDEX
G
Gasoline Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Gear Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
H
Hand Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Handlebar Adjustment. . . . . . . . . .
103
Hauling Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59
Headlight Housing Replacement. . .
88
Headlight Lamp Replacement . . . . .
86
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
High Beam Adjustment . . . . . . . . . .
87
High Range Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96
I
Idle RPM Adjustment . . . . . . . . . .
104
Immersion Maintenance . . . . . . . . .
92
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-40
J
Jetting Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
K
Key Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
K-Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
L
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-89
Headlight Housing Replacement
88
Headlight Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
High Beam Adjustment . . . . . . .
87
Low Beam Adjustment . . . . . . . .
87
Lower Headlamp Replacement. .
89
Taillight/Brakelight. . . . . . . . . . .
89
Low Beam Adjustment . . . . . . . . . .
87
Low Range Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96
Lower Headlamp Replacement . . . .
89
Lubrication Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
M
Maintenance Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . 62-66
Master Cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mode Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Modifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
N
Noise Emission Control System . . . . 61
O
Oil, Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69
Oil, Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-74
Oil and Filter Change . . . . . . . . . 70-72
Oil Level, Engine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Oil Pump Priming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Oil Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Operation on Public Lands . . . . . . . . 61
Override Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
P
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Parking on an Incline. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Periodic Maintenance Chart . . . . 62-66
Polaris Product List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Polishing the Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Pre-Ride Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PVT Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
PVT Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
PVT System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-96
R
Reverse Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reverse Override Switch. . . . . . . . . . 24
Rider Information Center. . . . . . . 35-40
Riding Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Riding Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9