2011 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO Owners Manual - Page 137

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INDEX S Safe Operation Practices ...43 Safety Decals ...21-23 Safety Labels "No Passenger" Warning ...22 Age 16 Warning ...22 Clutch Cover Warning ...23 Discretionary Warning ...21 General Warning ...21 Rack Warning, Front and Rear . . 23 Reverse Override Warning...23 Tire Pressure/Load Warning ...22 Safety Training ...7 Safety Warnings ...10-20 Service Interval Programming ...39 Severe Use ...62 Side Panel Removal ...80 Sidehilling ...52 Signal Words...4 Spark Arrestor...93 Spark Plug Inspection ...90-91 Spark Plug Recommendations ...90 Spark Plug Torque Specification ...90 Spark Plugs ...90-91 Specifications ...118-119 Spring Adjustment, Rear Shock ...103 Starting the Engine ...46-47 Steering Assembly ...80 Storage ...106-111 Storage Tips ...109-111 Switches AWD Switch ...24, 33 Engine Stop Switch ...25 Headlight Switch ...25 Main Key Switch ...25 Mode/Reverse Override Switch . . 24 T Taillight Lamp Replacement ...89 Throttle Cable Freeplay Adjustment 105 Throttle Lever ...26 Tire Tread Depth...81 Tires ...81-82 Wheel Installation ...82 Wheel Nut Torque ...82 Wheel Removal ...81 Toe Alignment ...79 Towing Loads ...59 Trail Etiquette ...44 Training...7 Transmission...32 Transmission Oil...73-74 Transporting the ATV...112 Tread Lightly ...44 Turning Around on a Hill ...54 Turning the Vehicle ...49 V Vehicle Identification Numbers ...6 Vehicle Immersion ...92 VIN ...6 W Warning Symbols ...4 Washing the Vehicle...106-107 Wheel Hub Tightening ...81 Wheel Installation ...82 Wheel Nut Torque Specifications...82 Wheel Removal ...81 133

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INDEX
S
Safe Operation Practices. . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety Decals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21-23
Safety Labels
"No Passenger" Warning . . . . . . . 22
Age 16 Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clutch Cover Warning . . . . . . . . . 23
Discretionary Warning. . . . . . . . . 21
General Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rack Warning, Front and Rear . . 23
Reverse Override Warning. . . . . . 23
Tire Pressure/Load Warning . . . . 22
Safety Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10-20
Service Interval Programming . . . . . 39
Severe Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Side Panel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sidehilling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Signal Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Spark Arrestor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Spark Plug Inspection . . . . . . . . .
90-91
Spark Plug Recommendations . . . . . 90
Spark Plug Torque Specification . . . 90
Spark Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90-91
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118-119
Spring Adjustment, Rear Shock . . . 103
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . .
46-47
Steering Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106-111
Storage Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109-111
Switches
AWD Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 33
Engine Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Main Key Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mode/Reverse Override Switch. . 24
T
Taillight Lamp Replacement . . . . . . 89
Throttle Cable Freeplay Adjustment 105
Throttle Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tire Tread Depth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81-82
Wheel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Nut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Toe Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Towing Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Trail Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Transmission Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . .
73-74
Transporting the ATV. . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tread Lightly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turning Around on a Hill . . . . . . . . . 54
Turning the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
V
Vehicle Identification Numbers . . . . . 6
Vehicle Immersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
W
Warning Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Washing the Vehicle. . . . . . . .
106-107
Wheel Hub Tightening . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Wheel Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Wheel Nut Torque Specifications. . . 82
Wheel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81