2011 Polaris Sportsman Forest 550 Owners Manual - Page 140

2011 Polaris Sportsman Forest 550 Manual

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INDEX 0-9 4X4 Switch ...20, 28 C Coolant, Radiator...84 Cooling System ...82-84 Corrosion Removal, Chrome...116 A Access, Front Compartment ...27 Accessories ...119 Active Descent Control Fluid ...78-79 Active Descent Control System...30 ADC System ...30 Age Restrictions...6 Air Filter ...92 All Wheel Drive System ...28-29 D Demand Drive Fluid ...77 Diagnostic Codes 550 XP EPS ...38-39 850 XP EPS ...40-41 Disengaging Active Descent Control 30 Display, Standard/Metric...35 Drive Belt Wear/Burn ...121 Drivetrain Break-In ...43 Driving Downhill...55 Driving in Reverse...51 Driving on a Sidehill ...54 Driving on Slippery Surfaces ...48 Driving Over Obstacles ...50 Driving Procedures ...46 Driving Through Water ...49 Driving Uphill ...52-53 B Battery ...108-113 Charging (Conventional) ...112 Charging (Sealed) ...113 Charging (Sealed) ...112 Fluid (Conventional) ...111 Installation ...110 Removal...109 Storage ...111 Belt Life ...25 Boots ...15 Brake Fluid ...85-86 Brake Inspections...87 Brake Lever ...23 Brake, Foot ...23, 86 Brake, Hand Lever...86 Brake, Parking ...24 Brakelight ...97 Brakes ...23-24 Break-In Period ...42-43 E Electromagnetic Interference...67 Electronic Power Steering ...25 Electronic Throttle Control ...22 Engaging 4X4 ...29 Engaging Active Descent Control ...30 Engine Break-In...43 Engine Fogging ...118 Engine Oil ...73-75 EPS ...25 EPS Warning Indicator ...33 Equipment Modifications ...6 Exhaust Emission Control System . . 67 Eye Protection ...15 C Camber Adjustment ...100 Cargo ...58-59 Caster Adjustment ...100 Chrome Wheel Care ...116 Cleaning and Storage...114-119 Clothing ...15 Clutching 550 XP ...127 850 XP ...129 Cold Weather Operation ...45 Coolant Bottle ...83 F Fluid ADC...78-79 Brake ...85-86 Demand Drive ...77 Engine ...73-75 Gearcase, Rear ...80-81 Transmission ...76 138

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INDEX
0-9
4X4 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20, 28
A
Access, Front Compartment . . . . . .
27
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
Active Descent Control Fluid . . . 78-79
Active Descent Control System. . . .
30
ADC System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Age Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
All Wheel Drive System . . . . . . . 28-29
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108-113
Charging (Conventional) . . . .
112
Charging (Sealed) . . . . . . . . .
113
Charging (Sealed) . . . . . . . . .
112
Fluid (Conventional) . . . . . . .
111
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
111
Belt Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-86
Brake Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Brake Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Brake, Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23, 86
Brake, Hand Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Brakelight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24
Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43
C
Camber Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59
Caster Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Chrome Wheel Care . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Cleaning and Storage. . . . . . . . 114-119
Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Clutching
550 XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
850 XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
129
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . .
45
Coolant Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
C
Coolant, Radiator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-84
Corrosion Removal, Chrome. . . . . . 116
D
Demand Drive Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Diagnostic Codes
550 XP EPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39
850 XP EPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41
Disengaging Active Descent Control 30
Display, Standard/Metric. . . . . . . . . . 35
Drive Belt Wear/Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Drivetrain Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Driving Downhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Driving in Reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Driving on a Sidehill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driving on Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . 48
Driving Over Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Driving Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Driving Uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53
E
Electromagnetic Interference. . . . . . . 67
Electronic Power Steering . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic Throttle Control . . . . . . . . 22
Engaging 4X4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Engaging Active Descent Control . . . 30
Engine Break-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Engine Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-75
EPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
EPS Warning Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Equipment Modifications . . . . . . . . . . 6
Exhaust Emission Control System . . 67
Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
F
Fluid
ADC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-79
Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85-86
Demand Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-75
Gearcase, Rear. . . . . . . . . . . 80-81
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76