2011 Polaris Sportsman Touring 500 HO Owners Manual - Page 142

2011 Polaris Sportsman Touring 500 HO Manual

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INDEX A Accessories ...118 Air Filter ...89 All Wheel Drive System ...35 Auxiliary Foot Brake ...84 AWD Switch ...27, 35 C Cold Weather Operation ...48 Consumer Product Safety ...7 Coolant Bottle ...82 Coolant, Radiator...83 Cooling System ...81-83 Corrosion Removal, Chrome...115 Crankcase Emission Control System. 66 B Battery ...107-112 Charging (Conventional) ...111 Charging (Sealed) ...111-112 Fluid (Conventional) ...110 Installation ...109 Removal...108 Storage ...110 Belt Life ...33 Boots ...9 Brake Fluid, Auxiliary Foot Brake . 32 Brake Fluid, Main Brake System...30 Brake Lever ...29 Brake, Foot ...32, 84 Brake, Hand Lever...84 Brake, Parking ...31 Brakelight Lamp Replacement ...95 Brakes ...84 Break-In Period ...42-43 Breather Filter ...90 Breather Hose ...90 D Demand Drive Capacities ...79 Demand Drive Fluid ...79-80 Drive Belt Wear/Burn ...120 Drivetrain Break-In ...43 Driving Downhill...58 Driving in Reverse...61 Driving on a Sidehill ...55 Driving on Slippery Surfaces ...53 Driving Over Obstacles ...60 Driving Procedures ...49 Driving Through Water ...59 Driving Uphill ...54 Driving with a Passenger...50-51 E Electromagnetic Interference...66 Emissions Limited Warranty . . 134-135 Engaging AWD ...35 Engine Break-In...43 Engine Fogging ...117 Engine Idle RPM Adjustment ...100 Engine Oil ...72-76 Engine Stop Switch ...27 Equipment Modifications ...9 Etiquette, Trail Riding ...46 Exhaust Emission Control System . . 66 Eye Protection ...9 C Camber Adjustment ...98 Carburetor ...100 Carburetor Adjustment ...100 Cargo ...64-65 Cargo Loading ...63 Caster Adjustment ...98 Choke...33 Chrome Wheel Care ...115 Cleaning and Storage...113-118 Clothing ...9 Clutching ...125 138

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INDEX
A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
All Wheel Drive System . . . . . . . . .
35
Auxiliary Foot Brake. . . . . . . . . . . .
84
AWD Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27, 35
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107-112
Charging (Conventional) . . . .
111
Charging (Sealed) . . . . . . 111-112
Fluid (Conventional) . . . . . . .
110
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108
Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
Belt Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Brake Fluid, Auxiliary Foot Brake .
32
Brake Fluid, Main Brake System. . .
30
Brake Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Brake, Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32, 84
Brake, Hand Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Brakelight Lamp Replacement . . . .
95
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43
Breather Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Breather Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
C
Camber Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . .
98
Carburetor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Carburetor Adjustment . . . . . . . . .
100
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65
Cargo Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Caster Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98
Choke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Chrome Wheel Care . . . . . . . . . . .
115
Cleaning and Storage. . . . . . . . 113-118
Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Clutching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
C
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . . 48
Consumer Product Safety . . . . . . . . . . 7
Coolant Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Coolant, Radiator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-83
Corrosion Removal, Chrome. . . . . . 115
Crankcase Emission Control System. 66
D
Demand Drive Capacities . . . . . . . . . 79
Demand Drive Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 79-80
Drive Belt Wear/Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Drivetrain Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Driving Downhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Driving in Reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Driving on a Sidehill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Driving on Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . 53
Driving Over Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Driving Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Driving Uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driving with a Passenger. . . . . . . 50-51
E
Electromagnetic Interference. . . . . . . 66
Emissions Limited Warranty. . 134-135
Engaging AWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Engine Break-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Engine Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Idle RPM Adjustment . . . . . 100
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-76
Engine Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Equipment Modifications . . . . . . . . . . 9
Etiquette, Trail Riding. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exhaust Emission Control System . . 66
Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9