2012 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 400 4x4 IRS Owners Manual - Page 7

2012 Yamaha Motorsports Big Bear 400 4x4 IRS Manual

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Instruments, lights and switches ...5-6 OPERATION ...6-1 Starting a cold engine ...6-1 Starting a warm engine ...6-3 Shifting ...6-3 Operating the reverse knob and driving in reverse ...6-4 Engine break-in ...6-5 Parking ...6-6 Parking on a slope ...6-7 Accessories and loading ...6-7 RIDING YOUR ATV ...7-1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV...7-2 RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD JUDGMENT ...7-2 BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE...7-9 TURNING YOUR ATV ...7-12 CLIMBING UPHILL ...7-14 RIDING DOWNHILL...7-17 CROSSING A SLOPE...7-18 CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW WATER ...7-19 RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN ...7-20 SLIDING AND SKIDDING...7-21 WHAT TO DO IF...7-22 WHAT TO DO...7-22 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT...8-1 Owner's manual and tool kit ...8-2 Periodic maintenance chart for the emission control system ...8-3 General maintenance and lubrication chart ...8-5 Checking the spark plug ...8-9 Engine oil and oil filter element ...8-11 Final gear oil ...8-15 Differential gear oil ...8-18 Cleaning the air filter element ...8-20 Cleaning the spark arrester ...8-24 Adjusting the carburetor ...8-25 Adjusting the engine idling speed ...8-26 Adjusting the throttle lever free play ...8-27 Valve clearance ...8-27 Adjusting the reverse lock release cable ...8-28 Brakes ...8-28 Checking the front brake pads and rear brake friction plates ...8-28 Checking the brake fluid level ...8-29 Changing the brake fluid ...8-31

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Instruments, lights and switches
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5-6
OPERATION
..................................................
6-1
Starting a cold engine
................................
6-1
Starting a warm engine
..............................
6-3
Shifting
.......................................................
6-3
Operating the reverse knob and driving in
reverse
.....................................................
6-4
Engine break-in
..........................................
6-5
Parking
.......................................................
6-6
Parking on a slope
.....................................
6-7
Accessories and loading
............................
6-7
RIDING YOUR ATV
......................................
7-1
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV
...............
7-2
RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD
JUDGMENT
..............................................
7-2
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE
.............
7-9
TURNING YOUR ATV
..............................
7-12
CLIMBING UPHILL
...................................
7-14
RIDING DOWNHILL
..................................
7-17
CROSSING A SLOPE
...............................
7-18
CROSSING THROUGH SHALLOW
WATER
...................................................
7-19
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN
...........
7-20
SLIDING AND SKIDDING
.........................
7-21
WHAT TO DO IF
.......................................
7-22
WHAT TO DO
............................................
7-22
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT
................................................
8-1
Owner’s manual and tool kit
.......................
8-2
Periodic maintenance chart for the
emission control system
...........................
8-3
General maintenance and lubrication
chart
..........................................................
8-5
Checking the spark plug
.............................
8-9
Engine oil and oil filter element
.................
8-11
Final gear oil
.............................................
8-15
Differential gear oil
....................................
8-18
Cleaning the air filter element
...................
8-20
Cleaning the spark arrester
......................
8-24
Adjusting the carburetor
............................
8-25
Adjusting the engine idling speed
.............
8-26
Adjusting the throttle lever free play
.........
8-27
Valve clearance
........................................
8-27
Adjusting the reverse lock release
cable
.......................................................
8-28
Brakes
.......................................................
8-28
Checking the front brake pads and
rear brake friction plates
.........................
8-28
Checking the brake fluid level
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8-29
Changing the brake fluid
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8-31