2011 Kawasaki Brute Force 650 4x4 Owners Manual - Page 105

2011 Kawasaki Brute Force 650 4x4 Manual

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SAFE OPERATION 103 WARNING HAZARD Improperly turning on hills. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Could cause loss of control or cause ATV to overturn. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never attempt to turn the ATV around on any hill until you have mastered the turning technique as described in this manual on level ground. Be very careful when turning on any hill. This ATV is equipped with the electrically selectable 2WD/4WD. When driving in "4WD", all wheels (front and rear) are constantly driven by the drive train. This means that applying either the front brake (the right-hand brake lever) or the rear brake (the left-hand brake lever or the brake pedal) brakes both the front and rear wheels. Any brake application will brake the downhill wheels when climbing or descending hills. If the vehicle stalls on a hill, apply the brakes before the vehicle starts to roll backwards. If the vehicle should start to roll backwards on a hill, dismount to the side immediately or apply the brakes gradually (For "2WD": using the front brake only). You may tip the vehicle over backwards if you apply either the front or rear brakes suddenly (For "2WD"; Do not use the rear brake) after the vehicle starts to roll backwards, or if you try to apply power while rolling backwards (For "2WD"; use the front brake only to stop the vehicle). If you are stopped on a hillside, apply the parking brake and carefully dismount on the uphill side of the vehicle (so it cannot roll over onto you). To turn the machine around, drag the rear end of the ATV uphill as far as possible. Remount the ATV from the uphill side if it is not facing straight downhill. Then, while keeping as much of your weight as possible on the uphill side, turn the handlebars downhill. Release the parking brake and ride downhill. j

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SAFE OPERATION
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Never attempt to turn the ATV around on any
hill until you have mastered the turning tech-
nique as described in this manual on level
ground. Be very careful when turning on any
hill.
This ATV is equipped with the electrically se-
lectable 2WD/4WD. When driving in "4WD",
all
wheels (front and rear) are constantly driven by
the drive train. This means that applying either the
front brake (the right-hand brake lever) or the rear
brake (the left-hand brake lever or the brake pedal)
brakes both the front and rear wheels.
Any brake
application will brake the downhill wheels when
climbing or descending hills.
If the vehicle stalls on a hill, apply the brakes be-
fore the vehicle starts to roll backwards. If the vehi-
cle should start to roll backwards on a hill, dismount
to the side immediately or apply the brakes gradu-
ally (For “2WD”: using the front brake only).
You
may tip the vehicle over backwards if you apply ei-
ther the front or rear brakes suddenly (For “2WD”;
Do not use the rear brake) after the vehicle starts
to roll backwards, or if you try to apply power while
rolling backwards (For “2WD”; use the front brake
only to stop the vehicle).
If you are stopped on a
hillside, apply the parking brake and carefully dis-
mount on the uphill side of the vehicle (so it cannot
roll over onto you). To turn the machine around, drag
the rear end of the ATV uphill as far as possible. Re-
mount the ATV from the uphill side if it is not facing
straight downhill.
Then, while keeping as much of
your weight as possible on the uphill side, turn the
handlebars downhill. Release the parking brake and
ride downhill.