2004 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI Owners Manual - Page 42

2004 Polaris Sportsman 700 EFI Manual

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Automatic Transmission Gear Selector FEATURES AND CONTROLS The transmission gear selector (1) is located on the right side of the vehicle. H: High Gear L: Low Gear N: Neutral R: Reverse P: Park To shift into HIGH or PARK, you must first apply the auxiliary brake to activate the high/park lock-out mechanism. When shifting out of HIGH or PARK, it's not necessary to apply the brake. 1 H L N R P Whenever the ATV is left unattended, always place the transmission in park and lock the parking brake. CAUTION Shifting gears with the engine speed above idle or while the vehicle is moving could cause transmission damage. To change gears, stop the vehicle, and with the engine idling, move the lever to the desired gear. Apply the auxiliary brake if shifting into HIGH or PARK. Belt Life To extend belt life, use low forward gear in heavy pulling situations and when operating at less than seven miles per hour for extended periods of time. 39

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FEATURESANDCONTROLS
AutomaticTransmissionGearSelector
Thetransmissiongearselector(1)islocatedontherightsideofthe
vehicle.
H:HighGear
L:LowGear
N:Neutral
R:Reverse
P: Park
ToshiftintoHIGHorPARK,youmustfirstapplytheauxiliarybrake
toactivatethehigh/parklock-outmechanism. Whenshiftingoutof
HIGHorPARK,it’snotnecessarytoapplythebrake.
WhenevertheATVisleftunattended,alwaysplacethetransmissionin
parkandlocktheparkingbrake.
CAUTION
Shiftinggearswiththeenginespeedaboveidleorwhilethe
vehicleismovingcouldcausetransmissiondamage.
Tochangegears,stopthevehicle,andwiththeengineidling,
movethelevertothedesiredgear.Applytheauxiliarybrakeif
shiftingintoHIGHorPARK.
BeltLife
Toextendbeltlife,uselowforwardgearinheavypullingsituationsand
whenoperatingatlessthansevenmilesperhourforextendedperiodsof
time.
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