2005 Polaris Predator Owners Manual - Page 81
2005 Polaris Predator Manual
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OPERATION Driving Safely Driving Across Hills WARNING Improperly crossing hills or turning on hills can result in loss of control or vehicle overturn, resulting in severe injury or death. Avoid crossing the side of a hill when possible. Follow proper procedures as outlined in the owner's manual. If you enter into a situation where sidehilling is unavoidable: 1. Slow down. 2. Lean into the hill, transferring your upper body weight toward the hill while keeping your feet on the footpegs. 3. Steer slightly into the hill to maintain vehicle direction. NOTE: If the vehicle begins to tip, quickly turn the front wheels downhill, if possible, or dismount on the uphill side immediately! 78
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OPERATION
Driving Safely
Driving Across Hills
WARNING
Improperlycrossinghillsorturningonhillscanresultinlossofcontrolorvehicle
overturn,resultinginsevereinjuryordeath.Avoidcrossingthesideofahillwhen
possible. Followproperproceduresasoutlinedintheowner’smanual.
If you enter into a situation where sidehilling is unavoidable:
1.
Slow down.
2.
Lean into the hill, transferring your upper body weight
toward the hill while keeping your feet on the footpegs.
3.
Steer slightly into the hill to maintain vehicle
direction.
NOTE:
Ifthevehiclebeginstotip,quicklyturnthe
frontwheelsdownhill,ifpossible,ordismount
ontheuphillside
immediately
!