2006 Polaris Scrambler 500 2x4 Owners Manual - Page 21

2006 Polaris Scrambler 500 2x4 Manual

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SAFETY Operator Safety WARNING POTENTIAL HAZARD Operating on excessively steep hills. WHAT CAN HAPPEN The vehicle may overturn. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never operate on hills too steep for the ATV or for your abilities. Never operate the ATV on hills steeper than 25_. Practice on smaller hills before attempting large hills. WARNING POTENTIAL HAZARD Climbing hills improperly. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Improper hill climbing could cause loss of control or overturn. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Always follow proper procedures for climbing hills as described in the owner's manual. Always check the terrain carefully before ascending any hill. Never operate the ATV on hills steeper than 25_. Never climb hills with excessively slippery or loose surfaces. Shift your weight forward. Never open the throttle suddenly while traveling uphill. The ATV could flip over backwards. Never go over the top of any hill at high speed. An obstacle, a sharp drop, or another vehicle or person could be on the other side of the hill. 18

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18
SAFETY
OperatorSafety
WARNING
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
Operatingonexcessivelysteephills.
WHATCAN
HAPPEN
Thevehiclemayoverturn.
HOWTOAVOIDTHE
HAZARD
NeveroperateonhillstoosteepfortheATVorforyourabilities.
NeveroperatetheATVonhillssteeperthan25
_
.
Practiceonsmallerhillsbeforeattemptinglargehills.
WARNING
POTENTIAL
HAZARD
Climbinghillsimproperly.
WHATCAN
HAPPEN
Improperhillclimbingcould
causelossofcontrolor
overturn.
HOWTOAVOID
THE
HAZARD
Alwaysfollowproper
proceduresforclimbing
hillsasdescribedinthe
owner’smanual.
Alwayschecktheterrain
carefullybeforeascending
anyhill.
NeveroperatetheATVonhillssteeperthan25
_
.
Neverclimbhillswithexcessivelyslipperyorloosesurfaces.
Shiftyourweightforward.
Neveropenthethrottlesuddenlywhiletravelinguphill. TheATV
couldflipoverbackwards.
Nevergooverthetopofanyhillathighspeed. Anobstacle,a
sharpdrop,oranothervehicleorpersoncouldbeontheother
sideofthehill.