2012 Polaris 550 IQ Shift ES Owners Manual - Page 122

2012 Polaris 550 IQ Shift ES Manual

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INDEX A Accessories ...39 Adjustable Headlights ...27 Air Pollution ...5 Altitude Setting ...59 Avalanches...13 C Cold Weather Drive-Away ...17 Controls and Linkage...95 Coolant...73 Cooling System ...73 Customer Service...104 B Bearings ...96 Before Starting the Engine...41 Bleeding the Brake System ...79 Brake Components...77 Brake Fluid ...78 Brake Inspection ...77 Brake Lever Travel ...42, 77 Brake System Bleeding ...79 Brakelight Replacement...81 Brakes ...42, 77-79 Break-In Period ...48-49 D Disabled Operators ...10 Drive Belt ...17, 84 Drive Belt Adjustment...85 Drive Belt Break-In ...49 Drive Belt Condition ...83 Drive Belt Deflection...85 Drive Belt Installation ...84 Drive Belt Removal ...83 Drive Belt Troubleshooting ...103 Drive Chain Tension ...76 Driver Awareness ...12 Driveshaft Bearing...67 Driving Downhill...15 Driving in Hilly Terrain...16 Driving on Slippery Surfaces ...14 Driving Responsibly ...19 C Carbide Skags ...37 Carburetion ...54-55 Carburetor ...74 Carburetor Adjustments...74 Carburetor Protection...96 Carburetor Water/Sediment Trap . . 75 Cargo Bag ...27 Cargo Overload ...10 Chaincase Oil...68-69 Choke...67 Choke Cable...67 Choke Operation ...47 Cleaning and Preservation ...95 Clutch Alignment Offset ...82 Clutch and Drive System ...96 Clutch Center Distance ...82 Clutch Cover Warning...21 Clutch Safety ...17 Clutch System ...82-85 E Electrical Connections...97 Emissions Limited Warranty . . 113-114 Engine Break-In...48 Engine Protection ...96 Engine Safety...8 Engine Stop Switch ...56 Environment ...5 Exhaust System ...73 F Front Rear Scissor Stop ...34 Front Suspension Adjustments . . 28-29 Front To Rear Coupling...34 FRSS ...34 118

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INDEX
A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Adjustable Headlights . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
Altitude Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Avalanches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
B
Bearings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96
Before Starting the Engine. . . . . . . .
41
Bleeding the Brake System . . . . . . .
79
Brake Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Brake Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77
Brake Lever Travel . . . . . . . . . .
42, 77
Brake System Bleeding . . . . . . . . . .
79
Brakelight Replacement. . . . . . . . . .
81
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 77-79
Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-49
C
Carbide Skags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Carburetion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54-55
Carburetor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Carburetor Adjustments. . . . . . . . . .
74
Carburetor Protection. . . . . . . . . . . .
96
Carburetor Water/Sediment Trap . .
75
Cargo Bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Cargo Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Chaincase Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69
Choke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Choke Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Choke Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Cleaning and Preservation. . . . . . . .
95
Clutch Alignment Offset . . . . . . . . .
82
Clutch and Drive System. . . . . . . . .
96
Clutch Center Distance . . . . . . . . . .
82
Clutch Cover Warning. . . . . . . . . . .
21
Clutch Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Clutch System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-85
C
Cold Weather Drive-Away . . . . . . . . 17
Controls and Linkage. . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
D
Disabled Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 84
Drive Belt Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Drive Belt Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Drive Belt Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Drive Belt Deflection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Drive Belt Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Drive Belt Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Drive Belt Troubleshooting. . . . . . . 103
Drive Chain Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driver Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driveshaft Bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driving Downhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Driving in Hilly Terrain. . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driving on Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . 14
Driving Responsibly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E
Electrical Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emissions Limited Warranty. . 113-114
Engine Break-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Engine Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Engine Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Engine Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
F
Front Rear Scissor Stop. . . . . . . . . . . 34
Front Suspension Adjustments . . 28-29
Front To Rear Coupling. . . . . . . . . . . 34
FRSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34