2012 Polaris Turbo IQ LXT Owners Manual - Page 120

MAINTENANCE Cooling System Bleeding the Cooling System CAUTION! Steam and hot liquids will cause burns to your skin. Never bleed the cooling system or remove the pressure cap when the engine is warm or hot. 1. Read the entire coolant bleed procedure before beginning. 2. Move the snowmobile into a well-ventilated area. Allow the engine to cool completely. 3. Open the hood. Cap 4. Remove the coolant pressure cap carefully. 5. Slowly pour coolant into the Filler filler neck until the coolant level Neck reaches the top of the rear cooling loop return line on the inside of the filler neck. The opaque Rear coolant reservoir bottle should Cooling be full, but may have a small air Loop line bubble in the top. CAUTION! Never start the engine when the pressure cap is removed. 6. Reinstall the pressure cap. Start the engine and allow it to idle. 7. With the engine idling, observe the coolant level in the reservoir bottle. Make sure that the coolant level is always visible in the bottle. If the level reaches the bottom of the bottle, stop the engine and perform step 11 before continuing to step 8. 116