Arctic Cat 500 4x4, Operator'S Manual

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if left engaged for a long period of
time.
Park the vehicle on a flat surface.
If you can’t do so, block the wheels
and engage a low gear.
Light switch
The light switch has 3 positions:
position lights, low beam, high
beam.
With position „ON“, the position
lights are on. With position 3, low
beam and high beam are on.
Electric starter button
Pushing in on this button activates
the starter motor. Before starting
the engine, make sure the igniti-
on switch is in the ON position,
the transmission is in neutral, the
reverse shift lever is in the forward
position and the parking brake is
engaged.
q NOTE
This ATV has safety interlock swit-
ches which prevent the starter mo-
tor from activating when the trans-
mission is not in neutral. When the
transmission is shifted into neutral
or into a gear, the models can be
started also when engaging the
brake.
Choke
The vehicle is equipped with an
automatic choke.
Throttle lever
Control engine RPM with the po-
sition of the throttle lever. Operate
this lever with the thumb. Pushing
it forward increases engine RPM.