Arctic Cat Bearcat 570 XT, Operator'S Manual

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NOTE: Before starting the snow-
mobile in extremely cold tempera-
tures, the drive belt should be
removed and warmed up to room
temperature. Once the drive belt is at
room temperature, install the drive
belt (see Drive Belt sub-section in
the Maintenance section).
Cold Drive-Away
Function (Bearcat Z1
XT/TZ1 Models)
On these models, there is a “cold drive-
away” function incorporated within the
engine.
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NOTE: On models with a Standard
Gauge when cold-starting the
engine, the coolant temperature
warning icon will illuminate and the
readout screen will display TEMP.
With the engine in this temperature
range, the RPM “limit” of the engine
will be below drive system engage-
ment speed. As the engine warms,
the TEMP display will go out, the
coolant temperature warning icon
will begin to flash, and the RPM
“limit” of the engine will increase
allowing the snowmobile to move
without full-throttle operation. When
the engine reaches proper operating
temperature, the coolant tempera-
ture warning icon will go out.
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NOTE: On models with a Deluxe
Gauge when cold-starting the engine,
the coolant temperature warning icon
will illuminate and the TEMP display
on the readout screen will begin to
flash. With the engine in this temper-
ature range, the RPM “limit” of the
engine will be below drive system
engagement speed. As the engine
warms, the coolant temperature
warning icon will begin to flash, the
TEMP display will continue to flash,
and the RPM “limit” of the engine will
increase allowing the snowmobile to
move without full-throttle operation.
When the engine reaches proper
operating temperature, the coolant
temperature warning icon and the
TEMP display will go out.
Speedometer/
Tachometer
These snowmobiles are equipped with
different speedometer/tachometer styles.
Determine which style your model is
equipped with and use the appropriate
following information.
Indicator Icons (Standard
Gauge)
Certain models (Bearcat models, T570
model, and TZ1 standard model) are
equipped with a standard gauge combina-
tion speedometer/tachometer. Indicator
icons are incorporated within the speed-
ometer/tachometer. Also incorporated
into the speedometer/tachometer is a dig-
ital readout screen.
CAUTION
Never run the engine with the drive
belt removed. Excessive revving of the
engine could result in serious engine
damage and drive clutch failure.
CAUTION
It is extremely important that the
engine is properly warmed up before
subjecting the engine to high speed
operation or heavy loads. The
engine should be allowed to idle at
least 3-4 minutes before it is oper-
ated at more than 1/2 throttle. In
extremely cold conditions, the
warm-up time will be longer. Cold
seizure and piston scuffing caused
by insufficient warm-up will not be
covered by warranty. Also, do not
idle the engine for excessively long
periods of time.