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Drive Belt Break-In
Drive belts require a break-in period of
approximately 25 miles. Drive the snow-
mobile for 25 miles at 3/4 throttle or less.
By revving the engine up and down (but
not exceeding 60 mph), the exposed cord
on the side of a new belt will be worn
down. This will allow the drive belt to
gain its optimum flexibility and will
extend drive belt life.
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NOTE: Before starting the snowmo-
bile in extremely cold temperatures,
the drive belt should be removed and
warmed up to room temperature.
Once the drive belt is at room temper-
ature, install the drive belt (see Drive
Belt sub-section in the Maintenance
section).
Cold Drive-Away
Function (Pantera 7000)
On these models, there is a “cold drive-
away” function incorporated within the
ECM.
When cold-starting the engine, the cool-
ant temperature warning icon will illumi-
nate and the LOW TEMP display on the
readout screen will begin to flash. With
the engine in this temperature 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
LOW 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 operat-
ing temperature, the coolant temperature
warning icon and the LOW TEMP dis-
play will go out.
Speedometer/
Tachometer/Digital
Gauge
These snowmobiles are equipped with
different speedometer/tachometer styles.
Determine which style your model is
equipped with and use the appropriate
following information.
ZR 4000
FZ003F
A. Low Oil Warning Icon
The Low Oil Warning Icon is designed to
alert the snowmobile operator when the
oil in the oil injection reservoir gets
below a prescribed level; however, it is
highly recommended that a visual verifi-
cation of the oil level in the reservoir be
done prior to operating the snowmobile.
Once the Low Oil Warning Icon illumi-
nates during operation of the snowmo-
bile, the operator must periodically
monitor the level of oil in the reservoir
and must fill the reservoir the next time
gasoline is added to the gas tank. The
“alert level” of the Low Oil Warning Icon
is approximately equal to 1 tankful of
gasoline under normal operating condi-
tions.
B. Coolant Temperature
Indicator
If the coolant temperature rises too far
above proper operating temperature, the
indicator will flash a warning (alert) and
the engine will “surge” to alert the opera-
tor. If the coolant temperature rises to a
critical point above proper operating tem-
perature, the indicator will cease flashing
and will remain constantly illuminated.
C. Fuel Level Display
This bar display shows the approximate
amount of gas remaining in the gas tank.
CAUTION
Never run the engine with the drive
belt removed. Excessive revving of
the engine could result in serious
engine damage and drive clutch fail-
ure.