Instruments & Controls
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Controls & Features
To apply the parking brake:
Bring the vehicle to a complete stop, then make sure the
transmission is in neutral.
Squeeze the rear brake lever/parking brake lever, then rotate the P/R
lever clockwise until it engages the slot on the rear brake lever/
parking brake lever bracket.
For more information on
Parking
, see page 102.
To release the parking brake:
Squeeze the rear brake lever/parking brake lever until the P/R lever is
released from the slot on the rear brake lever/parking brake lever
bracket.
The brake light is activated by applying the parking brake. When
using the parking brake, be sure to turn the ignition switch to OFF
(
w
) to avoid discharging the battery.
To shift the transmission into reverse:
See
Riding in Reverse
(page 85).
(2)
(1)
(1) P/R lever
(2) rear brake lever/parking brake lever
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