Honda FOURTRAX RUBICON 2018, Owner'S Manual

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Basic Operation & Riding 96
Riding in Reverse
NOTICE
Your ATV may be equipped with a reverse speed limiter, which helps
the vehicle to maintain a safe speed while riding in reverse gear.
6. Release the rear brake lever/parking brake lever.
7. Open the throttle gradually and ride slowly. Do not open the
throttle suddenly or make abrupt turns.
8. To stop, close the throttle and gradually apply both the front and
rear brakes. Do not abruptly apply the rear brake by itself.
9. To shift out of reverse and into neutral, press the upshift switch (5)
once to shift into “N” (neutral) gear. Make sure that the reverse
indicator goes off and the gear position indicator shows “N”.
The transmission cannot be shifted from neutral back into reverse
when the engine speed is above 2,300 min
-1 (rpm) or speed of your
ATV is above 3 km/h (2 mph).
The transmission cannot be shifted from reverse up to neutral when
the engine speed is above 2,300 min
-1 (rpm) or if the speed of your
ATV is above 1.5 km/h (1 mph).
If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF (
w
) position while in
reverse, the transmission will automatically return to neutral (N)
when the ignition switch is turned to the ON (
q
) position.
WARNING
3
WARNING
Applying only the rear brake abruptly when
operating in reverse gear could cause the
front wheels to lift off the ground and the
ATV could overturn backwards.
Carefully apply both the front and rear brakes
when stopping in reverse gear.
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