INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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When washing the vehicle, be careful
not to let any water enter the storage
compartment.
EAU36464
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
NOTICE
ECA10101
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Remove the seat. (See page
2. To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting ring in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting ring in
direction (b).
●
Align the appropriate notch in
the adjusting ring with the po-
sition indicator on the shock
absorber.
●
Use the special wrench in-
cluded in the owner’s tool kit
to make the adjustment.
3. Install the seat.
WARNING
EWA10221
This shock absorber assembly con-
tains highly pressurized nitrogen
gas. Read and understand the fol-
lowing information before handling
the shock absorber assembly.
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Position indicator
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
3
Maximum (hard):
7
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