REDCAT KMX-50, Руководство пользователя

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TEACHING TECHNIQUES:
*This advice especially relates to children on smaller ATVs but applies equally to beginners
of all ages.
*Instructing the rider.
*Important advice to parents, teachers or instructors.
Your student’s safety depends on your commitment to take the time necessary to fully
educate him/her on the proper operation of the ATV. Remember that proper instruction
before your student begins to ride is just as important as proper instruction and supervision
while riding. Please go through this manual with your student page by page. Fully explain
all of the instructions, requirements and warnings it contains. Be sure to put as much
emphasis on safety precautions as on proper operational techniques. Question your student
as you go through the manual to ensure s/he understands what you are saying.
Following is a step-by-step guide to help make your student’s first use of the ATV safe and
enjoyable. Before you begin to use this guide, however, be sure you have reviewed the
vehicle features and riding techniques described in the earlier parts of the manual. REDCAT
strongly urges that you use this guide to teach each student whom you let ride the ATV. Be
sure to take breaks as the student becomes tired or his/her attention starts to wander. Full
attention at all times is needed to safely operate any motorized vehicle, including this ATV.
STEP 1: PROPER CLOTHING & PROTECTIVE GEAR
The first step to safe riding is proper protection of the rider. Your student should always
wear a helmet, eye protection, gloves, long pants, a long-sleeved shirt or jacket and boots.
Make sure your student is not wearing any loose-fitting clothes. Loose belts, scarves, etc.,
can get caught in moving parts and cause personal injury. Even in hot weather, make sure
the student wears long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. These not only protect against abrasive
injuries but also help reduce fatigue which comes from loss of body heat caused by exposure
to the wind.
STEP 2: FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE VEHICLE
Your student should become completely familiar with the names and functions of all
controls. Demonstrate operation of the controls if necessary. Ask the student to do such
things as “Apply the brakes. Turn off the engine,” etc. Practice this exercise until the
student can operate all of the controls without hesitation and without looking at the controls.
Review the instructions with your student until she/he knows all the items that should be
checked. Give specific examples of things to look for.
STEP 3: STARTING OFF AND STOPPING
To help your student develop confidence, she/he should
PRACTICE FIRST WITH THE ENGINE OFF, as follows:
1. Have student sit on ATV.
2. Instruct student to keep his/her eyes straight ahead while you slowly push the vehicle
from behind. This will give the student the “feel” of riding a moving vehicle.