Differential gear oil ...................................... 6-3
Coolant........................................................ 6-3
Front and rear brakes.................................. 6-3
Throttle lever ............................................... 6-4
Tires ............................................................ 6-4
Chassis fasteners........................................ 6-7
Instruments, lights and switches ................ 6-7
OPERATION ................................................... 7-1
Starting the engine...................................... 7-1
Operating the drive select lever and
driving in reverse....................................... 7-2
Engine break-in ........................................... 7-4
Parking ........................................................ 7-5
Parking on a slope ...................................... 7-5
Accessories and loading............................. 7-6
RIDING YOUR ATV ........................................ 8-1
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ATV ................ 8-2
RIDE WITH CARE AND GOOD
JUDGMENT .............................................. 8-2
BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU RIDE............. 8-10
TURNING YOUR ATV................................ 8-13
CLIMBING UPHILL ................................... 8-16
RIDING DOWNHILL .................................. 8-18
CROSSING A SLOPE................................ 8-20
WATER ................................................... 8-21
RIDING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN............. 8-23
SLIDING AND SKIDDING ......................... 8-23
WHAT TO DO IF... .................................... 8-24
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT ............................................... 9-1
Owner’s Manuals and Tool Kit ................... 9-2
Periodic maintenance chart: Emission
control system .......................................... 9-3
Periodic maintenance chart: General
maintenance and lubrication .................... 9-5
Removing and installing panels.................. 9-9
Checking the spark plug........................... 9-17
Engine oil and oil filter cartridge ............... 9-19
Why Yamalube ......................................... 9-23
Final gear oil ............................................. 9-24
Differential gear oil.................................... 9-26
Coolant ..................................................... 9-28
Cleaning the air filter element ................... 9-36
Cleaning the spark arrester ...................... 9-39
V-belt case drain plug............................... 9-40
Adjusting the throttle lever free play......... 9-41
Valve clearance......................................... 9-41
Brakes....................................................... 9-41
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