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Polaris 2008 User Manual

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INDEX
A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adjustable Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Air Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Avalanches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
B
Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Before Starting the Engine. . . . . . . . 45
Bleeding the Brake System . . . . . . . 87
Brake Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brake Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brake Lever Travel . . . . . . . . . . 46, 85
Brake System Bleeding . . . . . . . . . . 87
Brakelight Replacement. . . . . . . . . . 89
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 85-87
C
Carbide Skags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Carburetion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59
Carburetor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Carburetor Adjustments. . . . . . . . . . 78
Carburetor Protection. . . . . . . . . . . 104
Carburetor Water/Sediment Trap . . 79
Chaincase Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73
Choke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Choke Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Choke Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cleaning and Preservation . . . . . . . 103
Clutch Alignment Offset . . . . . . . . . 90
Clutch and Drive System . . . . . . . . 104
Clutch Center Distance . . . . . . . . . . 90
Clutch Cover Warning. . . . . . . . . . . 21
Clutch Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Clutch System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90-93
Cold Weather Drive-Away . . . . . . . 17
Controls and Linkage. . . . . . . . . . . 103
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Coolant Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cooling System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-83
Bleeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83
Flushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Customer Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
D
Disabled Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Drive Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 91-93
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Deflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
D
Drive Belt Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Drive Belt Troubleshooting. . . . . . . 111
Drive Chain Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driver Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driveshaft Bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Driving Downhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Driving in Hilly Terrain. . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driving on Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . 14
Driving Responsibly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E
Electrical Connections. . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine Break-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53
Engine Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Engine Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
F
Front Rear Scissor Stop . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Front Suspension Adjustments . . 28-30
Front To Rear Coupling. . . . . . . . . . . 36
FRSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55-56
Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuel Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuel Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuel System Deicers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fuel Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
H
Handlebar Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Headlight Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlight Bulb Installation . . . . . . . . 88
Headlight Bulb Removal . . . . . . . . . . 88
High Temperature Light . . . . . . . . . . 81
Hood Latches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
I
Ice and Snow Build-up . . . . . . . . . . . 14
IFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
IFS Adjustment Options . . . . . . . . . . 28
IFS Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Inadequate Snow Conditions. . . . . . . 18
Intake Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Intake Silencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
J
Jetting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Polaris 2008 Specifications

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BrandPolaris
Model2008
CategoryOffroad Vehicle
LanguageEnglish

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