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INDEX
E
Electromagnetic Interference. . . . . . 51
Emission Control, Crankcase. . . . . . 51
Emission Control, Exhaust . . . . . . . 51
Emission Control, Noise . . . . . . . . . 51
Emissions Limited Warranty . . . . . 114
Engine Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine Idle RPM Adjustment . . . . . 77
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-62
Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35
Engine Stopping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Equipment Modifications . . . . . . . . 13
Exhaust Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Exhaust Emission Control System. . 51
Exhaust System Warning. . . . . . . . . 78
F
Fan, Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Fastener, Cylinder Head/Base . . . . . 80
Filling the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Filter
Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Breather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Care During Storage . . . . . . . . 99
Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cleaning, Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cleaning, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-76
Fluid Levels During Storage . . . . . . 99
Fluid, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fogging the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fouled Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Freeplay Adjustment, Throttle. . . . . 80
Freeplay, Steering Wheel. . . . . . . . . 83
Front Gearcase
Lubrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Oil Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Oil Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fuel
Cap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Stabilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
G
Gap, Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Gear Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Gearcase
Lubrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Specification Chart . . . . . . . . . 63
G
Gearcases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-66
Gears, shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
H
Hauling a Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45
Hauling Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45
Headlight Beam Adjustment . . . . . . . 88
Headlight Lamp Replacement . . . . . . 87
Hitch Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
I
Idle RPM Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Ignition Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Indicator Light Replacement . . . . . . . 89
Indicator Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Inspection
Axle Nuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Park Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Pre-Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Throttle Freeplay . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Wheel Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Installation, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Installation, Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Interference, Electromagnetic . . . . . . 51
K
Key, Periodic Maintenance Chart . . . 53
L
Lamp Replacement, Headlight . . . . . 87
Lamp Replacement, Indicator Lights 89
Level, Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71
Life of Belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Light Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-89
Lights, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lights, Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loads, Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lubricant Part Numbers. . . . . . . . . . 106
Lubrication
For Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front Gearcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Gearcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Main Gearcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear Gearcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Polaris 500 Specifications

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BrandPolaris
Model500
CategoryOffroad Vehicle
LanguageEnglish

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