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Polaris Sportsman 500 HO International User Manual

Polaris Sportsman 500 HO International
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INDEX
A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Age Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
All Wheel Drive Switch. . . . . . . . . . 36
All Wheel Drive System . . . . . . . . . 44
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101-106
Charging (Conventional) . . . . 105
Charging (Sealed) . . . . . . 105-106
Fluid (Conventional) . . . . . . . 104
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-78
Brake Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Brake, Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brake, Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Breather Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Breather Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
C
Carburetor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Carburetor Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33
Choke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chrome Wheel Care . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning and Storage. . . . . . . . 107-112
Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Clutching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cold Weather Operation . . . . . . . . . 55
Coolant Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Coolant, Radiator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75
Corrosion Removal, Chrome. . . . . 109
D
Demand Drive Fluid . . . . . . . . . . 71-72
Drive Belt Wear/Burn . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Drivetrain Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Driving Downhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Driving in Reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driving on a Sidehill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driving on Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . 20
Driving Over Obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driving Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-33
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . 28-29
Driving Uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23
E
Electromagnetic Interference. . . . . . . 56
Electronic Throttle Control . . . . . . . . 37
Engine Break-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Engine Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Engine Idle RPM Adjustment . . . . . . 73
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-68
Equipment Modifications . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exhaust Emission Control System . . 56
Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
F
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-78
Fluid, Demand Drive . . . . . . . . . . 71-72
Foot Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Footwell Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front Gearcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-72
Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fuel Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuel Tank Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fuel Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
G
Gear Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Polaris Sportsman 500 HO International Specifications

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BrandPolaris
ModelSportsman 500 HO International
CategoryOffroad Vehicle
LanguageEnglish

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