STARTING AND OPERATING
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acceleratortoavoidspinningthelogoutfromunderyour
tires.Theneasethevehicleoffthelogusingyourbrakes.
CAUTION!
Winching or rocking the vehicle off hard objects
increasestheriskofunderbodydamage.
CAUTION!
Do not attempted to cross a log with a greater
diameter than the running ground clearance or the
vehiclewillbecomehighcentered.
Hill Climbing
Hillclimbingrequiresgoodjudgmentandagoodunder-
standingofyourabilitiesandyourvehicle’slimitations.
Hillscancauseseriousproblems.Somearejusttoosteep
toclimbandshouldnotbeattempted.Youshouldalways
feel confident with the vehicle and your abilities. You
should always climb hills straight up and down. Never
attempttoclimbahillonanangle.
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GettingHigh-Centered
Ifyougethunguporhigh-centeredonanobject,getout
of the vehicle and try to determine what the vehicle is
hung up on, where it is contacting the underbody and
whatisthebestdirectiontorecoverthevehicle.Depend-
ingonwhatyouareincontactwith,jackthevehicleup
andplaceafewrocksunderthetiressotheweightisoff
ofthehighpointwhenyouletthevehicledown.Youcan
also try rocking the vehicle or winching the vehicle off
theobject.
BeforeClimbingASteepHill
As you approach a hill consider its grade or steepness.
Determineifitistoosteep.Looktoseewhatthetraction
isonthehillsidetrail.Isthetrailstraightupanddown?
Whatisontopandtheotherside?Arethereruts,rocks,
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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