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IMPORTANT

The Owner's Manual for this vehicle contains warnings, instructions and other information you must read and fully understand before safely riding or performing maintenance on this vehicle. Always follow the warnings and instructions in Owner's Manual.

Click the link above for the Table Of Contents, or download a full PDF of the Owner Manual in the Owner Support area of Polaris.com.

Pre-Ride Check

We’re almost ready to have an adult start your ATV. But before the ATV is started for the first time, you must do a Pre-Ride Check. In fact, every time you want to ride you must have an adult help you check some things on your ATV before starting it. Let’s learn about these things now.

  1. Make sure the throttle doesn’t stick. Check this by pushing the throttle lever toward the handlebar and then letting go. The lever should come right back to where it was before you pushed it. If it comes back slowly or stays close to the handlebar, the ATV has a sticky throttle. This means that something is wrong or broken and must be fixed before you can ride your ATV safely.

WARNING
Never start the engine if you have a sticky throttle. You could be seriously hurt if you ride with a sticky throttle. Have an adult or your POLARIS dealer fix the throttle before you ride.

  1. Make sure the brakes don’t stick. Check the brake lever by squeezing it toward the handlebar and then letting go. It should come right back to where it were before you squeezed. If it goes back slowly or stays close to the handlebar, your ATV has sticky brakes. The brakes must be fixed before you can ride your ATV safely.

WARNING
Never start the engine if your ATV has sticky brakes. You could be seriously hurt if you ride with sticky brakes. Have an adult or your POLARIS dealer fix the sticky brakes before you ride.

  1. Have an adult check to see if your ATV needs more gas. Children must never fill gasoline. It must always be done by an adult. Before gas is added to your ATV, have an adult read the instructions and warnings on Safety Warnings.

WARNING
Always have an adult put gas in your ATV. Never try to do it yourself.

  1. Make sure seat is secure. If you used the storage area under the seat, make sure the seat is secured in place.

  2. Check the oil. Have an adult check the oil level when the engine is cold. If the engine has been running, it is hot and can burn your skin, if touched. Children must never check the oil alone. An adult is responsible for keeping gas and oil levels at full marks.

  3. Check all engine stop methods. Perform this last check with the engine running. Verify all three ways to shut off the engine of your ATV are working properly. Do you remember what they are? If you can’t remember the three ways to stop the engine, go back to the Know Your ATV section and review. Have an adult help you start the engine. Practice stopping the engine all three ways.