Hot Start Lever (250 Sx-F); Hand Decompression Lever (450/525 Sx); Hand Brake Lever; Short Circuit Button (Sx/Xc) - KTM 400 EXC Owner's Manual

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OPERATION INSTRUMENTS

Hot start lever (250 SX-F)

1
If you pull the red hot start lever [1] during the starting procedure backward,
a bore in the carburetor will be opened through which the engine may take in
additional air. The result is a „lean" fuel-air mixture of the type needed for
hot starts.

Hand decompression lever (450/525 SX)

2
The hand decompression lever [2] is needed only if the carburetor overflows
after a fall. To "pump the engine free", pull the hand decompression lever
during the starting procedure.
The outer end of the lever must provide for a backlash of approx. 10mm (0.4
in) at all times. Only thereafter may it cause valve motion (to be
recognized by the stronger resistance which the hand decompression lever
encounters).
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Hand brake lever

The hand brake lever [3] is mounted on the handlebars on the right and
actuates the front wheel brake. The adjusting screw [B] can be used to change
the basic position of the hand brake lever (see "Maintenance").
3
B

Short circuit button (SX/XC)

The short circuit button [4] turns off the engine. When pressing this button,
the ignition circuit is short-circuited.
4

Combination switch (EXC)

The light switch has 2, respectively 3 switch positions.
[A] = Light off (this function is not available in all models)
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[B] = Low beam on
[C] = High beam on
You may use button [5] to actuate the horn.
The red short circuit button [6] serves to switch off the engine. Leave the
switch pressed until the engine stops.
A
B
C