Safety Messages; About This Operator's Guide - Can-Am DS 450 Series Operator's Manual

FOREWORD
WARNING
This is a high performance ATV. In-
experienced riders may overlook
risks and be surprised by the spe-
cific behavior of this ATV in any
riding conditions.
Training Course
Never operate this vehicle without
proper instruction. Take a training
course. All operators should receive
training from a certified instructor.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
ATV SAFETY, contact an authorized
Can-Am dealer to find out about avail-
able training courses nearest you.
Call the Specialty Vehicle Institute of
America (SVIA) at 1 800 887-2887 or
in Canada, the Canada Safety Council
(CSC) at 1 613 739-1535.

Safety Messages

The types of safety messages, what
they look like and how they are used in
this guide are explained as follows:
The safety alert symbol
a potential injury hazard.
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard, if not
avoided, could result in serious in-
jury or death.
CAUTION Indicates a hazard
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moderate
injury.
While reading this Operator's Guide, remember that:
Indicates a potential hazard that, if not avoided, could result in serious
injury or death.
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2
NOTICE
which, if not followed, could se-
verely damage vehicle components
or other property.
About this Operator's
Guide
This Operator's Guide has been pre-
pared to acquaint the owner/operator
of a new vehicle with the various ve-
hicle controls, maintenance and safe
operating instructions. It is indispens-
able for the proper use of the product.
Keep this Operator's Guide in the vehi-
cle as you can refer to it for things such
as maintenance, troubleshooting and
instructing others.
Note that this guide is available in sev-
eral languages. In the event of any dis-
crepancy, the english version shall pre-
vail.
If you want to view and/or print an ex-
tra copy of your Operator's Guide, sim-
ply visit the following website www.
operatorsguide.brp.com.
The informations contained in this doc-
ument are correct at the time of publi-
indicates
cation. BRP, however, maintains a pol-
icy of continuous improvement of its
products without imposing upon itself
any obligation to install them on prod-
ucts previously manufactured. Due
to late changes, some differences be-
tween the manufactured product and
the descriptions and/or specifications
in this guide may occur. BRP reserves
the right at any time to discontinue or
change specifications, designs, fea-
tures, models or equipment without
incurring any obligation upon itself.
This Operator's Guide and the
DVD
when it's sold.
WARNING
Indicates an instruction
should remain with the vehicle
SAFETY