Warm Engine Starting; Emergency Manual Starting; Stopping The Engine; Shifting The Transmission - BOMBARDIER 2006 outlander max 400 Operator's Manual

Warm Engine Starting

Start the engine as explained above
but without the choke. If the engine
does not start after two 5-second at-
tempts with the electric starter, pull
the choke lever and place it between
the ON and the OFF position. Start
the engine without activating the
throttle lever. After a few seconds,
push the choke lever to OFF.
Emergency Manual
Starting
WARNING
Always place transmission lever
on PARK or NEUTRAL before start-
ing engine manually.
Manual start is provided in the event
electric start does not work.
Follow the starting procedures above
but instead use the rewind starter to
start.
Hold manual starter handle firmly and,
slowly, crank the engine until a resis-
tance is felt.
Pass this resistance and release the
handle.
Again take the handle firmly and crank
engine.
Repeat this procedure completely if
necessary.

Stopping the Engine

WARNING
Avoid parking on slope.
Release throttle and completely stop
the vehicle.
Apply the parking brake by using brake
lever lock on brake lever.
Set transmission lever in PARK posi-
tion.
Push the engine stop switch in OFF
position.
Turn key in ignition switch to OFF.
Remove key from ignition switch.

Shifting the Transmission

Let engine idle to warm up.
Apply brakes and select the desired
gear range H or L.
NOTE: The brake must be applied
when the transmission lever is en-
gaged in the park position.
Release brakes.
CAUTION: Make sure parking brake
is fully disengaged before operat-
ing the ATV.
Gradually press the throttle lever to in-
crease engine speed and thus engag-
ing the continuously variable transmis-
sion (CVT).
At the opposite, when the throttle
lever is released, the engine speed
decreases.
Using the Reverse
CAUTION: When changing from
forward to reverse, or vice-versa,
always completely stop the vehicle
and apply the brake prior to moving
the transmission lever.
The same procedures as SHIFTING
THE TRANSMISSION above apply ex-
cept for the following.
Set the transmission lever in RE-
VERSE position.

2WD/4WD Selector

The 4WD mode may be selected
or deselected when the vehicle is
stopped.
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