Basic Procedures; Adjusting The Passenger Footrest; Starting And Stopping The Engine - Can-Am Spyder RT 2018 Operator's Manual

BASIC PROCEDURES

Adjusting the Passenger
Footrest
For the passenger's comfort,
footrest height can be adjusted.
Flip the footrest upward.
Turn the retaining screw counterclock-
wise with a wrench (stored in the tool
kit) to loosen the screw.
NOTE: Do not completely unscrew
the retaining screw to adjust the
footrest. Unscrew only until you can
disengage the footrest from the slots.
Raise or lower the footrest to your con-
venience.
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1. Retaining screw
When finished, tighten retaining screw
clockwise.
Flip the footrest downward.
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Starting and Stopping the
Engine
its
Starting the Engine
Exhaust gas contains poisonous
carbon monoxide that can rapidly
accumulate in an enclosed or
poorly ventilated area. If inhaled,
it can cause serious injury or
death.
Only run the engine in an unen-
closed, well ventilated area. See
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
the
tion.
SM6 Model
1. Push down and hold the brake
pedal.
2. Turn the key to ON.
NOTICE
while electrical system is initializ-
ing.
3. Refer to the Safety Card as needed
to prepare yourself, your passen-
ger and the vehicle, then press the
MODE button to allow engine start-
ing.
4. Set the engine stop switch to the
RUN/ON position.
5. Pull in and hold the clutch lever.
6. Shift into NEUTRAL. Check the mul-
tifunction gauge to be sure you are
in neutral.
7. Press and hold the engine start but-
ton until the engine starts. Do not
hold the start button for more than
15 seconds. If it does not start, re-
lease the button and wait 30 sec-
onds to let the starter cool down
before trying again.
NOTICE
while starting the engine.
WARNING
Do not apply throttle
Do not apply throttle
sec-