Operating Instructions; Engine Starting Procedure; Emergency Starting - BRP Lynx Commander 800R E-TEC 2018 Operator's Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Engine Starting Procedure

Procedure
1. Apply parking brake.
2. Recheck throttle lever operation.
3. Put your helmet on.
4. Ensure that the tether cord cap is in-
stalled on the engine cut-off switch
and that the cord is attached to your
clothing eyelet.
5. Ensure that the emergency engine
stop switch is in the ON position
(up).
6. Depress the START button to en-
gage the electric starter and start
the engine. Release button imme-
diately when engine has started.
WARNING
Never depress throttle while start-
ing engine.
NOTICE
Do not engage electric
starter for more than 10 seconds at a
time. A rest period of at least 30 sec-
onds should be observed between
the cranking cycles to allow electric
starter to cool down.
7. Release parking brake.
NOTE: For an initial cold start, do not
release parking brake. Perform the
VEHICLE WARM-UP
plained below.

Emergency Starting

If the electric starter does not operate
and the rewind starter is broken and
you have followed the steps in
GINE STARTING PROCEDURE
engine with the emergency cord as fol-
lows:
procedure as ex-
EN-
, start
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Starting Using an Emergency
Starter Rope
The engine can be started with the
emergency starter rope supplied with
the tool kit. Proceed as follows:
1. Remove belt guard.
WARNING
Do not wind starting rope around
your hand. Hold rope by the han-
dle only. Do not start the snowmo-
bile by the drive pulley unless it is
a true emergency situation. Have
the snowmobile repaired as soon
as possible.
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2. Attach one end of emergency rope
to rewind handle.
NOTE: The spark plug socket can be
used as an emergency handle.
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3. Attach the other end of emergency
rope to the starter clip supplied in
the tool kit.
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