Polaris Sportsman Touring 550 EPS 2012 Owner's Manual page 150

INDEX
Oil
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81-83
Rear Gearcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85
Oil Change
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83
Rear Gearcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Oil Level
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Rear Gearcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Oil Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Operation on Public Lands . . . . . . . 75
Override Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Parking on an Incline . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Passenger Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Periodic Maintenance Chart . . . . 76-79
Polaris Product List . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Polishing the Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . 123
Power Steering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Steering Unit (Cleaning). . . . 90
Pre-Ride Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
PVT Break-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
PVT Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
PVT System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-114
Rear Gearcase Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reverse Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reverse Override Switch . . . . . . . . . 26
Rider Information Center. . . . . . . 42-47
Riding Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Riding Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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Safe Operation Practices . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-25
Safety Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Age Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Carrying a Passenger . . . . . . . . . 12
Carrying Multiple Passengers . . 12
Crossing Hillsides . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Deep Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Descending Hills Improperly. . . 15
Excessive Speeds. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exhaust Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Failure to Inspect . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Frozen Bodies of Water. . . . . . . 20
Handling Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hot Exhaust Systems . . . . . . . . . 21
Improper Cargo Loading . . . . . . 19
Improper Hill Climbing . . . . . . . 15
Improper Tire Maintenance . . . . 18
Jumps and Stunts . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operating a Damaged ATV. . . . 21
Operating on Pavement . . . . . . . 13
Operating on Public Roads . . . . 13
Operating on Steep Hills . . . . . . 16
Operating Over Obstacles . . . . . 18
Operating Without Instruction. . 10
Physical Control of the ATV . . . 14
Physical Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Poor Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Protective Apparel . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reverse Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Skidding or Sliding . . . . . . . . . . 18
Slippery Terrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Stalling While Climbing a Hill . 16
Turning Improperly . . . . . . . . . . 14
Unauthorized Use . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Unfamiliar Terrain. . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Alcohol or Drugs. . . . . . . 12
Seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95-96
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