Warm Engine Starting; Emergency Manual Starting (If So Equipped); Stopping The Engine; Shifting The Transmission - BOMBARDIER Quest 500 2002 Operator's Manual

Warm Engine Starting

Start the engine as explained above
but without any choke. If the engine
will not start after two 5-second at-
tempts with the electric starter, pull
the choke lever and place it half way
position. Start the engine without acti-
vating the throttle lever. After few sec-
onds, push the choke lever to OFF.
Emergency Manual
Starting (if so equipped)
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.
Set transmission lever in PARK or NEU-
TRAL position. Apply parking brake
then turn the ignition key ON.
Grasp manual starter handle firmly
and, slowly, crank engine until a resis-
tance appears.
Pass this resistance and release the
handle.
Take again the handle firmly and crank
engine.
Repeat this procedure completely if
necessary.

Stopping the Engine

WARNING
Avoid parking on an incline land.
Release throttle and completely stop
the vehicle.
Apply the parking brake.
Set transmission lever in PARK position.
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/L.
NOTE: The brake must be applied when
the transmission lever is engaged in the
park position.
Release brakes.
CAUTION: Make sure parking brake
is fully disengaged before operating
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 le-
ver is released, the engine speed de-
creases.
Using the Reverse
CAUTION: When changing from for-
ward to reverse, or vice-versa, al-
ways completely stop the vehicle
and apply the brake prior to moving
the transmission lever.
The same procedures as Shifting the
Transmission above apply except for
the following.
Set the transmission lever in REVERSE
position.
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