Emergency Stopping; Throttle/Ignition Monitor Switch - Arctic Cat CFR 800 2010 Operator's Manual

! WARNING
The brake lever lock is not a park-
ing brake and should not be
applied for periods exceeding 5
minutes. The brake lever lock
maintains the brake lever in the
compressed position and main-
tains pressure against the brake
disc; however, after a period of
time, the pressure applied to the
brake disc may relax below the
amount required to hold the snow-
mobile stationary.
5. Pumping the brake lever is permis-
sible; however, if pumping the
brake lever more than twice is nec-
essary to obtain the necessary
stopping power, immediately take
the snowmobile to an authorized
Arctic Cat Snowmobile dealer for
service. If not under warranty, this
service is at the discretion and
expense of the snowmobile owner.
6. When new
installed, a "burnishing" process is
required. Drive the snowmobile
slowly and compress the brake
lever several times until the pads
just start to heat up; then allow
them to thoroughly cool down.
This process stabilizes the pad
material and extends the life of the
pads.
EMERGENCY
STOPPING
There are several methods of stopping
or slowing the snowmobile under a
variety of situations. Identified in the
following chart are the ways a snow-
mobile may be brought to a stop and
the effectiveness under normal condi-
tions.
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brake pads
ITEM
Emergency
Stop Switch
Throttle/Igni-
tion Monitor
Switch
Ignition
Switch
Brake
Choke (F
570 model)
THROTTLE/IGNITION
MONITOR SWITCH
The throttle control is equipped with a
monitor switch for safety purposes
which will stop the engine when a loss
of return spring force occurs. If ice
forms in the throttle system or if there
is some other malfunction of the throt-
tle system resulting in a loss of return
spring force, the monitor switch will
stop the engine when the throttle con-
trol lever is released.
are
! WARNING
If any malfunction of the throttle
system occurs (such as freezing in
fluffy snow) and the monitor switch
does not shut off the engine, press
down on the emergency stop switch
IMMEDIATELY to stop the engine.
DO NOT start the engine until the
malfunction in the throttle system
has been located and corrected.
If the snowmobile
abruptly when the throttle control lever
is released and the activation of the
monitor switch is suspected, use the
following procedure:
1. Rotate the ignition key to the OFF
position.
2. Remove ice and snow from the
throttle system and wait 5-10 min-
utes for the engine heat to thaw ice
from the throttle system.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FUNCTION CONDITION
interrupts igni-
tion circuit
interrupts igni-
tion circuit
interrupts igni-
tion circuit
slows the ACT
drive
floods the 1/2 throttle
engine
engine
ALL
ALL
ALL
ALL
or less
stops