Emergency Stopping; Throttle/Ignition Monitor Switch - Arctic Cat Crossfire 700 EFI (EB) 2006 Operator's Manual

5. Pumping the brake lever is per-
missible; however, if pumping
the brake lever more than twice
is necessary to obtain the neces-
sary stopping power, immedi-
ately take the snowmobile to an
authorized Arctic Cat Snowmo-
bile dealer for service.
6. When new brake pads are
installed, a "burnishing" pro-
cess is required. Drive the
snowmobile slowly and com-
press 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 mate-
rial and extends the life of the
pads.

EMERGENCY STOPPING

There are several methods of stop-
ping or slowing the snowmobile
under a variety of situations. Identi-
fied in the following chart are the
ways a snowmobile may be brought
to a stop and the effectiveness under
normal conditions.
ITEM FUNCTION CONDITION
Emergency interrupts
Stop Switch ignition circuit
Throttle/
Ignition interrupts
Monitor ignition circuit
Switch
Ignition interrupts
Switch ignition circuit
slows the
Brake
driven shaft
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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 throttle system resulting in a loss
of return spring force, the monitor
switch will stop the engine when the
throttle control lever is released.
! WARNING
If any malfunction of the throttle
system occurs (such as freezing
in fluffy snow) and the monitor
switch does not shut off the
e n g i n e , p r e s s d ow n o n t h e
emergency stop switch IMMEDI-
ATELY to stop the engine. DO
NOT start the engine until the
malfunction in the throttle sys-
tem has been located and cor-
rected.
If the engine stops abruptly when the
throttle control lever is released and
the activation of the monitor switch
is suspected, use the following pro-
cedure:
ALL
1. Rotate the ignition key to the
OFF position.
ALL
2. Remove ice and snow from the
throttle system and wait 5-10
ALL
minutes for the engine heat to
thaw ice from the throttle sys-
ALL
tem.
3. Test the throttle control lever by
compressing and releasing it
several times. The lever MUST
ret urn to the idle position
quickly and completely.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS