7-221234567891011immediately on the uphill side.EWB01231RIDING DOWNHILLWhen riding your ATV downhill, shift your weightas far to the rear and uphill side of the ATV as pos-sible. Move back on the seat and sit with your armsstraight. Choose a low gear which will allow the en-gine compression to do most of the braking foryou. Improper braking may cause a loss of trac-tion.Use caution while descending a hill with loose orslippery surfaces. Braking ability and traction maybe adversely affected by these surfaces. Improperbraking may also cause a loss of traction.Whenever possible, ride your ATV straight down-hill. Avoid sharp angles which could allow the ATVWARNINGPOTENTIAL HAZARDStalling, rolling backwards or improperly dis-mounting while climbing a hill.WHAT CAN HAPPENCould result in the ATV overturning.HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARDUse the proper gear and maintain a steadyspeed when climbing a hill.If you lose all forward speed:● Keep weight uphill.● Apply the brakes.● Lock the parking brake after you arestopped.If you begin rolling backwards:● Keep weight uphill.● Never apply the rear brake while rollingbackwards. Apply the front brake.● When fully stopped, apply the rear brakeas well, and then lock the parking brake.Dismount on uphill side or to a side if pointedstraight uphill. Turn the ATV around and re-mount, following the procedure described inthe Owner’s Manual.
