Polaris PMS 419 Offroad Vehicle User Manual


 
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INTRODUCTION
Failure to heed the warnings and safety precautions contained in this manual
can result in severe injury or death. Your POLARIS vehicle is not a toy and can
be hazardous to operate. This vehicle handles differently than cars, trucks or
other off-road vehicles. A collision or rollover can occur quickly, even during
routine maneuvers like turning, or driving on hills or over obstacles, if you fail to
take proper precautions.
Read this owner’s manual. Understand all safety warnings, precautions and
operating procedures before operating the vehicle. Keep this manual with the
vehicle.
Visit the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association website (rohva.org)
and take the free on-line training course.
Complete the New Operator Driving Procedures outlined on pages 52-53.
Never allow a guest to operate this vehicle until the guest has completed the
New Operator Driving Procedures.
This vehicle is an ADULT VEHICLE ONLY. Operation is prohibited for anyone
under 16 years of age or anyone without a valid driver’s license.
European Vibration and Noise
The driver-perceived noise and hand/arm and whole body vibration lev-
els of this machinery is measured per prEN 15997.
The operating conditions of the machinery during testing:
The vehicles were in like-new condition. The environment was con-
trolled as indicated by the test procedure(s).
The uncertainty of vibration exposure measurement is dependent on
many factors, including:
Instrument and calibration uncertainty
Variations in the machine such as wear of components
Variation of machine operators such as experience or physique
Ability of the worker to reproduce typical work during measurements
Environmental factors such as ambient noise or temperature
WARNING