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4. The brake lever lock is not a parking

brake and should not be applied for

periods exceeding 5 minutes.

NEVER OPERATE THE SNOW-

MOBILE WITH THE BRAKE

LEVER LOCK ENGAGED.

5. Pumping the brake lever is permissi-

ble; however, if pumping the brake

lever more than twice is necessary to

obtain the necessary stopping power,

immediately take the snowmobile to

an authorized Arctic Cat Snowmobile

dealer for service. If not under war-

ranty, this service is at the discretion

and expense of the snowmobile owner.

6. When new brake pads are 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 snowmobile may be

brought to a stop and the effectiveness

under normal conditions.

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 result-

ing in a loss of return spring force, the

monitor switch will stop the engine when

the throttle control lever is released.

If the snowmobile engine stops 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.

3. Test the throttle control lever by

compressing and releasing it several

times. The lever MUST return to the

idle position quickly and completely.



NOTE: If the throttle control lever

operates properly and the engine
does not start, compress the throttle
lever slightly (approximately 1/8
throttle) and try starting the engine.
If the engine now starts and stops
when the throttle lever is released,
take the snowmobile to an autho-
rized Arctic Cat Snowmobile dealer
for service. If not under warranty,
this service is at the discretion and
expense of the snowmobile owner.

! WARNING

The brake lever lock is not a parking
brake and should not be applied for
periods exceeding 5 minutes. The
brake lever lock maintains the brake
lever in the compressed position and
maintains 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 snowmobile stationary.

Item

Function

Condition

Emergency Stop

Switch

interrupts igni-

tion circuit

ALL

Throttle/Ignition

Monitor Switch

interrupts igni-

tion circuit

ALL

Ignition Switch

interrupts igni-

tion circuit

ALL

Brake

slows the ACT

drive

ALL

Choke (Bearcat

570/T570 models)

floods the

engine

1/2 throt-

tle or less

! WARNING

If any malfunction of the throttle sys-
tem occurs (such as freezing in fluffy
snow) and the monitor switch does
not shut off the engine, press down
on the emergency stop switch IMME-
DIATELY to stop the engine. DO NOT
start the engine until the malfunction
in the throttle system has been
located and corrected.

! WARNING

If the throttle control lever does not
work properly, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
START THE ENGINE.