GeneralWarnings
GENERALWARNINGS
Thefollowingsafetystatementsmustbeheededwheneverthevehicleisbeingoperated,repaired,orserviced.
SeeSafetyDecalandFeatureIdentiî‚¿cationonpage5.Otherspeciî‚¿csafetystatementsappearthroughout
thismanualandonthevehicle.
DANGER
•Battery–Explosivegases!Donotsmoke.Keepsparksandamesawayfromthevehicleandservice
area.Ventilatewhenchargingoroperatingvehicleinanenclosedarea.Wearafullfaceshieldand
rubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
•Gasoline–Flammable!Explosive!Donotsmoke.Keepsparksandamesawayfromthevehicleand
servicearea.Serviceonlyinawell-ventilatedarea.
•Donotoperateengineinanenclosedareawithoutproperventilation.Theengineproducescarbon
monoxide,whichisanodorless,deadlypoisonthatcanquicklyaccumulateinanenclosedcab.Do
notruntheengineinaparkedvehiclewithoutpropercabventilation.Movetofreshairifyoufeel
nausea,headache,dizziness,drowsinessorweakness.
•Thevehiclewillnotprovideprotectionfromlightning,yingobjects,orotherstorm-relatedhazards.
Ifcaughtinastormwhiledrivingthisvehicle,exitthevehicleandseekshelterinaccordancewith
applicablesafetyguidelinesforyourlocation.
•Donotweldtoawheelorrimuntilthetireiscompletelyremoved.Inatedtirescangenerateagas
mixturewiththeairthatcanbeignitedbyhightemperaturesfromweldingproceduresperformedon
thewheelorrim.Removingtheairorlooseningthetireontherim(breakingthebead)willNOT
eliminatethehazard.Thisconditioncanexistwhethertiresareinatedordeated.ThetireMUST
becompletelyremovedfromthewheelorrimpriortoweldingthewheelorrim.Failuretocomply
willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
•Theengineproducescarbonmonoxide,whichisadeadly,odorless,colorlessgasthatcanquickly
accumulateinanenclosedcab.Donotruntheengineinaparkedvehiclewithoutpropercab
ventilation.Movetofreshairifyoufeelnausea,headache,dizziness,drowsiness,orweakness.
•Followtheproceduresexactlyasstatedinthismanual,andheedallDANGER,WARNING,and
CAUTIONstatementsinthismanualaswellasthoseonthevehicle.
•Thisvehicleisnotintendedtobeusedwhereriskoffallingobjectsexist.Ifyourvehiclewillbeusedin
suchanenvironment,contactyourlocaldealer.
•Donotleavechildrenunattendedonvehicle.
•Childrenrequiringachildsafetyseatmustnotrideonthevehicle.Complywithstateandlocallaws
pertainingtochildsafety.
•Thedriverandpassengermustberestrainedatalltimeswiththeseatbeltsprovidedtohelpprevent
injuryintheeventofsuddenbraking,collision,orroll-over.
•Nomorethantwopersonsperbenchseatatonetime.Donotallowpeopletorideinanypartofthe
vehiclethatisnotequippedwithaseatandaseatbelt.Donotallowapassengertoholdachildinhis
orherlapwhilethevehicleismoving.
•Priortoleavingthevehicleunattendedorservicingthevehicle,settheparkbrake,placethe
Forward/ReversehandleintheNEUTRALposition,turnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition,andremove
thekey.Chockthewheelswhenservicingthevehicle.
•Improperuseofthevehicleorfailuretoproperlymaintainitcouldresultindecreasedvehicle
performance,severepersonalinjury,ordeath.
•Anymodicationorchangetothevehiclethataffectstheelectricalsystem,stabilityorhandling
ofthevehicle,orincreasesmaximumvehiclespeedbeyondfactoryspeciî‚¿cations,couldresultin
severepersonalinjuryordeath.
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