Polaris 550 EPS owner manual European Vibration and Noise

INTRODUCTION

WARNING

Failure to heed the warnings and safety precautions contained in this manual can result in severe injury or death. A POLARIS ATV is not a toy and can be hazardous to operate. This vehicle handles differently than other vehicles, such as motorcycles and cars. 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 a POLARIS ATV. Keep this manual with the ATV.

•Never operate an ATV without proper instruction. Take a training course.

•This vehicle is an ADULT VEHICLE ONLY. Operation is prohibited for anyone under 16 years of age.

•Never permit a guest to operate the ATV unless the guest has read this manual and all product labels and has completed a certified safety training course.

European Vibration and Noise

The driver-perceived noise and hand/arm and whole body vibration levels 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 controlled 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

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