Use and Care Manual

High Altitude Performance Adjustment Information
To improve the EMISSIONS CONTROL PERFORMANCE of engines operated above 1,000 meters (3,300
feet) , Kawasaki recommends the following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Re-
sources Board (CARB) approved modifications.
However, the model with DFI (Digital Fuel Injection system) does not require high altitude performance ad-
justment.
NOTE
○
When properly performed, these specified modifications only are not considered to be emissions system
"tampering" and engine performance is generally unchanged as a result.
Maintenance and Warranty
Proper maintenance is necessary to ensure that your engine will continue to have low emission levels. This
Owner’s Manual contains those maintenance recommendations for your engine. Those items identified by the
Periodic Maintenance Chart are necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable standards.
As the owner of the eng ine, you have the r esponsibility to make sure that the recommended maintenance is
carried out according to the instructions in this Owner’s Manual at your own expense.
The Kawasaki Limited Emission Control Sy stem Warranty requires that you return your engine to an au tho-
rized Kawasaki dealer for remedy under warranty. Please read the warranty carefully, and keep it valid by
complying with the owner’s obligations it contains.
Tampering with Emission Control System Prohibited
Federal law and California State law prohibit the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) the removal or
rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any
device or element of design incorporated into any n ew engine for the purposes of emission control prior to its
sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the engine after such device or
element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are the acts listed below:
Do not t amper with the original emission rela ted parts:
•
Carburetor or DFI system, and their internal parts
•
Spark Plug
•
Magneto or electronic ignition system
•
Fuel filter element
•
Air cleaner elements
•
Crankcase
•
Cylinder heads
•
Breather chamber and internal parts
•
Intake pipe and tube
•
Muffler or any internal portion of the muffler
High Altitude Performance Adjustment Information
To improve the EMISSIONS CONTROL PERFORMANCE of engines operated above 1,000 meters (3,300
feet) , Kawasaki recommends the following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Re-
sources Board (CARB) approved modifications.
However, the model with DFI (Digital Fuel Injection system) does not require high altitude performance ad-
justment.
NOTE
○
When properly performed, these specified modifications only are not considered to be emissions system
"tampering" and engine performance is generally unchanged as a result.
Maintenance and Warranty
Proper maintenance is necessary to ensure that your engine will continue to have low emission levels. This
Owner’s Manual contains those maintenance recommendations for your engine. Those items identified by the
Periodic Maintenance Chart are necessary to ensure compliance with the applicable standards.
As the owner of the eng ine, you have the r esponsibility to make sure that the recommended maintenance is
carried out according to the instructions in this Owner’s Manual at your own expense.
The Kawasaki Limited Emission Control Sy stem Warranty requires that you return your engine to an au tho-
rized Kawasaki dealer for remedy under warranty. Please read the warranty carefully, and keep it valid by
complying with the owner’s obligations it contains.
Tampering with Emission Control System Prohibited
Federal law and California State law prohibit the following acts or the causing thereof: (1) the removal or
rendering inoperative by any person other than for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any
device or element of design incorporated into any n ew engine for the purposes of emission control prior to its
sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it is in use, or (2) the use of the engine after such device or
element of design has been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.