How to Troubleshoot Polaris Lighting

Just like on-highway vehicles, Polaris all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and other off-highway vehicles include lights. ATVs like the Scrambler 4x4 model include headlamps, a combination taillight/brake light and turn signals. Poor lighting will reduce visibility at night and can cause safety issues. The conditions that these vehicles are operated under can also cause problems, in addition to normal bulb failure.

Things You'll Need

  • Cloth
  • Gloves
  • Windshield washer fluid
  • Screwdrivers
  • Dielectric grease
  • Replacement bulbs
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Instructions

    • 1

      Clean the headlight and taillight lenses frequently if visibility is poor. Using Polaris vehicles in muddy, dusty and slushy conditions will rapidly cause the lighting to degrade. Stop the vehicle when you notice lighting performance is degraded and wipe the lenses with a wet cloth. In freezing conditions, use gloves and a cloth soaked in undiluted windshield fluid product. Avoid antifreeze radiator products.

    • 2

      Replace the headlamp bulb if you have no forward lighting on one side of the Polaris. Remove the wire harness from the back of the headlight and grasp the bulb housing. Turn it counterclockwise to remove the bulb. Add a touch of dielectric grease to the light bulb socket and install the new bulb. Reattach the connector on the back of the headlight.

    • 3

      Perform a visual inspection of the other lights and remove the lens covers of failed lights by unscrewing the lenses with a screwdriver. Add dielectric grease and replace the bulb. Don't forget the gasket when replacing the lens cover. The gasket stops moisture, dust and debris getting into the lens, causing deterioration of the reflective parts, or premature failure of the bulb.