How do you disconnect the reverse overide on a 700? there should be a way to wire it so you don't have to push the button in reverse and so that you have four wheel drive when you have the AWD switch on without pushig overide button.

 

I know this works on the 03's


Polaris has incorporated a safety feature on all their 4wd models. This feature, which is operational all the time when reverse is selected, will limited engine power and cut out the front wheel drive unless you push the "override" button.

One of the main reasons you would want to do this mod is because when you get stuck and the only way out is reverse, it is impossible to pull the ATV backwards while applying throttle AND pushing the override button. It is also very helpfull when you use your ATV to plow and need 4wd every time you back up with the weight of the plow hanging off the front.

This mod will give you 4wd and full power when in reverse without having to push the override button. This is for all Polaris Sportsman models with the new style speedo (2003) and Sp700, 02. Continue down below for pre 03 model instructions.

The problem with the new style, is that the function button for the speedo is combined with the override button and it is not as straight forward as the old style speedo. Doing it this way everything works as it should exactly the way it did before the mod.

The nicest thing about this mod is that you do not need to cut any wires or drill any holes.

You will need to purchase a standard 4 pin, 12v relay, 4 pieces of 16 gauge wire about 8" long, 4 female crimp on spade connectors(for connection of wires to relay), and 4 wire splice connectors.(they are usually blue and you simply insert the wires and squeeze with pliers, then fold back the protective locking cover)

Open the pod and locate the wiring harness coming from the speedo.

Relay terminal #30 connect to Polaris brown wire
Relay terminal #87 connect to Polaris wire gray/orange
Relay terminal #86 connect to Polaris wire red/white
Relay terminal #85 connect to Polaris wire purple.

Use dielectric grease at all electrical connections to prevent corrosion in the long run or even better, liquid tape.

To test, simply put it in reverse with the engine running, if the speedo flases the word "SLOW" (just like it did before the mod, when you pressed the override button) you did everything correct. Enjoy

 

where did you get the relay? from polaris? I take it those numbers, #30 #87 #86 #85 are on the relay? Thanks alot for the info it is a pain when plowing and also when your stuck and trying to winch out backwards.

 

I got mine from NAPA and they are a standard 4 pin relay so they should be easy to find. The numbers are on the relay itself.

 

hey thanks, I really like your nerf bars and your muffler, how do you think the muffler compares to the aftermarket ones, did it make alot of difference and did you just use a holesaw and make another hole in the middle then weld the bent pipe on?

 

Thanks, I cut a hole in the back with a plasma cutter and then welded the down pipe on. I think it has just as good gains as the AAEN muffler I had on it and its not as loud as the AAEN.

 

I tried this on my 05 500 sportsman, but found that the fuel guage went blank, and the relay always activated when the key was on. Therefore you could not use the overide button to toggle through odo, trip, tach, hours. Althought this does defeat the RO.

What I did instead was ground 85 of the relay, to the ground (brown) on the 12v power point (cig lighter) outside wire (power + goes to the center of the cig lighter plug)

Then I followed the 4 wire harness back from the AWD switch to the headlite pod. Found the wire that is only hot (+) when the AWD switch is in AWD (grey)(key must be on)
I hooked the that wire to the otherside of the relay coil # 86.
Fuel guage now works properly
In 2wd I can still use the RO button to toggle through the speedo modes and the limmiter still works.
In awd there is no limiter and its awd in reverse or forward
You must shift to 2wd to toggle the speedo modes and turning awd on in trip mode resets the trip.
Just switch to some mode other than trip then turn on awd and your trip mode will not clear
Enjoy

 

You can find a reverse override locker at this site and a lot of other Polaris-specific stuff.

 

On the older models all you had to do was just unhook the black box.

 

when I unhook the black box the charging system drops real low on my 91 350L how would I go about by passing the over ride on it?
The switch is bad is why I ask, it sometimes works and sometimes usually when you need it to DOSEN'T.