Hey, have any of you got an idea what the third position on the ignition switch on a 2015 CFMoto CForce 550 is used for?

I asked my dealer and they think it's because in some countries they turn right to turn off. Does not seem to draw power like an accessory position. The owners manual shows it in the pictures but not mention of its function. Would be interesting what international manuals says.

There are no international manuals. Only one manual is produced by CFmoto , with some countries starting to make their own to clean up the mess coming out of the factory.

As far as I tested the third position is, if you want to keep any lights on BUT dont want the engine running all the time, then you turn the key to the third position and turn ON the lights you want. BUT if you want to have the lights ON or OFF while engine is running then you have that second ignintion position :-)

So the third position as far as my ATV is for the lights without the engine running. :-)

Cf moto USA said:
We have our machines in 70 countries around the world, and there are different legality standards in each one--in countries that require turn signals and parking lights, the third position allows the machine to run these lights.

If you look at the wiring of our machines, all of them are already wired to accept turn signals as a result of this, but importation, licensing, and taxes are different (and more expensive) for vehicles that are set up for on-road use, so our US machines come without these features installed.  This is the same reason the UForce line has a turn signal lever just like a car even though it doesn't have turn signals.

Cf moto USA said:
We have our machines in 70 countries around the world, and there are different legality standards in each one--in countries that require turn signals and parking lights, the third position allows the machine to run these lights.

If you look at the wiring of our machines, all of them are already wired to accept turn signals as a result of this, but importation, licensing, and taxes are different (and more expensive) for vehicles that are set up for on-road use, so our US machines come without these features installed.  This is the same reason the UForce line has a turn signal lever just like a car even though it doesn't have turn signals.

Interesting...I am driving distance from you and my Uforce came with the turn signals, 4 way hazard flashing lights and a horn. None of this is required for travelling from point A to B on the side of the road. They are not considered to be 100% street legal machines here in Canada.

Cf moto USA said:
We have our machines in 70 countries around the world, and there are different legality standards in each one--in countries that require turn signals and parking lights, the third position allows the machine to run these lights.

If you look at the wiring of our machines, all of them are already wired to accept turn signals as a result of this, but importation, licensing, and taxes are different (and more expensive) for vehicles that are set up for on-road use, so our US machines come without these features installed.  This is the same reason the UForce line has a turn signal lever just like a car even though it doesn't have turn signals.

Interesting...I am driving distance from you and my Uforce came with the turn signals, 4 way hazard flashing lights and a horn. None of this is required for travelling from point A to B on the side of the road. They are not considered to be 100% street legal machines here in Canada.

Your machine came from CFMOTO Canada though, right... I think Canada is a different country regardless of "how close" it is to the US ;-)