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use and maintenance RSV mille - RSV mille R
NOTE
It is possible to set the unit of
measurement of the speedometer (km or
mi) and of the coolant temperature (°C or
°F), the red line threshold, the clock func-
tions and if necessary the chronometer,
see p. 20 (MULTIFUNCTION COMPU-
TER).
a
WARNING
The red line threshold is set at 6000 rpm
by
APRILIA
. Increase the threshold grad-
ually as you get acquainted with the ve-
hicle.
During running-in, never exceed the
recommended rpm, see p. 56 (RUN-
NING-IN).
◆
Lock at least one wheel, by pulling a
brake lever.
◆
Pull the clutch lever (14) completely and
shift the gearbox lever (15) into neutral
[green warning light "
/
" (16) on].
◆
If the vehicle is started with cold engine,
rotate the cold start lever “
0
” (17) down-
wards.
a
CAUTION
To avoid excessive consumption of the
battery, do not keep the start push but-
ton “
+
” pressed for more than fifteen
seconds.
If the engine does not start in this lapse
of time, wait ten seconds and press the
start push button “
+
” again.
◆
Press the start push button “
+
” (18) with-
out accelerating and release it as soon
as the engine starts.
a
CAUTION
Avoid pressing the start push button
“
+
” (18) when the engine is running,
since you may damage the starter.
If the engine oil pressure warning light
"
.
" (5) remains on, or if it comes on
during the normal operation of the en-
gine, this means that the oil pressure in
the circuit is insufficient.
In this case, stop the engine immediate-
ly and contact an
APRILIA
Official Dealer.
◆
Keep at least one brake lever pulled and
do not accelerate until you start.
a
CAUTION
Never leave abruptly with cold engine.
To reduce the emission of polluting
substances and the consumption of fu-
el, warm the engine up by proceeding at
low speed for the first miles.
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