APRILIA RSV mile, Use & Maintenance Book

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use and maintenance RSV mille
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RSV mille R
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RECHARGING THE BATTERY
Carefully read p. 134 (BATTERY).
This battery is completely sealed. Do not
attempt to remove the caps.
There is never any need to add water to
this battery. Attempting to remove the
caps will destroy the battery and could
lead to injury through the spillage of
caustic electrolyte. Recharge the battery
according to the table below.
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Remove the battery, see p. 135 (REMO-
VING THE BATTERY).
The battery gives off noxious and explo-
sive gases; keep it away from flames,
sparks, cigarettes and any other source
of heat.
During recharging or use, make sure
that the room is properly ventilated and
avoid inhaling the gases released du-
ring the recharging.
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Connect the battery charger to the battery.
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Set the charger for the desired type of re-
charge (see table).
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Charge the battery using a battery char-
ger with a current capacity of no greater
than 1/10th the capacity of the battery,
see p. 148 (TECHNICAL DATA).
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Charge at voltage amperage and time
stated below.
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Switch on the battery charger.
Wait for 5 or 10 minutes after you have
finished charging the battery before rein-
stalling it, the battery continues to pro-
duce gas for a short period of time after
the charger is removed.
INSTALLING THE BATTERY
Carefully read p. 134 (BATTERY).
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Check the charge of the battery, see be-
side (RECHARGING THE BATTERY).
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Make sure that the ignition switch (1) is
in the “
#
” (OFF) position.
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Remove the rider saddle, see p. 116
(REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE).
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Unscrew and remove the screw (8).
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Remove the battery bracket (9).
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Put the battery (10) in its container.
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Replace the battery bracket (9).
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Screw and tighten the screw (8).
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Connect, in order, the positive red ( + ) ca-
ble terminal (4) and negative ( – ) cable
terminal (5).
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Cover the terminals of the cables and of
the battery with neutral grease or Vaseline.
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Replace the red rubber boot (3).
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Replace the rider saddle, see p. 116
(REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE).
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Reset the digital clock and the red line
functions, see p. 40 (MULTIFUNCTION
COMPUTER).
Tipe of
recharge
Voltage
(V)
Amperage
(A)
Time
(hours)
Normal
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12 1.2 8 – 10
Quick
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12 12 0.5
Normal
"
12 1.0 8 – 10
Quick
"
12 10 0.5