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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New tires are often covered with a slip-
pery mold release compound. Scrub the
tires in by riding slowly and making nu-
merous turns for the first few miles. Do
not use any kind of tire dressing or other
liquid on your tires. Especially do not
permit any petroleum products, such as
oil, gasoline or brake fluid to come in
contact with the tires. If you do, wipe it
immediately, then scrub the tire with
soap and water and a stiff brush.
Do not use a tire that is worn out.
Minimum tread depth is measured as
shown above. The minimum tread depth
(1) for both the front and the rear tires is
0.12 in (3 mm).
AUTOMATIC LIGHTS ON
Your vehicle is equipped with lights that
come on automatically as soon as the
ignition switch (2) is turned to position “
&
”
(ON) (low beam lights “
'
” or high
beam lights “
(
”) or position “
'
”
(PARKING) (only parking lights “
1
”).
For this reason, there is no light switch on
your vehicle.
The lights can be switched off only by tur-
ning the ignition switch (2) to position “
#
”
(OFF).
Before starting the vehicle, make sure that
the dimmer switch (3) is in the (push
DOWN) low beam lights “
'
” position.
EXHAUST SILENCER
Tampering with the exhaust system is
prohibited. It is against the law for you
to alter the exhaust system in a manner
that increases the noise. Carefully read
p. 5 (WARNINGS - PRECAUTIONS - GE-
NERAL ADVICE).
Periodically inspect the entire exhaust sy-
stem, including the exhaust pipe and silen-
cer, to make sure that no holes have rusted
through. Using a wire or small pick, make
sure that the drain hole in the bottom of the
muffler is open. If the noise of your vehicle
has increased significantly, replace the de-
fective exhaust system components. See
your Local
aprilia Dealer. Tampering with
the exhaust system not only makes your
vehicle loud, it will reduce its performance
and shorten its life.