APRILIA SCARABEO 50 I.E 100 4T - 2002, Manual

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66 use and maintenance Sonic 50
LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
After a long period of inactivity of the vehi-
cle some precautions are necessary to
avoid any problem.
Further, it is important to carry out the nec-
essary repairs and a general check up be-
fore the period of inactivity, since you could
forget to carry them out later.
Proceed as follows:
◆
Empty the fuel tank and the carburettor,
s e e p . 6 4 ( D R A I N I N G T H E F U E L
TANK).
◆
Extract the spark plug and pour a tea-
spoon (5-10 cm
>
) of two-stroke engine oil
into the cylinder.
Move the ignition switch to position
≈

∆ ,
press the start push button ≈

∆ for a few
seconds, to distribute the oil evenly on
the cylinder surfaces.
Put back the spark plug.
◆
Remove the battery, see p. 56 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY).
◆
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 65
(CLEANING).
◆
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
◆
Inflate the tyres, see p. 25 (TYRES).
◆
By means of a suitable support, position
the vehicle so that both tyres are raised
from the ground.
◆
Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
◆
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
◆
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 65
(CLEANING).
◆
Check the electrolyte level in the battery
and install it, see p. 57 (CHECKING THE
ELECTROLYTE LEVEL) and p. 57 (IN-
STALLING THE BATTERY).
◆
Make sure that the fuel drain screw is
thoroughly screwed (breather pipe clos-
ing index), see p. 64 (DRAINING THE
FUEL TANK).
◆
Refuel, see p. 21 (FUEL).
◆
Carry out the preliminary checking oper-
a t i o n s , s e e p . 2 9 ( P R E L I M I N A R Y
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
Have a test ride at moderate
speed in a low-traffic area.
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