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use and maintenance
ETV mille Caponord ABS
LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY
!
CAUTION
If the vehicle remains unused for more
than twenty days, disconnect the 30A
fuses, in order to avoid the deterioration
of the battery caused by the current
consumption due to the multifunction
computer.
NOTE
With the removal of the 30A fuses
the functions of the digital clock are set to
zero. To reset these functions, see p. 20
(SETTING BUTTONS).
After a long period of inactivity of the
vehicle some precautions are necessary to
avoid any problem.
Further, it is important to carry out the
necessary repairs and a general check up
before the period of inactivity, since you
could forget to carry them out later.
Proceed as follows:
◆
Remove the battery, see p. 95
(REMOVING THE BATTERY) and p. 97
( L O N G I N A C T I V I T Y O F T H E
BATTERY).
◆
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 106
(CLEANING).
◆
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
◆
Inflate the tyres, see p. 42 (TYRES).
NOTE
Place the vehicle in an unheated,
not-humid room, away from sunlight, with
minimum temperature variations.
◆
Position and tie a plastic bag on the final
pipe of the exhaust silencer, in order to
prevent moisture from getting into it.
◆
Position the vehicle on the centre stand
!
, see p. 58 (POSITIONING THE
VEHICLE ON THE STAND).
NOTE
Position the vehicle on the front
support stand
!
, so that both tyres are
raised from the ground.
◆
Position the vehicle on the appropriate
f r o n t s u p p o r t s t a n d , s e e p . 7 6
(POSITIONING THE VEHICLE ON THE
FRONT SUPPORT STAND
!
).
◆
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
◆
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p.
106 (CLEANING).
◆
Check the charge of the battery, see p.
96 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY) and
install it, see p. 96 (INSTALLING THE
BATTERY).
◆
Refill the fuel tank, see p. 29 (FUEL).
◆
Carry out the preliminary checking
operations, see p. 49 (PRELIMINARY
CHECKING OPERATIONS).
!
WARNING
Have a test ride at moderate speed in a
low-traffic area.
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