KTM 990 Adventure AUS/UK Owner's Manual page 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Passenger footrests........................................................... 42
Tool set ........................................................................... 43
GENERAL TIPS AND HINTS ON PUTTING INTO
OPERATION......................................................................... 44
Information on first use..................................................... 44
Running in the engine....................................................... 45
Loading the vehicle .......................................................... 46
RIDING INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................... 48
Checks before putting into operation .................................. 48
Starting ........................................................................... 49
Starting up ...................................................................... 51
Shifting, riding ................................................................. 51
Braking ........................................................................... 55
Stopping, parking ............................................................. 57
Refueling......................................................................... 59
SERVICE SCHEDULE............................................................ 62
Service schedule .............................................................. 62
MAINTENANCE WORK ON FRAME AND ENGINE.................... 65
Jacking up the vehicle on the center stand.......................... 65
Raising the vehicle off of the center stand .......................... 66
Removing the seat ............................................................ 66
Mounting the seat ............................................................ 67
Fork/shock absorber .......................................................... 67
Adjusting the compression damping of the fork ................... 68
Adjusting the rebound damping of the fork.......................... 69
Adjusting the spring preload of the fork .............................. 70
Compression damping of the shock absorber ....................... 71
Adjusting the low-speed compression damping of the shock
absorber .......................................................................... 71
Adjusting the high-speed compression damping of the
shock absorber ................................................................. 73
Adjusting the rebound damping of the shock absorber.......... 74
Adjusting the spring preload of the shock absorber .............. 76
Bleeding the fork legs ....................................................... 77
Cleaning the dust boots of the fork legs .............................. 77
Checking the steering head bearing play ............................. 78
Checking for chain dirt...................................................... 80
Cleaning the chain............................................................ 80
Checking the chain tension ............................................... 81
Adjusting the chain tension ............................................... 82
Checking the chain, rear sprocket and engine sprocket......... 84
ABS / antilock brake system (990 Adventure)...................... 87
Checking the brake discs................................................... 88
Checking the free travel of the hand brake lever .................. 89
Adjusting the free travel of the hand brake lever .................. 89
Checking the front brake fluid level .................................... 90
Adding front brake fluid x ............................................... 91
Checking the front brake linings......................................... 93
Checking the free travel of the foot brake lever .................... 93
Checking the rear brake fluid level ..................................... 94
Adding rear brake fluid x ................................................ 95
Checking the rear brake linings .......................................... 97
Removing the front wheel x
Installing the front wheel x ............................................ 100
Removing the rear wheel x ............................................ 102
Installing the rear wheel x ............................................. 104
Checking the rear hub rubber dampers
Checking the tire condition.............................................. 107
............................................. 98
x ........................ 106
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