APRILIA SCARABEO 500 2008 Service Station Manual page 101

SCARABEO 500
nominal capacity). Connections to the power supply source must be implemented by connecting cor-
responding poles (+ to + and - to -).
The battery should always be kept clean, especially its top side, and the terminals should be coated
with petroleum jelly.
CAUTION
NEVER USE FUSES WITH A CAPACITY HIGHER THAN THE RECOMMENDED CAPACITY. USING
A FUSE OF UNSUITABLE RATING MAY SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THE VEHICLE OR EVEN CAUSE
A FIRE.
CAUTION
ORDINARY DRINKING WATER CONTAINS MINERAL SALTS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO THE BAT-
TERY. CONSEQUENTLY, ONLY USE DISTILLED WATER.
CAUTION
TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE, THE BATTERY MUST BE CHARGED BEFORE USE.
INADEQUATE CHARGING OF THE BATTERY BEFORE IT IS FIRST USED SHORTENS THE BAT-
TERY LIFE.
Connectors
Electrical system
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