Battery; Battery Storage - APRILIA RSV mile Use & Maintenance Book

BATTERY

Carefully read p. 84 (MAINTENANCE).
Your vehicle is equipped with a sealed
maintenance free battery. Except for the ti-
ghtness of the terminals, and required re-
charging, this battery does not require any
other maintenance.
Check the tightness of the terminals after
the first 600 mi (1,000 km) and thereafter
every 4,650 mi (7,500 km) or 12 months.
Batteries, when charged, give off hydro-
gen gas, which is highly explosive. The-
refore, do not smoke while working on
or around the battery, and keep open
flames or sparks away from the battery.
Keep gasoline and other flammable su-
bstances well away from the battery,
since a battery spark could easily ignite
them and cause a devastating fire.
Since the battery gives off explosive
hydrogen gas, especially when it is
being charged, when you are charging a
battery, make sure that the room is pro-
perly ventilated. Do not inhale the gases
released during charging. Do not permit
any open flames, sparks or cigarettes or
any other source of heat anywhere near
the battery while it is charging.
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Never switch the battery cables. Obser-
ve the proper polarity of the battery. In-
correctly attaching the battery to your
vehicle will irreparably destroy the
electrical system of your vehicle.
Connect and disconnect the battery
only with the ignition switch (1) in the
#
" " (OFF) position.
First connect the positive cable red (+),
then the negative (–).
Disconnect the negative cable (–) first,
then the positive red (+).
If your battery needs to be charged, use
a constant voltage, or "taper" charger,
with a current rating no greater than
1/10th the capacity of the battery (i.e.,
for a 50 amp hour battery, the maximum
charging current should be 5 amps).
Use of a more powerful charger can not
only damage the battery irreparably, but
could cause it to overheat and explode.
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BATTERY STORAGE

If this vehicle is not used for more than
twenty days, remove the 30A fuses (2),
see p. 132 (CHANGING FUSES). This will
prevent the discharge of the battery
caused by the slight current consump-
tion of the multifunction computer.
NOTE
The removal of the 30A fuses will
cause the digital clock and the red line set-
ting to go to zero. To reset these functions,
see p. 40 (MULTIFUNCTION COMPU-
TER).
Carefully read p. 134 (BATTERY).
If your vehicle remains unused for more
than a couple of weeks, it will be neces-
sary to "trickle charge" the battery, to pre-
vent battery damage, see p. 136 (RE-
CHARGING THE BATTERY).
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Remove the battery, see p. 135 (REMO-
VING THE BATTERY), and put it in a co-
ol, dry place.
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The best way to prevent battery deteriora-
tion is to constantly leave a "trickle" char-
ger with a capacity of about 1/10th amp
attached. These chargers are very econo-
mically available from your Local aprilia
Dealer, and will ensure that your battery
always remains in tip top condition.
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If this cannot be done, charge the battery
for about 30 minutes using a battery char-
ger with a current capacity of no greater
than 1/10th the capacity of the battery,
see p. 136 (RECHARGING THE BAT-
TERY).