Disc Brakes; Checking The Brake Pad Wear - APRILIA AREA 51 - 1998 Manual

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The brakes are the parts that
most ensure your safety and for
this reason they must always be
perfectly working.
The brake fluid must be changed once a
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year by an Official Dealer.
This vehicle is provided with hydraulic disc
brakes.
When the disc pads wear out, the level of
the fluid decreases to automatically com-
pensate for their wear.
The brake fluid reservoirs (1) are posi-
tioned on the handlebar, near the brake le-
ver couplings. Periodically check the brake
fluid level in the reservoir (1) and the pad
wear, see p. 43 (CHECKING THE BRAKE
PAD WEAR).

In normal operating conditions,
the brake fluid never decreases
below the "MIN" level.
If it does, do not use the vehicle and
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contact an Official Dealer.
CHECKING
To check the brake fluid level, proceed as
follows:
Position the vehicle on the centre stand.
Rotate the handlebar leftwards, so that
the fluid contained in the reservoir is par-
allel to the "MIN" mark stamped on the
glass (2).
Make sure that the level of the brake fluid
contained in the tank exceeds the "MIN"
mark stamped on the glass (2).
If it does, do not use the vehicle and con-
tact an aprilia Official Dealer.

In case of excessive movement
of the brake lever, of excessive
elasticity or in case there is air in
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the circuit, contact your
Dealer, since it may be necessary to
bleed the system.

Remember: 1 mile = 1.6 km
1 km = 0.625 miles
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