Long Inactivity Of The Battery - APRILIA AREA 51 - 1998 Manual

After a long period of inactivity of the vehi-
cle some precautions are necessary to
avoid any problem.
Further, it is important to carry out the nec-
essary repairs and a general check up be-
fore the period of inactivity, since you could
forget to carry them out later.
Proceed as follows:
Empty the fuel tank and the carburettor,
s e e p . 5 7 ( D R A I N I N G T H E F U E L
TANK).
Extract the spark plug and pour a tea-
spoon (5-10 cm ) of two-stroke engine oil

into the cylinder.
Move the ignition switch to position "
press the start push button "
seconds, to distribute the oil evenly on
the cylinder surfaces.
Put back the spark plug.
Remove the battery, see p. 50 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY) and p. 49 (LONG
INACTIVITY OF THE BATTERY).
Wash and dry the vehicle, see p. 58
(CLEANING).
Polish the painted surfaces with wax.
Inflate the tyres, see p. 27 (TYRES).
By means of a suitable support, position
the vehicle so that both tyres are raised
from the ground.
Place the vehicle in an unheated, not-hu-
mid room, away from sunlight, with mini-
mum temperature variations.
Cover the vehicle avoiding the use of
plastic or waterproof materials.
",

" for a few
Uncover and clean the vehicle, see p. 58
(CLEANING).
Check the electrolyte level in the battery
and install it, see p. 51 (CHECKING THE
ELECTROLYTE LEVEL) and (INSTALL-
ING THE BATTERY).
Make sure that the fuel drain screw is
thoroughly screwed (breather pipe clos-
ing index), see p. 57 (DRAINING THE
FUEL TANK).
Refuel, see p. 23 (FUEL).
Carry out the preliminary checking oper-
a t io ns , s e e p . 2 9 ( P R E LI MI N A R Y
CHECKING OPERATIONS).

Have a test ride at moderate
speed in a low-traffic area.
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