Long Periods Of Inactivity - APRILIA ETV MILLE CAPONORD ABS - 2003 Manual

Never use a high pressure washer, a
steam cleaner, or an air augmented wa-
ter jet to clean your vehicle, especially
the wheel hubs, handlebar controls,
brake reservoirs and cylinders, instru-
ments, electrical components or ex-
haust silencer.
Such cleaning machinery will force wa-
ter into critical portions of your vehicle,
which could damage your vehicle
through corrosion or short circuiting.
Do not use alcohol or gasoline or sol-
vents to clean the rubber parts, the
plastic parts, and the saddle, use only
clear water with a mild soap.
WARNING
Do not apply any protective coating to
the saddle, such coatings tend to make
the saddle too slippery.
To remove dirt and mud from the painted
surfaces, use a low pressure water hose.
Carefully wet the dirty parts and remove
mud and dirt with a soft car sponge. You
may use proprietary car shampoos (2-4%
parts of shampoo in clear water), to make
this easier.
Carefully flush so that no dirt or girt re-
mains on the paintwork, and dry with a
clean chamois or clean terry towel.
To clean the engine and other non-painted
parts, use a mild solvent and a bristle
brush, along with plenty of rags.
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use and maintenance ETV mille Caponord ABS
After washing the vehicle, always:
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Remove the left side fairing, see p. 125
(REMOVING THE SIDE FAIRINGS).
KEEP POLLUTING SUBSTANCES AND
COMPONENTS AWAY FROM CHIL-
DREN.
DISPOSE OF POLLUTING SUBSTANC-
ES AND COMPONENTS PROPERLY.
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Remove the plug (1) to ensure that any
water or other contaminant that may
have accumulated inside the air cleaner
case is drained.

LONG PERIODS OF INACTIVITY

CAUTION
If this vehicle is not used for more than
twenty days, remove the 30A fuses (2),
see p. 135 (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 partial miles
odometer to go to zero. To reset these
functions, see p. 38 (SETTING PUSH
BUTTONS).
If the vehicle is to be stored for a relatively
long period of time, such as over the win-
ter, some simple precautions will make
putting the vehicle back into service much
easier.
It is much less difficult to prepare the vehi-
cle for storage properly than it is to restore