Suggestions To Prevent Theft; Maintenance - APRILIA ETV MILLE CAPONORD ABS - 2003 Manual

SUGGESTIONS
TO PREVENT THEFT
WARNING
Do not use any "brake lock" devices.
Failure to heed this warning can seri-
ously damage the braking system and
lead to an accident thus provoking seri-
ous injuries or death
NEVER leave the key (1) in the ignition
switch (2), always use the steering lock ≈ ∆
(LOCK) or parking lights ≈
Try to park your vehicle in a safe place, if
at all possible, in a garage or other pro-
tected place.
Lock your vehicle up using a chain and
padlock around the rear wheel. Chain the
rear wheel to the swinging arm.
Make sure that all legal requirements: reg-
istration, license plates, insurance, etc. are
in order.
Write down your name, address and tele-
phone number and the vehicle identifica-
tion number in the space below, to facili-
tate finding the owner in case your vehicle
is recovered after theft.
SURNAME: ...............................................
NAME: .......................................................
ADDRESS: ................................................
∆ (PARKING).
...................................................................
TELEPHONE NO.: ....................................
NOTE
identified thanks to the data written in the
use/maintenance manual.
Very often stolen vehicles are

MAINTENANCE

Carefully read p. 2 (FOREWORD) and
(INTRODUCTION), p. 3 (SAFETY WARN-
INGS) and (GENERAL SAFETY RULES),
p. 5 (WARNINGS - PRECAUTIONS -
GENERAL ADVICE).
WARNING
Risk of fire.
Keep fuel and other flammable sub-
stances away from the electrical com-
ponents. Before beginning any mainte-
nance operation or any inspection of
the vehicle, stop the engine, remove the
key (1) from the ignition switch (2), wait
until the engine and the exhaust system
have cooled down and if possible lift
the vehicle by means of the proper
equipment, on firm and flat ground. Be-
fore proceeding, make sure that the
room in which you are working is prop-
erly ventilated. Be careful to avoid hot
parts of the engine and exhaust system.
They are hot enough to cause serious
burns.Avoid the temptation to hold any
part of the vehicle in your mouth. The
coatings, the platings and the compo-
nents used are not edible and, in some
cases, are noxious or even toxic.
CAUTION
In general, reassembly is performed in
the reverse order of the disassembly in-
structions given here.
For some maintenance operations, es-
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