APRILIA RS 125 - 1996 Manual page 32

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Fig. 15
FRONT BRAKE (Fig. 15)
a
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 year by an aprilia
Official Dealer.
This vehicle is provided with front hydraulic disc
brake. When the disc pads wear out, the level of the
fluid decreases to automatically compensate for their
wear. Periodically check the brake fluid level in the
tank (1) and the wear of the pads (see "CHECKING
THE BRAKE PAD WEAR" - page 67).
To check the fluid level, keep the vehicle in vertical
position and incline the tank (1), so that the fluid it
contains is parallel to the ground. Make sure that the
fluid level is included between the "MIN" and "MAX"
marks.
If the fluid level does not reach the "MIN" mark, pro-
vide for topping up.
Proceed as follows:
– unscrew and remove the plug (2);