Bulbs; Changing The Headlight Bulbs; Changing Parking Light Bulb - APRILIA RS 50 Workshop Manual

Electrical system

BULBS

Read carefully (MAINTENANCE).
CAUTION
Risk of fire. Keep fuel and other flammable sub-
stances away from the electrical components.
Before changing a bulb, turn the ignition switch to
the " " (OFF) position and wait a few minutes so
that the bulb cools down. Change the bulb wear-
ing clean gloves or using a clean and dry cloth.
Do not leave fingerprints on the bulb, since these may
cause its overheating and consequent breakage.
If you touch the bulb with bare hands, remove any
fingerprint with alcohol, in order to avoid any
damage.
TAKE CARE TO AVOID DAMAGING THE ELEC-
TRIC CABLES.
CHANGING
THE HEADLIGHT BULBS
Read carefully (BULBS).
Position the motorcycle on the stand.
NOTE
Before changing a bulb, check the fuse, see
(CHANGING FUSES).
The headlight contains:
one high beam bulb (1) (right side);
one parking light bulb (2) (lower side);
one low beam bulb (3) (left side).
The high and low beam bulbs are identical.
If the low beam is burned out and no spare bulb is
available, it is possible to substitute the high beam
bulb for the low beam bulb.
This should only be done to make it possible to ride a
short distance at night to a shop where a new bulb
can be obtained or home.
CHANGING
PARKING LIGHT BULB
CAUTION
While removing a bulb socket, do not pull on the
wires.
Working from the rear side of the front part of the
fairing, grasp the bulb socket (4), pull it and remove it
from its seat.
Remove the parking light bulb (5) and replace it with
an identical bulb.
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