Foreword; Safety Warnings; Precautions And General Informations - APRILIA SL Mille Workshop Manual

INTRODUCTION
0.3 FOREWORD
- This manual supplies the main information for normal
servicing procedures. _
- In the future, the information and illustrations that make
up this manual will be updated by means of "Heleas-
es ll
,
seeOt (UPDATE OF RELEASE 00/2001-05).
- This publication is intended for the aprllla Dealers and
their qualified engineers; many notions were voluntarily
omitted, because they were considered superfluous.
Since it is not possible to include complete mechanical
information in this publication, the persons using this
manual must have a basic' mechanical training and a
basic knowledge of the procedures regarding motor ve-
hicles repair systems.
Without this knowledge, the repair or servicing of the
vehicle may be ineffective or even dangerous.
The manual does not describe all the procedures for
the. repair and servicing of the vehicle in detail, there-
fore it is important to be particularly careful, in order to
avoid any damage to components and persons.
In order to grant its customers more and more satisfac-
tion in the use of the vehicle,aprilia s.p.a. will keep
improving its products and the relevant documenta-
tion.
The main technical modifications and the modifica-
tions in the vehicle repair procedures are communicat-
ed to all aprllla Outlets and Branches the world over.
These modifications will be described in the succes-
sive editions of this manual.
In case of need or in case there are any doubts regard-
ing the repair and servicing procedures, contact the
aprltla Consumer Service (A.C.S.), which will give you
any information required and will also inform you about
any updating and technical modifications of the vehi-
cle.
For further information, refer to:
8140582 (Engine service and repair manual V990 1051-1)
392Y (Spare parts catalogue SL mille)
8102721 (Use and maintenance manual SL mille)
8202278 (Special tools manual)
aprllia s.p.a. reserves the right to modify its models at any
time, without prejudice to the main characteristics here
described.
All rights as to electronic storage, reproduction and total
or partial adaptation, with any means, are reserved for all
Countries.
The mention to products or services supplied by third par-
ties is made only for information purposes and it isn't bind-
ing in any case.
aprilla takes no responsibility as to the performance or
use of said products.
Firstedition: may 2001
Produced and printed by:
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SL mille
0.4 SAFETY WARNINGS
The following precautionary warnings are used through-
out this manual
In
order to convey the following. messag-
es:
I\. Safety warning. When you find this symbol on
. . the vehicle or in the manual, be.careful to the po-
tential risk of personal injury. Non-compliance with
the indications given in the messages preceded by
this symbol may result in grave risks for your and oth-
er people's safety and for the vehicle!
Indicates a potential hazard which may result in seri-
ous injury or even death.
Indicates a potential which may result in
minor personal injury or damage to the vehicle.
NOTE
The word "NOTE" in this manual precedes im-
portant information or instructions.
0.4.1 PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMA-
TIONS
Follow with care these recommendations when repairing,
disassembling and reassembling the vehlcle.
use of naked flames is forbidden for any type of
operation.
Before beginning any maintenance operation or any
inspection of the vehicle, stop the engine, extract the
key from the ignition block, 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.
Keep away from the red-hot parts of the engine and
of the exhaust system, in order to avoid burns.
Do not. hold any mechanical piece or other parts of
the vehicle with your mouth: the components are not
edible and some of them are noxious or even toxic.
If not expressly indicated otherwise, for the reassem-
bly of the units repeat the disassembly operations in
reverse order.
Any reference to operations from other chapters
must be interpreted logically in order to avoid com-
ponents being removed unnecessarily.
Do not use polishing pastes on matt paints.
Never use fuel as a solvent for cleaning the vehicle.
Do not use alcohol, petrol or solvents to clean the
rubber and. plastic parts and the saddle: use only wa-
ter and mild soap.
Disconnect the negative cable (-) from the battery
when electric welding.
When two or more persons are working together,
make sure that each is working in sate conditions.
BEFORE DISASSEMBLY
- Remove any dirt, mud, dust and foreign matters from
the vehicle before disassembling the components.
- Use, when necessary, the special tools designed for
this vehicle.
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