Removing The Fuse Box Cover; Battery - APRILIA ETV MILLE CAPONORD ABS - 2003 Manual

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REMOVING THE FUSE BOX COVER

Carefully read p. 87 (MAINTENANCE).
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Loosen and remove the four screws (1).
CAUTION
Handle the plastic and painted compo-
nents with care to avoid scraping or
damaging them.
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Remove the fuse box cover (2) and re-
trieve the bush.
CAUTION
Upon reassembly, tighten the screws
only moderately. Be careful not to over
tighten the screws, this will damage the
surrounding plastic and painted com-
ponents.
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CONTROL
DIAGNOSI S

BATTERY

Carefully read p. 87 (MAINTENANCE).
Your vehicle is equipped with a sealed
maintenance free battery. Except for the
tightness of the terminals, and required re-
charging, this battery does not require any
other maintenance.
Check the tightness of the terminals after
the first 600 mi (1,000 km) and thereafter
every 4,650 mi (7,500 km) or 12 months.
Batteries, when charged, give off hydro-
gen gas, which is highly explosive.
Therefore, do not smoke while working
on or around the battery, and keep open
flames or sparks away from the battery.
Keep gasoline and other flammable
substances well away from the battery,
since a battery spark could easily ignite
them and cause a devastating fire.
WARNING
Since the battery gives off explosive hy-
drogen gas, especially when it is being
charged, when you are charging a bat-
tery, make sure that the room is proper-
ly ventilated. Do not inhale the gases re-
leased during charging. Do not permit
any open flames, sparks or cigarettes or
any other source of heat anywhere near
the battery while it is charging.
CAUTION
Never switch the battery cables. Ob-
serve the proper polarity of the battery.
Incorrectly attaching the battery to your
vehicle will irreparably destroy the elec-
trical system of your vehicle.
Connect and disconnect the battery
only with the ignition switch (1) in the
" " (OFF) position.
First connect the positive cable red (+),
then the negative (–).
Disconnect the negative cable (–) first,
then the positive red (+).
CAUTION
If your battery needs to be charged, use
a constant voltage, or "taper" charger,
with a current rating no greater than
1/10th the capacity of the battery (i.e.,
for a 50 amp hour battery, the maximum
charging current should be 5 amps).
Use of a more powerful charger can not
only damage the battery irreparably, but
could cause it to overheat and explode.
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