Recharging The Battery; Installing The Battery - APRILIA ETV MILLE CAPONORD ABS - 2003 Manual

RECHARGING THE BATTERY

Carefully read p. 137 (BATTERY).
WARNING
This battery is completely sealed. Do
not attempt to remove the caps.
There is never any need to add water to
this battery. Attempting to remove the
caps will destroy the battery and could
lead to injury through the spillage of
caustic electrolyte. Recharge the bat-
tery according to the table below.
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Remove the battery, see p. 139 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY).
WARNING
The battery gives off noxious and explo-
sive gases; keep it away from flames,
sparks, cigarettes and any other source
of heat.
During recharging or use, make sure
that the room is properly ventilated and
avoid inhaling the gases released dur-
ing the recharging.
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Connect the battery charger to the battery.
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Set the charger for the desired type of re-
charge (see table).
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Charge the battery using a battery charg-
er with a current capacity of no greater
than 1/10th the capacity of the battery,
see p. 154 (TECHNICAL DATA).
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Charge at voltage amperage and time
stated below.
Tipe of Voltage Amperage
recharge (V) (A)
Normal 12 1.2
Quick 12 12
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Switch on the battery charger.
WARNING
Wait for 5 or 10 minutes after you have
finished charging the battery before re-
installing it, the battery continues to
produce gas for a short period of time
after the charger is removed.

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

Carefully read p. 137 (BATTERY).
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Check the charge of the battery, see be-
side (RECHARGING THE BATTERY).
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Ensure that the ignition switch (1) is in
the ≈ ∆ (OFF) position.
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Remove the passenger saddle, see p. 44
(UNLOCKING/LOCKING THE PASSEN-
GER SADDLE).
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Unscrew and remove the screw (8) and
retrieving the relevant nut.
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Remove the battery bracket (9).
NOTE
The battery (10) must be placed
in its container with the battery terminals
(6) (7) towards the front part of the vehicle.
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Correctly put the battery (11) in its con-
tainer.
Time
(hours)
8 √ 10
0.5
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Replace the battery bracket (9).
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Screw in the screw (8) and the relevant
nut.
NOTE
Before tighten the cable terminals
(4) (5), place the connected cables at the
side of the battery (A) and (B).
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Connect, in order, the positive red (+) ca-
ble terminal (4) and negative (–) cable
terminal (5).
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Cover the terminals of the cables and of
the battery with neutral grease or Vase-
line.
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Replace the red rubber boot (3).
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Replace the passenger saddle, see p. 44
(UNLOCKING/LOCKING THE PASSEN-
GER SADDLE).
NOTE
The removal of the battery will
cause the digital clock and partial miles
odometer to go to zero. To reset these
functions, see p. 38 (SETTING PUSH
BUTTONS).
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Reset the digital clock, see p. 38 (SET-
TING PUSH BUTTONS).