Changing The Headlight Bulbs; High Beam Bulbs - APRILIA RS 50 - 2004 Manual

CHANGING
THE HEADLIGHT BULBS
Carefully read p. 65 (BULBS).
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Position the vehicle on the stand.
NOTE
Before changing a bulb, check
the fuse, see p. 62 (CHANGING THE
FUSE).
The headlight contains:
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One high beam bulb (1) (right side).
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One parking light bulb (2) (lower side).
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One low beam bulb (3) (left side).
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The high beam and the low beam bulbs are
equal to each other. If either of them is
damaged and no spare bulb is available, it
is possible to invert them.
This operation is intended only to make it
easier for the rider to go back home or to
reach a shop where he can by a new bulb,
but the replacement of the damaged bulb
remains indispensable.
To change the bulbs, proceed as fol-
lows:
PARKING LIGHT BULB
CAUTION
To extract the bulb socket, do not pull
the electric wires.
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Working on the rear side of the front part
of the fairing, seize the bulb socket (4),
pull it and remove it from its seat.
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Withdraw the parking light bulb (5) and
replace it with one of the same type.

HIGH BEAM BULBS

NOTE
Extract the bulb sockets one by
one, in such a way as to avoid positioning
them incorrectly during the reassembly.
If the bulb sockets must be removed at the
same time, take care to reassemble them
in the correct position.
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Working on the rear right side of the front
part of the fairing, move the protection el-
ement (6) with your hands.
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Rotate the bulb socket (7) anticlockwise
and extract it.
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Press the bulb (8) moderately and rotate
it anticlockwise.
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Extract the bulb from its seat.
NOTE
Insert the bulb in the bulb socket,
making the relevant positioning seats coin-
cide.
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Correctly install a new bulb of the same
type.