Battery; Checking And Cleaning The Terminals - APRILIA RSV MILLE - PART 2 2000 Manual

Carefully read p. 59 (MAINTENANCE).
WARNING
Risk of fire.
Keep fuel and other flammable sub-
stances away from the electrical com-
ponents.
Never invert the connection of the bat-
tery cables.
Connect and disconnect the battery
with the ignition switch in position " ",
otherwise some components may be
damaged.
Connect first the positive cable (+) and
then the negative cable (–).
Disconnect following the reverse order.
NOTE
This vehicle is provided with a
maintenance-free battery and no operation
is necessary, excepting occasional checks
and the recharge when required.
Carefully read p. 93 (BATTERY).
Make sure that the ignition switch is in
position " ".
Remove the rider saddle, see p. 76 (RE-
MOVING THE RIDER SADDLE).
Remove the red protection element (1).
Make sure that the cable terminals (2)
and the battery terminals (3) are:
– in good conditions (and not corroded
or covered with deposits);
– covered with neutral grease or vase-
line.
2 3
2
If necessary, proceed as follows:
Remove the battery, see p. 94 (REMOV-
ING THE BATTERY).
Brush the cable terminals (2) and the
battery terminals (3) with a wire brush, in
order to eliminate any trace of corrosion.
Install the battery, see p. 96 (INSTALL-
ING THE BATTERY).
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