Removing The Battery; Checking The Electrolyte Level; Recharging The Battery - APRILIA SCARABEO 50 I.E - 2002 Manual

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REMOVING THE BATTERY

Carefully read p. 68 (BATTERY).
ACCESSING THE BATTERY
Make sure that the ignition switch is set to
" ".
Lift up the saddle, see page 33 (UNLOCK-
ING / LOCKING SADDLE).
Remove the battery cover (4).
CAUTION
The battery is connected to the electrical
cables.
Do not pull on the cables when removing
it.
70 use and maintenance Scarabeo 50
REMOVING COMPLETELY
Disconnect, in this sequence, the negative
cable (-) and the positive cable (red) (+).
Disconnect the bleeder pipe.
Remove the battery from its housing and
place it on a flat surface in a cool, dry place.
WARNING
After removing the battery, store it in a
safe place well out of the reach of chil-
dren.
CHECKING THE
ELECTROLYTE LEVEL
Carefully read p. 68 (BATTERY).
Your vehicle is equipped with a sealed
maintenance free battery that does not re-
quire the check of the level battery.

RECHARGING THE BATTERY

Carefully read p. 68 (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.
Remove the battery, see p. 70 (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 during the
recharging.
Connect the battery charger to the bat-
tery.
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.
83 (TECHNICAL DATA).
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 pro-
duce gas for a short period of time after
the charger is removed.