Bulb Replacement - APRILIA Atlantic 500 Workshop Manual

Electrical Equipment

BULB REPLACEMENT

WARNING
Before changing a bulb, move the ignition switch
to position " " and wait a few minutes, so that
the bulb cools down. Change the bulb wearing
clean gloves or using a clean and dry cloth.
Do not leave fingerprints on the bulb, since these
may cause its overheating and consequent break-
age. If you touch the bulb with bare hands, re-
move any fingerprint with alcohol, in order to
avoid any damage.
DO NOT FORCE THE ELECTRIC CABLES.
HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT
Carefully read BULBS.
The headlight contains:
– Two bulbs for full beam (1).
– One bulb for dipped beam (2).
– One parking light bulb (3).
To change the bulbs, proceed as follows:
• Remove the front hood, see (REMOVAL OF THE
FRONT HOOD).
LOW/HIGH BEAM BULB
CAUTION
To extract the bulb electric connector, do not pull
its electric wires.
• Grasp the bulb electric connector (4), pull it and
disconnect it from the bulb (5).
• Rotate the bulb socket (6) anticlockwise and
extract it from the reflector.
• Extract the bulb (5).
For the reassembly:
NOTE
Insert the bulb (5) in the reflector, ensuring
that the three pins on the bulb coincide with the
respective slots in the bulb casing.
• Position the bulb socket (6) in the reflector and
rotate it clockwise.
• Connect the bulb electric connector (4).
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Release 00 2002-09
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