Installing The Battery; Checking The Electrolyte Level (Only For Batteries That Need Maintenance) - APRILIA SR 50 Uso Y Mantenimiento

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

Carefully read p. 60 (BATTERY).
Remove the battery/tool kit compartment
cover, see p. 20 (BATTERY / TOOL KIT
COMPARTMENT).
Remove the tool kit compartment.
Put the battery in its container.
Connect the breather pipe (only for bat-
teries that need maintenance).
CAUTION
Always connect the battery breather pipe,
to prevent the sulphuric acid vapours
from corroding the electric system,
painted parts, rubber elements or gaskets
when they exit the breather pipe itself.
The breather pipe must be connected in
such a way as not to be squashed, other-
wise it may cause a pressure increase
inside the battery, with the risk of damag-
ing it.
Connect, in order, the positive (red) ( + )
and negative ( – ) cable.
Cover the terminals with special grease
or Vaseline.
Put back the tool kit compartment.
Put back the battery/tool kit compartment
cover, see p. 20 (BATTERY / TOOL KIT
COMPARTMENT).
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CHECKING
THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL
(ONLY FOR BATTERIES THAT
NEED MAINTENANCE)
NOTE
The following text is valid ONLY if
the installed battery needs maintenance.
Carefully read p. 60 (BATTERY).
Remove the battery from its compartment,
see p. 61 (REMOVING THE BATTERY).
Make sure that the fluid level is included
between the two "MIN" and "MAX"
notches stamped on the battery side. Oth-
erwise:
Unscrew and remove the element plugs.
CAUTION
Top up with distilled water only. Do not
exceed the "MAX" mark, since the elec-
trolyte level increases during the re-
charge.
Top up by adding distilled water.
CAUTION
After topping up, put back the element
plugs in the correct position.
Put back the element plugs.