
© 2001 aprilia s.p.a. - Noale (VE)
First edition: January 2002
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use and maintenance Atlantic 500
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SAFETY WARNINGS TECHNICAL
The following precautionary warnings are
used throughout this manual in order to convey the following messages:
Safety warning. When you find this
symbol on the vehicle or in the
manual, be careful to the potential risk of
personal injury. Non-compliance with the
indications given in the messages preceded by this symbol may result in grave
The operations preceded by this symbol must be repeated also on the op-
posite side of the vehicle.
If not expressly indicated otherwise, for the
reassembly of the units repeat the disassembly operations in reverse order.
The terms “right” and “left” are referred to
the rider seated on the vehicle in the normal
riding position.
risks for your and other people’s safety
and for the vehicle!
WARNINGS - PRECAUTIONS -
WARNING
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in serious injury or even death.
GENERAL ADVICE
Before starting the engine, carefully read this
manual and in particular the section “SAFE
DRIVE”.
Your and other people’ s safety depends not
CAUTION
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in minor personal injury or damage to the vehicle.
NOTE The word “NOTE” in this manual
precedes important information or instruc-
only on your quickness of reflexes and on
your agility, but also on what you know about
the vehicle, on its efficiency and on your
knowledge of the basic information for “SAFE
DRIVE”. Therefore, get a thorough knowledge of the vehicle, in such a way as to be
able to drive in the traffic safely.
tions.