Aprilia SCARABEO 50 I.E, SCARABEO 100 4T User Manual 06-2001 Part10

LONG INACTIVITY
OF THE BATTERY

If the vehicle remains unused for more than
fifteen days, it is necessary to recharge the
battery, in order to prevent its sulphation, see
page 75 (RECHARGING THE BATTERY).

It is important to check the charge periodi­cally (about once a month), during the win­ter or when the vehicle remains unused, in
order to prevent the deterioration of the bat­tery.

♦ Recharge it completely with a normal

charge, see page 75 (RECHARGING THE
BATTERY).

If the battery remains on the vehicle, discon­nect the cables from the terminals.

CHECKING AND CLEANING
THE TERMINALS

Carefully read page 72 (BATTERY).

♦ Gain access to the battery, see page 74

(ACCESS TO BATTERY).

♦ Make sure that the cable terminals (1) and

the battery terminals (2) are:
– in good conditions (and not corroded or

covered with deposits);

– covered with special grease or Vaseline.

If necessary:

♦

Make sure that the ignition switch is in po­sition

“ ”.

♦ Disconnect first the negative (–) and then

the positive cable (red) (+).

♦ Brush with a wire brush to eliminate any

sign of corrosion.

♦ Reconnect first the positive (red) (+) and

then the negative cable (–).

♦ Cover the terminals with special grease or

Vaseline.

♦ Refit the battery, see page 75 (INSTALL-

ING THE BATTERY).

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REMOVING THE BATTERY

Carefully read page 72 (BATTERY).
ACCESS TO BATTERY

♦ Make sure that the ignition switch is in po-

sition “

♦ Lift the saddle, see page 24 (UNLOCKING
♦ Remove the battery cover (1).

”.

/ LOCKING THE SADDLE).

CAUTION

The battery is connected to the electrical
wires. Do not force the wires while remov­ing the battery.

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COMPLETE REMOVAL

♦ Disconnect first the negative (-) and then

the positive cable (red) (+).

♦ Detach the breather pipe.
♦ Remove the battery from its compartment

and put it on a flat surface, in a cool and
dry place.

WARNING

Once it has been removed, the battery
must be stored in a safe place and kept
away from children.

CHECKING
THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL

Carefully read page 72 (BATTERY).

♦ Remove the battery (see REMOVING THE

BATTERY).

♦ Make sure that the fluid level is included

between the two “MIN” and “MAX” notches
stamped on the battery side.

Otherwise:

♦ Unscrew and remove the element plugs.

CAUTION

Top up with distilled water only.
Do not exceed the “MAX” mark, since the
electrolyte level increases during the re­charge.

♦ Top up by adding distilled water.

CAUTION

After topping up, put back the element
plugs in the correct position.

♦ Put back the element plugs.

RECHARGING THE BATTERY

Carefully read page 72 (BATTERY).

♦ Remove the battery, see page 74 (REMOV -

ING THE BATTERY).

♦ Take a suitable battery charger.
♦ Unscrew and remove the element plugs.
♦

Check the electrolyte level, see page 74
(CHECKING THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL).

♦ Connect the battery with a battery charger.

NOTE A recharge with an amperage equal

to 1/10 th of the battery capacity is recom­mended.

♦ Switch on the battery charger.
♦ After the recharging operation, check the

electrolyte level again and if necessary top
up with distilled water.

♦ Tighten the element plugs.

CAUTION

Reassemble the battery only 5-10 minutes
after disconnecting the recharger, since
the battery continues to produce gas for
a short lapse of time.

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

Carefully read page 72 (BATTERY).

♦ Make sure that the ignition switch is in po-

sition “

”.

♦ Put the battery in its container.
♦ Connect the breather pipe.

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, other­wise it may cause a pressure increase
inside the battery, with the risk of damag­ing it.

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♦ Connect, in order, the positive (red) (+) and

negative (

♦ Cover the terminals with special grease or

-) cable.

Vaseline.

CAUTION

Upon reassembly, put the electrical ca­bles in the correct position taking care
not to squash them.

The negative cable (
upon the positive cable (+). Take care to
position it on the side, between the bat­tery and the box.

♦ Push the battery into the battery holder
♦ Close the battery cover (1).
♦ Lower the saddle, see page 24 (UNLOCK-

ING / LOCKING THE SADDLE).

-) must not be placed

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CHANGING THE FUSES

Carefully read page 47 (MAINTENANCE).

CAUTION

Do not repair faulty fuses.
Never use fuses different from the rec­ommended ones.
The use of unsuitable fuses may damage
the electric system or, in case of short
circuit, may even cause a fire.

NOTE If a fuse blows frequently, there prob-

ably is a short circuit or an overload in the
electric system.
In this case it is advisable to consult an
aprilia Official Dealer.

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If an electric component does not work or
works irregularly, or if the engine fails to start,
it is necessary to check the fuses (1).

To carry out the checking:

♦ Turn the ignition switch to position “ ”, to

avoid any accidental short circuit.

♦ Gain access to the battery in order to work

on the fuses, see page 74 (ACCESS TO
BATTERY).

♦ Extract the fuses (1) one by one and check

if the filament (2) is broken.

♦ Before replacing a fuse, try to find out the

cause of the trouble, if possible.

♦ Then replace the damaged fuse with a new

one having the same amperage.

NOTE If you use one of the spare fuses

(3), put a new fuse in the appropriate seat.

♦ Reposition the inspection cover, see page

65 (REMOVING THE INSPECTION
COVER).

LOCATION OF FUSES

7.5 A fuse (1) - From key switch to:

all electrical loads, other than the lights cir­cuit that is powered with alternate current.

ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL
HEADLIGHT BEAM

NOTE To check the direction of the head-

light beam, specific procedures must be
adopted, in accordance with the regulations
in force in the country where the vehicle is
used.

To rapidly check the correct direction of the
beam, place the vehicle on flat ground, 10 m
away from a wall.

♦ Turn on the low beam, sit on the vehicle

and make sure that the beam projected on
the wall is slightly under the horizontal line
of the headlight (about 9/10th of the total
height).

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To adjust the headlight beam:

♦ Position the vehicle on the centre stand,

on a solid and level surface.

♦ Act on the suitable screw (1) by means of

a screwdriver.
By TURNING IT CLOCKWISE, you set the
beam upwards.
By TURNING IT ANTICLOCKWISE, you
set the beam downwards.

BULBS

Carefully read pages 48-53 (REGULAR
SERVICE INTERVALS CHART).

WARNING

Risk of fire.
Keep fuel and other flammable sub­stances away from the electrical compo­nents.

CAUTION

Before changing a bulb, position the ve­hicle on the centre stand, move the igni-

tion switch to position “
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 breakage.

If you touch the bulb with bare hands,
remove any fingerprint with alcohol, in
order to avoid any damage.

DO NOT FORCE THE ELECTRIC CABLES.

” and wait a

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CHANGING
THE HEADLIGHT BULBS

Carefully read page 77 (BULBS).

The headlight houses:
– one low / high beam bulb (1);
– one parking light bulb (2).

To change them:

♦ Remove the front handlebar cover, see

page 65 (REMOVING THE FRONT HAN­DLEBAR COVER).

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LOW / HIGH BEAM BULB

♦ Turn the bulb socket anticlockwise (3) and

remove it from its seat.

♦ Gently press and turn anticlockwise the

low/high beam bulb (1), remove it and re­place it with one of the same type.

PARKING LIGHT BULB

CAUTION

Do not pull the electrical wires when re­moving the bulb socket.

♦ Get hold of the parking light bulb socket

(4), pull it and remove it from its seat.

♦ Withdraw the bulb (2) and replace it with

one of the same type.

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CHANGING THE FRONT
DIRECTION INDICATOR
BULBS

Carefully read page 77 (BULBS).

♦ Position the vehicle on the stand.
♦ Unscrew and remove the screw (1).

NOTE While removing the protection

screen, proceed carefully in order not to
break the cog.

♦ Remove the protection screen (2).
♦ Remove the amber yellow glass (3).

NOTE Upon reassembly, correctly position

the protection screen in its seat.
Tighten the screw (1) moderately and care­fully, to avoid damaging the protection
screen.

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♦ Press the bulb (4) slightly and rotate it an-

ticlockwise.

♦ Extract the bulb (4) from its seat.

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6

NOTE Insert the bulb in the bulb socket,

making the two bulb pins coincide with the
relevant guides on the socket.

♦ Correctly install a new bulb of the same

type.

NOTE If the bulb socket (5) goes out of its

seat, insert it correctly, making the bulb socket
opening coincide with the screw seat.

CHANGING
THE REAR LIGHT BULB

Carefully read page 77 (BULBS).

♦ Position the vehicle on the stand.
♦ Unscrew and remove the two screws (6).

NOTE While removing the protection

screen, proceed carefully in order not to
break the cog.

♦ Remove the protection screen (7).
♦ Press the bulb slightly and rotate it anti-

clockwise.

♦ Remove the bulb from its seat.

NOTE Insert the bulb in the socket, mak-

ing the two bulb pins coincide with the rel­evant guides on the socket.

♦ Correctly install a new bulb of the same

type.

NOTE Upon reassembly, correctly position

the protection screen in its seat.
Tighten the screws (6) moderately and care­fully, to avoid damaging the protection
screen.

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CHANGING THE REAR
DIRECTION INDICATOR
BULBS

Carefully read page 77 (BULBS).

♦ Position the vehicle on the stand.
♦ Unscrew and remove the two screws (1).

NOTE While removing the protection

screen, proceed carefully in order not to
break the cog.

♦ Remove the protection screen (2).

NOTE Upon reassembly, correctly position

the protection screen in its seat.

♦ Remove the protection screen (3), by pull-

ing it to the vehicle external side.

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♦ Gently press on the amber yellow glass (4),

turn it anticlockwise and remove it.

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3

NOTE While removing the protection

screen, proceed carefully in order not to break
the cog.

♦ Press the bulb (5) slightly and rotate it an-

ticlockwise.

♦ Extract the bulb (5) from its seat.

NOTE Insert the bulb in the bulb socket,

making the two bulb pins coincide with the
relevant guides on the socket.

♦ Correctly install a new bulb of the same

type.

NOTE If the bulb socket (6) goes out of its

seat, insert it correctly, making the bulb
socket opening coincide with the screw seat.

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CHANGING THE NUMBER
PLATE BULB (in the countries

where required)

Carefully read page 77 (BULBS).

To change the bulb:

♦ Unscrew and remove the screw (1).
♦ Withdraw the rubber bulb socket (2).
♦ Remove the bulb from its seat.
♦ Correctly fit a new bulb following the same

operations in the reverse order.

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CAUTION

To extract the bulb socket, do not pull the
electric wires.

NOTE Upon reassembly, make sure the

bulb socket is properly inserted in its seat.

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CHANGING
THE DASHBOARD BULBS

Carefully read page 77 (BULBS).

The dashboard contains:
– the warning light bulbs;
– the dashboard lighting bulbs.

To change the bulbs:

♦ Remove the front handlebar cover, see

page 65 (REMOVING THE FRONT HAN­DLEBAR COVER).

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WARNING LIGHT BULBS

NOTE Extract the bulb sockets one by one,

in such a way as to avoid positioning them
incorrectly during the reassembly.

♦ Extract the relative bulb socket:

Pos. Warning light Colour

Direction

1

indicators (
2 stroke

2

oil reserve (
Low

2

beam (
High beam (

3

Injection

4

check

♦ Extract the bulb and replace it with one of

the same type.

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red

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blue

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DASHBOARD LIGHTING BULBS

CAUTION

Extract the bulb sockets one by one, in
such a way as to avoid positioning them
incorrectly during the reassembly.

♦ Extract the bulb socket of the dashboard

part in which there has been a light de­crease:

Pos. Lit part

5 Upper right part
6 Upper left part (*)
7 Lower right part

(*) This bulb may not be installed on some
versions.

♦ Extract the bulb and replace it with one of

the same type.

WARNING

Before transporting the vehicle, it is nec­essary to empty the fuel tank and the car­burettor completely, see page 83 (DRAIN­ING THE FUEL TANK) making sure that
both are completely dry.

During transport the vehicle must be kept
in vertical position and be firmly an­chored, in order to avoid any leakage of
fuel, oil or coolant.

WARNING

In case of failure, do not tow the vehicle,
but ask for assistance.