APRILIA atlantic 500 Benutzerhandbuch
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use and maintenance Atlantic 500
Replacement, repair, maintenance and
balancing operations are very important
and must be carried on by skilled techni-
cians with special tools. It is advisable to
contact an aprilia Official Dealer or a
qualified tyre repairer. If the tyres are new,
they may be covered with a slippery film:
drive carefully for the first kilometres. Do
not grease the tyres with unsuitable flu-
ids.
balancing operations are very important
and must be carried on by skilled techni-
cians with special tools. It is advisable to
contact an aprilia Official Dealer or a
qualified tyre repairer. If the tyres are new,
they may be covered with a slippery film:
drive carefully for the first kilometres. Do
not grease the tyres with unsuitable flu-
ids.
MINIMUM TREAD DEPTH LIMIT (2)
Front: ............................. 2 mm (
3 mm)
Rear: ............................ 2 mm (
3 mm)
Do not overload the vehicle, since its sta-
bility and manoeuvrability may be com-
promised and the tyres may be damaged.
MAXIMUM LOAD 180 Kg
bility and manoeuvrability may be com-
promised and the tyres may be damaged.
MAXIMUM LOAD 180 Kg
AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCHING
VERSION
VERSION
If the vehicle is provided with such device,
the lights come on automatically when turn-
ing the ignition key to position “
the lights come on automatically when turn-
ing the ignition key to position “
”.
MUFFLER/EXHAUST SILENCER
Tampering with the noise control system
is prohibited.
is prohibited.
Owners are warned that the law prohibits:
- the removal or disconnection, except for
- the removal or disconnection, except for
maintenance, repair or replacement opera-
tions, of any device or element of design
incorporated into any new vehicle - to check
the noise - before its sale or delivery to the
final purchaser or while it is in use;
tions, of any device or element of design
incorporated into any new vehicle - to check
the noise - before its sale or delivery to the
final purchaser or while it is in use;
- the use of the vehicle after the removal or
disconnection of this device or element of
design.
design.
Check the muffler/exhaust silencer and the
silencer pipes, making sure that there are
neither signs of rust nor holes and that the
exhaust system works correctly. If the noise
produced by the exhaust system should in-
crease, immediately contact your
silencer pipes, making sure that there are
neither signs of rust nor holes and that the
exhaust system works correctly. If the noise
produced by the exhaust system should in-
crease, immediately contact your
aprilia
Of-
ficial Dealer.
WARNING
2
WARNING
For this reason, the light switch “
-
-
•
”
is replaced by a dimmer switch “
-
”.
The lights go off when turning the ignition
key to position “
key to position “
”.
♦
Before leaving, make sure that the dim-
mer switch is in position “
mer switch is in position “
” (front low
beam).
After several accurate tests, aprilia approved
only the following tyres for this model:
only the following tyres for this model:
MANUFACTURER
SIZE
MODEL
FRONT
FRONT
REAR
REAR
MICHELIN
CHENG SHIN
MAXXIS
120/70-15’ 56S
140/60-14’ 64S
140/60-14’ 64S
120/70-15’56R
140/60-14’ 64R
140/60-14’ 64R
GOLD STANDARD
GOLD STANDARD
M-6002
M-6002
M-6002
TYRE PRESSURE
FRONT
REAR
PILOT ONLY
FULL LOAD
(passenger + pilot)
FULL LOAD
(passenger + pilot)
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.6