APRILIA SL MILLE - 1999 User manual

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© 1999 aprilia s.p.a. - Noale (VE)
First edition: september 1999
Reprint: december 1999, april 2001,
october 2001
roduced and printed by:
editing division
Soave (VERONA) - Italy
Tel. +39 - 045 76 11 911
Fax +39 - 045 76 12 241
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On behalf of:
aprilia s.p.a.
via G. Galilei, 1 - 30033 Noale (VE) - Italy
Tel. +39 - 041 58 29 111
Fax +39 - 041 44 10 54
www.aprilia.com
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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 risks for your and other people’s
safety and for the vehicle
aWARNING
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in serious injury or even death.
aCAUTION
Indicates a potential hazard which may
result in minor personal injury or dam-
age to the vehicle.
NOTE The word “NOTE” in this manual
precedes important information or instruc-
tions.
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The operations preceded by this
symbol must be repeated also on
the opposite side of the vehicle.
If not expressly indicated otherwise, for the
reassembly of the units repeat the disas-
sembly operations in reverse order.
The terms “right” and “left” are referred to
the rider seated on the vehicle in the nor-
mal riding position.
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Before starting the engine, carefully read
this manual and in particular the section
“SAFE DRIVE”.
Your and other people’s safety depends
not 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.
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NOTE This manual must be considered
as an integral part of the vehicle and must
always accompany it, even in case of re-
sale.
aprilia has carried out this manual with the
maximum attention, in order to supply the
user with correct and updated information.
However, since aprilia constantly im-
proves the design of its products, there
may be slight discrepancies between the
characteristics of your vehicle and those
described in this manual.
For any clarification concerning the infor-
mation contained in this manual, do not
hesitate to contact your aprilia Official
Dealer.
For control and repair operations not ex-
pressly described in this publication, for the
purchase of aprilia genuine spare parts,
accessories and other products, as well as
for specific advice, contact exclusively
aprilia Official Dealers and Service Cent-
ers, which guarantee prompt and accurate
assistance.
Thank you for choosing aprilia. We wish
you a nice ride.
All rights as to electronic storage, repro-
duction and total or partial adaptation, with
any means, are reserved for all Countries.
NOTE In some countries the antipollu-
tion and noise regulations in force require
periodical inspections.
The user of the vehicle in these countries
must:
– contact an aprilia Official Dealer to have
the non-homologated components re-
placed with others homologated for use
in the country in question;
– carry out the required periodical inspec-
tions.
NOTE Soon after purchasing the vehi-
cle, write down the identification data indi-
cated on the S ARE ARTS IDENTIFICA-
TION LABEL in the table here below. The
label is positioned under the rider saddle,
see p. 66 (REMOVING THE RIDER SAD-
DLE).
These data indicate:
– YEAR = year of manufacture (Y, 1, 2, ...);
– I.M. = modification code (A, B, C, ...);
– COUNTRY CODES = homologation
country (I, UK, A, ...).
and are to be supplied to the aprilia Offi-
cial Dealer as reference data for the pur-
chase of spare parts or specific accesso-
ries of the model you have acquired.
In this manual the various versions are in-
dicated by the following symbols:
eautomatic light switching version
(Automatic Switch-on Device)
moptional
VERSION:
IItaly SSingapore
UUnited Kingdom sSlovenia
aAustria iIsrael
pPortugal ¬South Korea
FFinland MMalaysia
BBelgium cChile
dGermany HCroatia
fFrance AAustralia
ESpain uUnited States
of America
GGreece ÄBrazil
OHolland RSouth Africa
YSwitzerland nNew Zealand
DDenmark CCanada
JJapan

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SAFE DRIVE ......................................................... 5
BASIC SAFETY RULES ................................ 6
CLOTHING .................................................... 9
ACCESSORIES ........................................... 10
LOAD ........................................................... 10
ARRANGEMENT OF THE
MAIN ELEMENTS .............................................. 12
ARRANGEMENT OF THE
INSTRUMENTS/CONTROLS ............................ 14
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS ................. 15
INSTRUMENTS AND INDICATORS TABLE 16
MULTIFUNCTION COM UTER .................. 18
MAIN INDEPENDENT CONTROLS .................. 24
CONTROLS ON THE LEFT ART
OF THE HANDLEBAR ................................. 24
CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT ART
OF THE HANDLEBAR ................................. 25
IGNITION SWITCH ...................................... 26
STEERING LOCK ........................................ 26
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT .................................. 27
UNLOCKING / LOCKING
THE ASSENGER SEAT ............................ 27
GLOVE/TOOL KIT COM ARTMENT .......... 28
LUGGAGE RACK FASTENINGS ................ 28
S ECIAL TOOLS & .................................. 29
REAR MUDGUARD EXTENSION & ......... 29
MAIN COMPONENTS ........................................ 30
FUEL ............................................................ 30
BRAKE FLUID - recommendations ............. 31
DISC BRAKES ............................................. 31
FRONT BRAKE ........................................... 32
REAR BRAKE .............................................. 33
CLUTCH FLUID - recommendations ........... 34
CLUTCH ...................................................... 35
COOLANT ................................................... 36
TYRES ......................................................... 38
ENGINE OIL ................................................ 39
ADJUSTING THE FRONT BRAKE
CONTROL LEVER AND THE CLUTCH
CONTROL LEVER ...................................... 40
ADJUSTING THE REAR BRAKE
CONTROL LEVER CLEARANCE ................40
AUTOMATIC
LIGHT SWITCHING VERSION _ ..............41
EXHAUST SILENCERS / EXHAUST I ES 41
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ................................42
RELIMINARY
CHECKING O ERATIONS ..........................42
STARTING ...................................................43
DE ARTURE AND DRIVE ...........................46
RUNNING-IN ................................................49
STO ING ...................................................49
ARKING .....................................................50
SUGGESTIONS TO REVENT THEFT ......50
MAINTENANCE ..................................................51
REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS CHART .52
IDENTIFICATION DATA ..............................54
JOINTS WITH CLICK CLAM S
AND WITH SCREW CLAM S .....................54
CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL
AND TO ING U .......................................55
CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL
AND THE OIL FILTER .................................56
ASSEMBLING THE INS FOR THE REAR
SU ORT STAND & .................................58
OSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE REAR SU ORT STAND & .......58
OSITIONING THE VEHICLE
ON THE FRONT SU ORT STAND & .....58
AIR CLEANER .............................................59
FRONT WHEEL ...........................................60
REAR WHEEL ..............................................62
DRIVE CHAIN ..............................................64
REMOVING THE RIDER SADDLE ..............66
LIFTING THE FUEL TANK ...........................66
CHECKING THE BRAKE AD WEAR .........67
INS ECTING THE FRONT
AND REAR SUS ENSIONS ........................68
FRONT SUS ENSION ................................68
REAR SUS ENSION ...................................70
IDLING ADJUSTMENT ................................72
ADJUSTING
THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL ............... 72
ADJUSTING
THE COLD START CONTROL (e) ............ 72
CHECKING THE SIDE STAND
AND THE SAFETY SWITCH........................ 73
S ARK LUGS ........................................... 74
BATTERY .................................................... 74
CHECKING AND CLEANING
THE TERMINALS ........................................ 75
REMOVING THE BATTERY ........................ 76
RECHARGING THE BATTERY ................... 77
INSTALLING THE BATTERY ...................... 77
LONG INACTIVITY
OF THE BATTERY ...................................... 78
CHECKING THE SWITCHES ...................... 78
CHANGING THE FUSES ............................ 79
HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE
HEADLIGHT BEAM ...................................... 80
ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL
HEADLIGHT BEAM ..................................... 81
BULBS ......................................................... 81
CHANGING
THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ........................... 82
CHANGING THE FRONT AND REAR
DIRECTION INDICATOR BULBS ................ 83
CHANGING
THE REAR LIGHT BULB ............................. 84
CHANGING
THE NUMBER LATE BULB ....................... 84
CLEANING ......................................................... 85
LONG ERIODS OF INACTIVITY ............... 86
TRANSPORT ..................................................... 86
TECHNICAL DATA ............................................ 87
LUBRICANT CHART ................................... 90
Importers .................................................92-93
WIRING DIAGRAM SL mille ........................94
WIRING DIAGRAM KEY SL mille ................95

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To drive the vehicle it is necessary to be in
possession of all the requirements pre-
scribed by law (driving licence, minimum
age, psychophysical ability, insurance,
state taxes, vehicle registration, number
plate, etc.).
Gradually get to know the vehicle by driv-
ing it first in areas with low traffic and/or pri-
vate areas.
The use of medicins, alcohol and drugs or
psychotropic substances notably increases
the risk of accidents.
Be sure that you are in good psychophysi-
cal conditions and fit for driving and pay
particular attention to physical weariness
and drowsiness.
Most road accidents are caused by the
driver’s lack of experience.
NEVER lend the vehicle to beginners and,
in any case, make sure that the driver has
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Rigorously observe all road signs and na-
tional and local road regulations.
Avoid abrupt movements that can be dan-
gerous for yourself and other people (for
example: rearing up on the back wheel,
speeding, etc.), and give due consideration
to the road surface, visibility and other driv-
ing conditions.
Avoid obstacles that could damage the ve-
hicle or make you lose control.
Avoid riding in the slipstream created by
preceding vehicles in order to increase
your speed.
Always drive with both hands on the han-
dlebars and both feet on the footrests (or
on the rider’s footboards), in the correct
driving posture.
Avoid standing up or stretching your limbs
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COOLER
OIL
The driver should pay attention and avoid
distractions caused by people, things and
movements (never smoke, eat, drink, read,
etc.) while driving.
Use only the vehicle’s specific fuels and lu-
bricants indicated in the “LUBRICANT
CHART”; check the oil, fuel and coolant
levels regularly.
If the vehicle has been involved in an acci-
dent, make sure that no damage has oc-
curred to the control levers, pipes, wires,
braking system and vital parts.
If necessary, have the vehicle inspected by
an aprilia Official Dealer, who should care-
fully check the frame, handlebars, suspen-
sions, safety parts and all the devices that
you cannot check by yourself.
Always remember to report any malfunc-
tion to the technicians to help them in their
work.
Never use the vehicle when the amount of
damage it has suffered endangers your
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ONLY ORIGINALS
Never change the position, inclination or
colour of: number plate, direction indica-
tors, lights and horns.
Any modification of the vehicle will result in
the invalidity of the guarantee.
Any modification of the vehicle and/or the
removal of original components can com-
promise vehicle performance levels and
safety or even make it illegal.
We recommend respecting all regulations
and national and local provisions regarding
the equipment of the vehicle.
In particular, avoid all modifications that in-
crease the vehicle’s performance levels or
alter its original characteristics.
Never race with other vehicles.
Avoid off-road driving.
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Before starting, always wear a correctly
fastened crash helmet. Make sure that it is
homologated, in good shape, of the right
size and that the visor is clean.
Wear protective clothing, preferably in light
and/or reflecting colours. In this way you
will make yourself more visible to the other
drivers, thus notably reducing the risk of
being knocked down, and you will be more
protected in case of fall.
This clothing should be very tight-fitting
and fastened at the wrists and ankles.
Strings, belts and ties should not be hang-
ing loose; prevent these and other objects
from interfering with driving by getting en-
tangled with moving parts or driving mech-
anisms.
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Do not keep objects that can be dangerous
in case of fall, for example pointed objects
like keys, pens, glass vials etc. in your
pockets (the same recommendations also
apply to passengers).
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The owner of the vehicle is responsible for
the choice, installation and use of any ac-
cessory.
Avoid installing accessories that cover
horns or lights or that could impair their
functions, limit the suspension stroke and
the steering angle, hamper the operation of
the controls and reduce the distance from
the ground and the angle of inclination in
turns.
Avoid using accessories that hamper ac-
cess to the controls, since this can prolong
reaction times during an emergency.
Large fairings and windscreens assembled
on the vehicle can produce aerodynamic
forces capable of compromising the stabili-
ty of the vehicle while driving.
Make sure that the equipment is well fas-
tened to the vehicle and not dangerous
during driving. Do not install electrical de-
vices and do not modify those already ex-
isting to avoid electrical overloads, be-
cause the vehicle could suddenly stop or
there could be a dangerous current short-
age in the horn and in the lights. aprilia
recommends the use of genuine accesso-
ries (aprilia genuine accessories).
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Be careful and moderate when loading
your luggage. Keep any luggage loaded as
close as possible to the centre of the vehi-
cle and distribute the load uniformly on
both sides, in order to reduce imbalance to
the minimum. Furthermore, make sure that
the load is firmly secured to the vehicle, es-
pecially during long trips.