VESPA S 150 2008 User manual

Vespa would like to thank you
for choosing one of its products. We have prepared this manual to help you to get the very best from your vehicle. Please read it carefully before riding
the vehicle for the first time. It contains information, tips and precautions for using your vehicle. It also describes features, details and devices to assure
you that you have made the right choice. We believe that if you follow our suggestions, you will soon get to know your new scooter and it will serve you
well for a long time to come. This booklet forms an integral part of the vehicle; should the vehicle be sold, it must be transferred to the new owner.
Vespa S 150
Ed. 01_02/2013

The instructions given in this manual are intended to provide a clear, simple guide to using your vehicle; this booklet also details routine maintenance
procedures and regular checks that should be carried out on the vehicle at an authorised Dealer or Service Centre. The booklet also contains
instructions for simple repairs. Any operations not specifically described in this booklet require the use of special tools and/or particular technical
knowledge: to carry out these operations, refer to any authorised Dealer or Service Centres.
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Personal safety
Failure to completely observe these instructions will result in serious risk of personal
injury.
Safeguarding the environment
Sections marked with this symbol indicate the correct use of the vehicle to prevent dam-
aging the environment.
Vehicle intactness
The incomplete or non-observance of these regulations leads to the risk of serious
damage to the vehicle and sometimes even the invalidity of the guarantee.
The signs that you see on this page are very important. They are used to highlight parts
of the booklet that should be read with particular care. The different symbols are used
to make each topic in the manual simple and quick to locate.
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INDEX
VEHICLE...................................................................................... 7
Dashboard................................................................................ 9
Analogue instrument panel....................................................... 11
Clock......................................................................................... 11
Keyswitch.................................................................................. 12
Locking the steering wheel.................................................... 13
Releasing the steering wheel................................................ 13
Switch direction indicators........................................................ 13
Horn button............................................................................... 14
Light switch............................................................................... 14
Start-up button.......................................................................... 15
Fuel tank................................................................................... 15
Opening the saddle............................................................... 16
Keys.......................................................................................... 16
Identification.............................................................................. 16
Bag clip..................................................................................... 18
USE.............................................................................................. 19
Checks...................................................................................... 20
Refuelling.................................................................................. 20
Tyre pressure............................................................................ 21
Shock absorbers adjustment.................................................... 22
Running in................................................................................. 23
Starting up the engine............................................................... 23
Precautions........................................................................... 25
Difficult start up......................................................................... 25
Stopping the engine.................................................................. 26
Anti-theft ring............................................................................. 27
Catalytic silencer....................................................................... 27
Stand......................................................................................... 28
Automatic transmission............................................................. 29
Safe driving............................................................................... 29
MAINTENANCE........................................................................... 33
Engine oil level.......................................................................... 34
Engine oil level check............................................................ 34
Engine oil top-up................................................................... 35
Warning light (insufficient oil pressure)................................. 35
Engine oil change.................................................................. 35
Hub oil level.............................................................................. 37
Tyres......................................................................................... 38
Spark plug dismantlement........................................................ 39
Removing the air filter............................................................... 41
Air filter cleaning....................................................................... 41
Secondary air system............................................................... 42
Checking the brake oil level...................................................... 43
Braking system fluid top up................................................... 43
Battery....................................................................................... 45
Use of a new battery............................................................. 45
Long periods of inactivity.......................................................... 46
Fuses........................................................................................ 48
Lamps....................................................................................... 50
Front light group........................................................................ 52
Head light adjustment............................................................ 53
Front direction indicators........................................................... 54
Rear optical unit........................................................................ 55
Rear turn indicators................................................................... 55
Number plate light..................................................................... 56
Rear-view mirrors...................................................................... 56
Idle adjustment.......................................................................... 57
Front disc brake........................................................................ 58
Rear drum brake....................................................................... 59
Puncture.................................................................................... 59
Inactivity of the vehicle.............................................................. 60
Cleaning the vehicle.................................................................. 61
Troubleshooting........................................................................ 63
TECHNICAL DATA...................................................................... 67
Tool kit...................................................................................... 72
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