VESPA PX 125 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 vehicle 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 PX 125 150

The instructions given in this booklet are intended to provide a clear, simple guide to using your scooter; details are also given of routine maintenance

procedures and regular checks that should be carried out on the vehicle at and Authorized PIAGGIO 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 authorized PIAGGIO Dealer of Service Centre.

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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................................................................................ 8

Instruments............................................................................... 9

Key switch................................................................................. 9

Locking the steering wheel.................................................... 10

Releasing the steering wheel................................................ 10

Switch direction indicators........................................................ 10

Horn button............................................................................... 11

Light on/of switch...................................................................... 11

Light switch............................................................................... 12

Start-up button.......................................................................... 12

Accessing the fuel tank............................................................. 12

Opening the saddle............................................................... 13

Opening the side panels........................................................... 13

Keys.......................................................................................... 14

Identification.............................................................................. 14

Rear top box opening................................................................ 15

USE.............................................................................................. 17

Checks...................................................................................... 18

Refuelling.................................................................................. 18

Tyre pressure............................................................................ 19

Running in................................................................................. 20

Starting up the engine............................................................... 21

Precautions........................................................................... 23

Difficult start up......................................................................... 23

Stopping the engine.................................................................. 24

Catalytic silencer....................................................................... 24

Safe driving............................................................................... 25

MAINTENANCE........................................................................... 27

Gearbox oil level....................................................................... 28

Tyres......................................................................................... 29

Spark plug dismantlement........................................................ 30

Removing the air filter............................................................... 31

Secondary air system............................................................... 31

Checking the brake oil level...................................................... 32

Battery....................................................................................... 34

Use of a new battery............................................................. 34

Checking the electrolyte level................................................ 35

Long periods of inactivity.......................................................... 35

Fuses........................................................................................ 37

Front light group........................................................................ 37

Headlight adjustment............................................................. 38

Front direction indicators........................................................... 39

Rear optical unit........................................................................ 39

Rear turn indicators................................................................... 40

Rear-view mirrors...................................................................... 40

Idle adjustment.......................................................................... 41

Front disc brake........................................................................ 42

Rear drum brake....................................................................... 43

Puncture.................................................................................... 43

Periods of inactivity................................................................... 44

Cleaning the vehicle.................................................................. 44

TECHNICAL DATA...................................................................... 49

Toolkit....................................................................................... 54

SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES........................................ 55

Warnings................................................................................... 56

SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.................................................... 59

Scheduled servicing table......................................................... 60

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Vespa PX 125 150

Chap. 01

Vehicle

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01_01

Dashboard (01_01)

A = Clutch control lever

B = Gearbox control

C = Turn indicator switch

D = Instrument panel

E = light switch

F = Headlight switch

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G = Horn button

H = Starter button

I= Front brake lever

L = Acceleration knob

01_02

Instruments (01_02)

A = Spia lampeggiatori

B = Spia riserva carburante

C = Indicatore livello carburante

D = Spia luci

E = Spia abbagliante

F = Tachimetro

G = Contachilometri

01_03

Key switch (01_03)

LOCK = Ignition disabled, extractable key, mechanical anti-theft device enabled.

OFF = Ignition disabled, extractable key,mechanical anti-theft device disabled.

ON = Ready to start, non-extractable key, mechanical anti-theft device disabled.

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Locking the steering wheel

Turn the handlebar to the left (as far as it will go), turn the key to «LOCK» and remove

the key.

CAUTION

DO NOT TURN THE KEY TO «LOCK» OR «KEY OFF» WHILE RIDING.

Releasing the steering wheel

Reinsert the key and turn it to «OFF».

CAUTION

DO NOT TURN THE KEY TO «LOCK» OR «KEY OFF» WHILE RIDING.

01_04

Switch direction indicators (01_04)

0 = Turn signal lights off

D = Turn signal lights on (RHS)

S = Turn signal lights on (LHS)

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01_05

Horn button (01_05)

Push the «C» button to sound the horn.

01_06

Light on/of switch (01_06)

0 = daylight running light

1 = low-beam lights

2 = Lights OFF

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01_07

Light switch (01_07)

0 = Dipped beam

1 = Upper beam

01_08

Start-up button (01_08)

Start-up button «G»

Before starting the engine by pressing button «G», pull the clutch lever in order to

disarm the safety switch.

Accessing the fuel tank

Follow the saddle opening operations described in the following point. Afterwards, turn

the plug counterclockwise to access the fuel tank and carry out the refilling.

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01_09

Opening the saddle (01_09)

Insert the key in lock «A», and rotate it anti-clockwise. Tip the saddle forwards.

01_10

Opening the side panels. (01_10)

Lift the seat in order to reach the release levers: turn the lever («A» engine cowling),

then pull the cowl outwards, until the forward knob projects from the corresponding

hole in the chassis. Push the front end of the cowl upwards, so to rotate it about its aft

pivot, thus releasing the fixing hook from the chassis.

WARNING

THE ENGINE COWLING MUST BE REMOVED WHILST THE ENGINE IS NOT

RUNNING.

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01_11

Keys (01_11)

The vehicle is supplied with one key and one duplicate. These may be used for the

ignition key-switch, and for the seat and glove-box locks. The two keys are accom-

panied by a plate showing the identification number to be cited when requesting extra

duplicates.

WARNING

WE RECOMMEND KEEPING THE DUPLICATE KEY TOGETHER WITH ITS CODE

IN A SAFE PLACE AND NOT ON THE VEHICLE

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01_13

Identification (01_12, 01_13)

The vehicle's identification codes constitute of a prefix, stamped on frame «A» and

engine «B», and a serial number. Such codes must always be quoted when requesting

spare parts. In order to read the frame number, it is necessary to lift the seat and

remove the right hand-side cowl. It is always recommended to ensure the frame num-

ber stamped onto the vehicle corresponds to that shown on the registration papers.

CAUTION

BE REMINDED THAT ALTERING IDENTIFICATION REGISTRATION NUMBERS

CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS PENAL SANCTIONS (IMPOUNDING OF THE VEHICLE,

ETC.).

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01_14

Rear top box opening (01_14)

Turn the key (completely) and press the square button downwards.

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Chap. 02

Use

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Checks

Before using the vehicle for the first time check:

1. That the petrol and oil tanks are full.

2. The oil level in the gear-box.

3. That the tyres are correctly inflated.

4. That the headlight, rear light and direction indicators are in working order.

5. That the front and rear brakes are in working order.

6. Fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir.

02_01

Refuelling (02_01, 02_02, 02_03)

Fill the fuel tank «A» with unleaded petrol with a minimum octane rating of 95. When

the fuel reaches the reserve level, the warning light fitted on the instrument panel «D»

lights up. Top up the oil reservoir «B» using the recommended oil. The minimum oil

level is indicated by the glass warning light «C» (usually full of oil) which allows to

notice an air bubble when the level reaches the reserve value. Should the 'mixer'

device be removed and refitted, it needs to be bled. However, the ducts can remain

without oil. After these operations, refill the fuel tank with 3 l of a mixture with 2% of

the recommended oil. Subsequent refuelling must be performed using petrol only.

SWITCH OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE REFUELLING WITH PETROL.

PETROL IS HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE.

DO NOT SMOKE AND KEEP NAKED FLAMES AT A DISTANCE:FIRE HAZARD.

DO NOT INHALE FUEL FUMES.

DO NOT ALLOW PETROL TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HOT ENGINE.

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02_02

02_03

CAUTION

USING OILS OTHER THAN THOSE RECOMMENDED CAN SHORTEN THE LIFE

OF THE ENGINE.

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