Before charging the battery, it is recommended to remove it from the motorcycle.
Important
The battery is housed in the cowling, always contact a ducati dealer or an authorised service centre for its removal.
Remove the left cowling (1, fig. 137) Loosening: side screw (2, fig. 137) Retaining the electrical parts box; top screw (3, fig. 137) Retaining the electrical parts box; bottom screw (4, fig. 137) Retaining the central cowling;
Screw (5, fig. 138) Retaining the central cowling to left cowling.
Unscrew the screws (6, fig. 139) And remove the battery mounting cover (7, fig. 139).
Slide out the battery (8, fig. 140) From its housing and, always starting from the negative terminal (-), loosen the screws (9, fig. 140).
Remove the positive cable (10, fig. 140), The abs positive cable (11, fig. 140) From the positive terminal and the negative cable (12, fig. 140) From the negative terminal.
Warning
The battery produces explosive gases: keep it away from heat sources and flames.
Warning
Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
Charge the battery at 0.9 A for 5÷10 hours.
Charge the battery in a well-ventilated area.
Connect the battery charger leads to the battery terminals: red to the positive terminal (+), black to the negative terminal (-).
Important
Connect the battery to the charger before switching it on; failure to do so can result in sparking at the battery terminals, which could ignite the gases inside the cells.
Always connect the red positive terminal (+) first.
Lay down the abs positive cable (11, fig. 141), Onto positive cable (10, fig. 141) And start screw (9, fig. 141) In its thread on these cables.
Connect the positive cable (10, fig. 142), Previously assembled to abs cable (11, fig. 142), To battery positive terminal, and negative cable (12, fig. 142) To battery negative terminal, by starting the other screw (9, fig. 142) In its thread.
Tighten the terminal clamp screws (9, fig. 142) To a torque of 5 nm ±10% and apply grease onto the battery terminals to prevent oxidation.
Reposition the battery (8, fig. 143) In the support, positioning the cables (10, fig. 143) And (11, fig. 143) As shown in fig.
143.
Refit battery mounting cover (7, fig. 144) And fasten tightening the screws (6, fig. 144) To a torque of 10 nm ±10%.
Refit the left cowling (1, fig. 145) As follows: start the side screw (2, fig. 145) Retaining the electrical parts box in its thread; start the top screw (3, fig. 145) Retaining the electrical parts box in its thread; start the bottom screw (4, fig. 145) Retaining the central cowling in its thread;
Start the screw (5, fig. 146) Retaining the central cowling to left cowling in its thread.
Tighten the screws (2, fig. 149), (3, Fig. 145), (4, Fig. 145) And (5, fig. 146) To a torque of 10 nm ±10%.
Refitting the gearchange mechanism
Make sure that the gearchange linkage assembly (6) is installed with the ball
joint with a left-hand thread (a) facing the
lever (8).
Apply the recommended grease to the non-threaded surface of the pin (4).
Fit the first o-ring (5) in the pin (4).
Start the pin (4) in the gearchange leve ...
Refitting the front brake system
While refitting the system, pay special attention to the orientation of the
pipe couplings (24) on the pump and the pipes
(13) and (20) on the callipers (9) and (18).
Warning
If incorrectly positioned, the hose can affect brake operation and
foul moving parts. Position the hose as shown in th ...
Stands
Side stand
Side stand switch
Screw
Plate
Screw
Inner spring
Outer spring
Nut
Rotation pivot
Screw
Screw
Screw
Nut
Clearance adjuster
Spare parts catalogue
Diavel abs stand
Diavel carbon
abs
stand
Important
Bold reference numbers in this section identify part ...