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Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Ground connection locations

The negative cable, which is normally connected to the negative pole of the battery, is fastened to the crankcase. From here, the cable branches off and splits up within the electrical system to carry the ground connection to the different elements in the system.

Ground connection locations


The image shows the ground connection on left side of the engine crankcase.

The battery charging circuit and power distribution
On the diavel, the +15v (key on power) voltage does not come from a conventional ignition key, but from pin 30 of the hands free relay. This relay is switched to closed state by the hands free unit ...

Electrical power for lighting and signalling devices
The front and rear running lights consist of led units with light conduits. As a result, the light source is not visible as the light is diffused through the surface of the light conduit. ...

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Throttle valve actuator motor relay
Introduction The throttle valve actuator motor is powered by the engine control unit. The engine control unit receives the necessary power from a specific relay. Component assembling position A injection relay; b etv relay (throttle valve actuator motor), c radiator fan relay, d engine c ...

Explanation of the function of the ride-by-wire system
Mechanism Via metal cables, the throttle grip operates a roller mounted on one end of a spindle located near the horizontal cylinder throttle valve spindle. The aps sensor, which measures the position of the throttle grip itself, is mounted on the opposite end of this spindle. A mechanic ...

Riding mode  customisation
This function customises each riding style. To access the function it is necessary to view the "setting" menu page 48, using button (1, fig. 14) ?  or (2, fig. 14) ? select the "riding mode" function and press the reset button (12, fig. 12) To go to next page. W ...

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