Resetting the service counter on an Atlantic 500
One of the daft issues that arises with owning an Aprilia Atlantic is that no-one (particularly the dealership) seems to have much of a clue about how to reset the service counter. Worse than that, the instructions that do filter down from Aprilia are vague at best.
With some trial and error I've managed to do this 2 or 3 times now (I'm just coming up to the 12,000mi service). The following is partially taken from the board at AprilaForum.com, and partially from my own experiences:
- Ensure the engine stop switch is set to off
- Ensure that the odometer is set to be the, er, odometer (not Trip 1, or Trip 2)
- Cycle through the MODE button displays until you get to "Service".
- Turn the key to the OFF position.
- Depress and hold the MODE button.
- Turn the key to the ON position.
- Continue holding the MODE button, whilst depressing the TRIP button.
- Hold these together for around five seconds
- Hopefully, the service function display will reset to 3800.
The main problem that tends to arise is that holding the MODE button when turning the key to the ON position occasionally moves the main display onto the next function. With a bit of patience, the above instructions will work eventually.