Chike e-cargo, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operation
alignment torque is often purely a matter
of taste.
locks the tilting mechanism in the
upright position. This level is intended
for wheeling or parking your
b a
. It is
also helpful for longer stops, e.g. at traffic
lights, as you no longer have to actively
balance out your
b a
when the tilting
is locked. To park your
b a
, switch
the tilt control level to and engage the
parking brake (see section Brakes p.17)
Never ride with engaged
tilting lock out (Level
).
If the tilting is locked, it
is no longer possible, to safely turn
into corners . More over, riding with
locked tilting mechanism may damage
the frame and suspension. Before
starting to ride, please check, that
the tilting is not locked by slightly
tilting your
b a
to both sides.
Gear shift
J N
Your
b a
is equipped with an 8-
speed internally geared hub by Shimano.
Changing gears is done with the
RapidFire lever located on the ride hand
side of the handlebar.
To change to a higher gear press the
lever which is facing to you with your
thumb.
To change to a lower gear pull the lever
which is facing away from you with your
index finger.
Gear shift
D
The pedelec version of your
b a
is
equipped with a electrically operated
DI2 8-gear internally geared hub by
Shimano. Shifting gears is done with
the switch at the right hand side of the
handlebar 5 , fig. 8, p. 24 and fig. 4,
p. 19. There are two gear shifting modes,
automatic shifting and manual shifting . To
change between automatic and manual
shifting, press the button 1 . The chosen
mode is shown in the central display.
In mode
automatic the proper gear is
chosen automatically based on various
parameters like speed and cadence.
In mode
manual the gears are chosen
by the rider. Also in automatic mode,
you can shift to a higher or lower gear
manually. To choose a lower gear press
the button 3 , to choose a higher gear,
press the button 2 .
1
2
3
Figure 4. : Switching Gears Shimano
STEPS Di2
1 : Mode switch
2 : Switch up-shift
3 : Switch down-shift