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10.4
Safety and Misuse warnings
Warnings to be included in the User Manual
The following warnings are applicable to the installer and must be passed on to the end-
user before use of the product.
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Do not install, maintain, or operate this equipment before you have read and
understood all the instructions and all the manuals for this product and all the other
products that you use or install together with this product. Follow the instructions of the
manuals. If you do not follow all instructions, injury or damage can be the result.
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Do not try to open or disassemble any case - there are no user-serviceable parts inside.
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The operator has the responsibility to keep the vehicle in a good safe operating
condition. To protect all the components (for example the cables) from damage, the
operator must fasten them in optimum positions.
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Immediately turn the system off and consult your service agent if the vehicle
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Is damaged
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Does not behave the same every time
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Does not respond normally, the way you expect it to
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Becomes hotter than normal
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Smokes
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Arcs
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Does not change its speed when you adjust the speed reduction pot or the
speed reduction switch (if one is available on your vehicle)
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Displays a fault on its fault indicator and the system does not perform normally.
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Turn the system off
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When you do not use it
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Before you get in or get out of the vehicle
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Before you use a mobile phone or a portable communications device near the
vehicle
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If your vehicle drives by itself or against your will. When you turn the system off
the vehicle will halt.
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Do not drive the vehicle if the system indicates that the battery is low. If the battery
becomes completely empty it will be damaged, and the vehicle will stop suddenly,
possibly in dangerous locations such as the middle of the road.
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If the vehicle loses electric power, it is important that the operator can call for
assistance.
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Advise the operator to go downhill slowly. When the vehicle drives downhill, the
controller sends the brake energy from the motor to the battery. This charges the
battery. However, if the battery is fully charged, it can not accept the generated
energy anymore. When this happens there is a risk of damage to the battery or an
explosion. To prevent this risk, the controller forces the vehicle to slow down until the
battery can accept more energy. After this it allows the vehicle to speed up again. The
result of this will be sudden speed changes of the vehicle. To prevent these speed
changes with fully charged batteries, the operator must decrease the speed of the
vehicle when he is going downhill.
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Do not touch the connector pins. If you touch the pins, they can become dirty or they
can be damaged by electrostatic discharge.
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Inform the operator that the controller can cause the vehicle to come to a sudden
stop. If this can be dangerous to the operator, the installer must install a seat belt, and
the operator must wear this seat belt.
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Operation of a vehicle on steep slopes can be dangerous. Before you drive up or down
a slope, make sure that the slope does not exceed the capability of the vehicle.
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Do not use the park brake release on a slope.
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