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Useful Battery Information
1. The battery meter in the tiller's Control Console indicates the charge condition
of the batteries while you are driving. The meter will not indicate the “true condition”
while sitting still. The green area corresponds to a good charge. The red area corresponds
to a low charge or to a deep cycle discharge condition. It is possible to drive the scooter
for a short time with the batteries in a deep cycle discharge condition, but once they drop
below a certain level of power the scooter will stop and leave you stranded. If while you
are driving the meter falls into the red area, you must recharge the batteries as soon as pos-
sible. Recharging will bring deep cycle discharge condition batteries up to full charge. You
will not achieve maximum battery life if the batteries are routinely run to the
deep cycle
discharge condition.
2. If batteries are discharged to red area (deep cycle discharge) they must be recharged
immediately to avoid reducing the life of the batteries.
3. It is best to charge the batteries before they reach the deep cycle discharge condi-
tion. Shorter charge intervals keep a battery “topped off”. This reduces the charging time
and maximizes the life of the battery.
USE THE BATTERY METER AS A BATTERY CHARGE CONDITION INDICATOR
As you operate the scooter and become familiar with it you will notice that the battery me-
ter on the control console will display a diminishing value as the charge in the batteries is
consumed. The indicator of the meter will move through the green “good” area toward the
yellow area (the reserve). Frequently discharging the batteries below the yellow area will
reduce the life of the batteries.
For optimum battery life they should be recharged when the indicator on the battery meter is
near the center of the dial, just before leaving the green "good" area, while you are driving.
The battery meter may be observed in the charge mode by turning the keyswitch to the
“on” position while the charger is operating. You may now observe the charge being re-
plenished in the batteries by the movement of the meter toward the “D” in “GOOD”. At
some point around the “D” the basic recharge cycle is complete and the scooter may be
operated with confi dence that the batteries have been replenished to an optimum capacity.
The optimum discharge/recharge cycling of the batteries includes consideraton for maxi-
mum usage of the scooter, maximum life of the batteries and minimum recharging time
over the life of the batteries. Maximum usage of the scooter between recharges depends on
the weight that the scooter carries, the speed that the scooter is driven and any obstacles
the scooter must over come such as ramps, curbs and hills.
