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CAUTION!
When the battery is completely empty, charge it immediately. If cells are
left empty for a long time, they may be damaged beyond repair.
What else you should know about your battery.
Try to ride your electric bicycle as much as possible, if you don’t use it enough the battery could
discharge and break down. Also try to ride it 2 months a year in the winter months.
The battery is splashproof and therefore resistant to rain. You can therefore use your bike in bad
weather.
However, do not expose the battery to large amounts of water.
The performance of your battery will decrease at low temperatures.
Do not expose the battery to high temperatures (> 50 °C), such as heating, direct sunlight and
fire. Do not disassemble the battery. Consult the dealer in case of problems.
For long-term storage, place the battery in a shady, cool and dry place.
Use only the supplied charger.
1. pedal assistance
What is pedal assistance?
The bike is equipped with electric pedal assistance. The motor supplements your own efforts,
increasing your performance while providing less power.
The effect of the pedal assistance depends on the speed at which the pedals are turned and the
pedal assistance function depends on the speed at which the pedals are rotated and on the speed
of the bicycle. If there is no pedaling, the motor does nothing. If you start up, the motor provides
a lot of support so you can easily get going.
be helped to get going.
Switching pedal assistance on and off
As soon as you turn on the control panel, the pedal assistance is switched on in the ‘0’ position.
With the + and - button, you can increase or decrease the degree of pedal assistance. You can
turn the pedal assistance off by using the ‘- button’ on the control panel to set the assistance to
the ‘0’ position. Please note that heavy pedal assistance drains the battery faster than light pedal
assistance.
CAUTION!
Tire pressure, user mass, environment, and cycling behavior can also have a
major impact on range.
What else you should know about pedal assistance
Because of the powerful support, you will easily reach higher speeds than you are used to.