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Go-Go
V . B A T T E R I E S A N D C H A R G I N G
Your scooter is equipped with two sealed, maintenance free 12 AH batteries.
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Charge the batteries prior to using your scooter for the first time.
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Keep the batteries fully charged to keep your scooter running smoothly.
CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES
The scooters battery pack can be charged on or off the scooter.
Follow these easy steps to charge your batteries safely:
1. Position your scooter close to a standard wall outlet.
2. Remove the key from the key switch.
3. Make certain that the manual freewheel lever is in the drive (pushed back) position.
4. Remove the charger power lead receptacle cover from the charger power lead receptacle and plug the 3-pin
off-board charger power lead into the receptacle.
5. Extend the charger power lead from the off-board battery charger and plug it into the wall outlet. It is recom-
mended that you charge your batteries for 8 to 14 hours.
There are two LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) on the chargerwhen lit:
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Green indicates power to the charger.
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Red indicates the batteries are charging.
When the red LED is no longer lit, charging is complete.
6. When the batteries are fully charged, unplug the off-board charger power lead from the wall outlet and then
from the charger power lead receptacle.
7. Replace the charger power lead receptacle cover.
NOTE: There is a charger inhibit function on your
Go-Go
. The
Go-Go
will not run and the battery
condition meter will not operate if the charger cord is not disconnected from the battery pack.
WARNING! Never use an extension lead to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger directly
into a properly wired standard wall outlet.
READING YOUR BATTERY VOLTAGE
The battery condition meter on the tiller console uses a colour code to indicate the
approximate strength of your batteries. Green indicates fully charged batteries,
yellow a draining charge, and red indicates that an immediate recharge is neces-
sary. See figure 8.
To check the battery strength during charging, you must first unplug the charger
power lead and power up your scooter by inserting the key into the key switch.
Figure 8. Battery Condition Meter
BATTERIES AND CHARGING-FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)
How does the charger work?
When your scooters battery voltage is low, the charger works harder, sending more electrical current to the
batteries to bring up their charge. As the voltage approaches full charge, the charger sends less and less electrical
