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Getting Started
After unpacking your Solowheel Scorpion for the first time, follow all the steps below before you start riding.
Charging the Battery
Your Solowheel Scorpion comes with a built-‐in lithium-‐ion battery pack. Before you use the Solowheel for the first time, you must fully
charge the battery. Only use the provided battery charger and power chord. Be sure to charge the battery in a clean, dry location.
1.
Plug one end of the power cord into the Solowheel. Plug the other end into a grounded AC outlet. The red charging light on
the charger unit will turn on.
2.
The charger may take up to 2 hours to complete its charge. The red light on the charger will turn green once it is finished.
IMPORTANT: If you are not regularly using your Solowheel, you should fully recharge the battery at least every sixty (60) days.
If the battery power drops to low, you may not be able to recharge it. A battery drained because of failing to charge it every
sixty(60) days is not covered under the warranty.
Power Level Indicators
Once the battery is fully charged, the indicator lights on top of the Solowheel will fully light up six (6) green bars when you turn the unit
on. This is what the lights on the Solowheel mean:
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Six bars: indicates that the Solowheel fully is charged and ready to be used.
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One bar: indicates that the battery is low and should be charged.
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Taillight Blinking and Shake Warning: the Solowheel will notify you when the battery charge is dangerously low by the lower
right taillight blinking and the wheel shaking when you ride it. If one or more of these warnings occur, slow down and safely
step off. Do not attempt to ride again until the battery is recharged. If you continue to ride the Solowheel on a low battery,
you can fall.
NOTE:
After fully charging the battery,
if you immediately go downhill, the lower right taillight will blink and the unit will shake. THIS
DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED. This is the overcharge warning. The Solowheel battery regenerates power when
going down hill and stopping. Turn the unit off, then on again and ride up hill a few feet to drain off some of the power.
