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Care! Warning
* Ensure all components are secured in place and that the tiller is not locked before attempting to ride your
scooter.
CHARGING YOUR SCOOTER
Only use the charger supplied with your scooter as other makes of chargers have not been tested
and may permanently damage your batteries. Your battery charger is designed and tested for use
with your scooter so it may not be suitable for any other scooters.
To charge your batteries follow these simple steps.
1.
Switch OFF your scooter and remove the key.
2.
Plug the charger lead into the socket located on the tiller or the battery pack. Plugging the
charger in automatically cuts all power to the electronics so your scooter cannot be driven.
3.
Push the plug from the charger into a suitable wall outlet and switch on.
4.
The Red light on your charger will come on for “mains on”. A Second Red light will then
come on indicating the battery is charging. The Red light will then turn Green when your
batteries are fully charged.
5.
When your batteries reach their charged state, the charger will automatically stop charging
so the batteries cannot over charge. The lights will, however, still be on.
6.
Although to get out of trouble the batteries can be put on charge for a short period of time,
it is always best to go through a complete charge cycle each time. Excessive short period
charging will be detrimental to battery life.
7.
For the best results and to prolong your battery life, try to run the battery down by at least
50% before recharging and in addition it is always best to go through a complete charge
cycle every time.
8.
Depending on the depth of the discharge, the minimum time taken to recharge serviceable
batteries fully will vary up to 12 hours. Please note that this time may increase as batteries
get older. During periods without use it is wise to charge the batteries every 4 to 6 weeks.
9.
For the best results your batteries must be cycled for their first 10-15 charges. This means
run them down as much as you safely can in use and then give them a full charge. They will
not work at their best until this process has been carried out.
You will find that the distance that your scooter can travel will gradually increase over the first few
weeks of use as the batteries reach their optimum efficiency after approximately 12 cycles of
discharge and recharge.
Care! Warning
*
Do not smoke or use a naked flame while your batteries are being charged.
*
Do not use the charger if it has received a sharp blow, been dropped or otherwise misused
in any way.
*
Do not dismantle your charger.
*
Do not leave your charger plugged into your scooter with your charger switched off as this
may discharge your batteries.
*
For a complete charge – Do not switch off, unplug or interrupt the recharge cycle until it has
completed
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