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Operating manual Cruise 2.0
2. Important safety and operating instructions
Important safety instructions
Torqeedo motors are designed to operate safely and reliably as long as they are used
according to the operating manual.
Please read this manual carefully
before you start
the motor. Ignoring these instructions can cause property damage or personal injury.
Torqeedo accepts no liability for damage caused by actions that contradict this opera-
ting manual.
To ensure safe operation of the motor:
• Only operate the gas spring tilt mechanism when the motor is mounted roughly
vertically. Otherwise, the strong pre-tension of the gas pressure springs will cause the
tilt mechanism to flip up rapidly. This can cause serious injury.
• Do not reach into the opening on top of the transom mount. If you do so, this can
cause squashing when the tilt mechanism is activated. The opening is marked with a
safety sticker. For details, see section 8.1 of these operating instructions.
• Familiarize yourself with all the motor controls. For instance, you should be able to
stop the motor quickly if necessary.
• Usually the power for your Cruise 2.0 is supplied by two or more batteries (24 V
nominal voltage). It is essential when linking up the batteries to ensure you only
combine the same kind of batteries (same capacity, same age, same manufacturer,
same charge status). Different charge conditions between batteries linked together
can, when the batteries are linked up, lead to extremely high compensating currents
or overloading that overload cables, plugs, the master switch or the battery itself.
In extreme cases, this can cause fires and injuries. Therefore always follow the
instructions in section 8.1 to 8. of this operating manual.
• The cable cross-section for battery configurations must be at least 25 mm
2
. We
recommend using 5 mm
2
cables.
• Only run the motor when you have fitted a battery master switch and a 125 A fuse
into the circuit. Generally, we recommend fitting the Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 cable set,
which comes with both these features and a cross-section of 5 mm
2
.
• Only allow adults who have been instructed on how to operate the motor or have
read the operating instructions to run it.
• Follow the boat manufacturer‘s instructions on the permissible motorization of your
boat. Do not exceed the capacity limits.
• Stop the engine immediately if someone goes overboard.