Zero Motorcycles FX 2022, Owner'S Manual

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General Operation
4.5
Temperature Indicator
Zero Motorcycles has developed the most advanced passively
air-cooled electric powertrain for your Zero Motorcycle,
delivering an unsurpassed level of simplicity, power/energy
density, low weight and ease of maintenance. However, this
passively air-cooled powertrain cannot be operated indefinitely
at high power / high rpm without reaching its thermal
limitations. Hence, your Zero Motorcycle has a sophisticated
thermal management strategy to ensure the long term
performance and durability of its powertrain.
The yellow temperature indicator light (A) on the dash has two
informational stages.
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Stage 1, is presented by flashing this indicator and advises
you that the bike is about to enter its thermal strategy. To
avoid encountering an enforced power reduction, you can
choose to slow down a bit until the indicator stops flashing.
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Stage 2, if temperature continues to build, the indicator light
will go solid, letting you know that the thermal strategy is now
being applied and that your motorcycle’s power will be
reduced accordingly. If you encounter the strategy while
trying to maintain a high vehicle speed, the effect of the
strategy will be that your motorcycle will be gradually slowed
down to the point that the top speed of the bike is
“sustainable,” from a thermal standpoint. If you encounter
the strategy due to a different sustained high power event,
such as continued powering through a low traction surface,
power will simply be reduced to ensure the continued safe
operation of your powertrain.
Please note that the lighting of this temperature indicator does
not indicate that there’s anything malfunctioning with your Zero
Motorcycle; it is simply letting you know that the thermal
strategy is working. If you do not moderate your speed/power,
the bike’s system will reduce your speed/power until your Zero
can maintain its maximum allowable thermal state; but no harm
whatsoever will result from this, since this is exactly how the
strategy is meant to function.
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