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BATTERY CHARGING
Figure 11.
Figure 12.
A Battery Charger similar to that shown in Figure 11. above is supplied with your Zip
’
r. Your Zip
’
r is
equipped with two sealed, maintenance free 12 AH batteries.
The battery condition can be monitored on the battery indicator meter located on the tiller console, see
Figure 12., Green color indicates fully charged battery and red color indicates that an immediate recharge is
necessary. Note: To check the battery strength during charging, you must first unplug the charger power
cord and turn the power on to your scooter by inserting and turning the key switch.
CAUTION
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
•
Do not operate charger in a closed-in area or restrict ventilation in any way.
•
Never use an extension cord to plug in your battery charger. Plug charger directly into standard
wall outlet.
•
Never smoke or allow an open flame in the vicinity of the battery.
•
Sparks near the battery may cause explosion. To reduce the risk of spark:
o
When connecting charger, connect DC charging cord to the battery charge plug before
connecting Charger AC cord to electrical outlet.
o
When disconnecting charger, always do so in reverse order of the connecting procedure.
o
Always avoid/prevent damage to AC and DC cords.
HAZARD WARNING
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD YOU TOUCH BATTERIES IF THEY ARE LEAKING. IF YOUR
BATTERY IS DAMAGED, CONCTACT ZIP
’
R MOBILITY IMMEDIATELY.
Steps in charging your battery safely:
(Note that your Zip
’
r battery can be charged on or off- board)
1. Place the scooter/battery near a standard wall outlet.
2. Remove key from the scooter key switch.
3. Confirm that the manual freewheel lever (yellow cap) (see Figure 13. below) is in the drive (pushed
back) position.
4. Remove the charger port cover and insert the 3-pin off-board plug into the charger port. (see
Figure 14. below)
5. Plug the battery charger into the wall outlet. It is recommended that you charge your batteries for 8
to 10 hours.
6. When the battery is fully charged, unplug the off-board plug from the wall outlet and then the 3-pin
plug from the charger port. Replace the charger port cover.
Figure 13.
Figure 14.
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