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Lithium Battery Care
You should fully charge your new battery before your first ride.
In regular use, keep the battery fully charged after every few short rides. If
possible try to keep the battery between 50 and 95% charged, charging
after 10 miles or so.
Make sure you charge at least once every month.
Try to charge just before a journey, rather than keep your battery at 100%.
Letting the battery run empty on most rides will shorten its lifespan
considerably – it would be better to plan your battery size so regular,
everyday journeys use about 50% of your battery.
Never
charge the battery in
freezing
conditions. If the battery has been
used in very cold conditions, let it warm to room temperature before
charging.
If storing the battery for any length of time without use (over the winter
say), try to keep it at around 60-80% charge, in a cool place inside, and top
up the charge a little every month. This will decrease the aging process of
the battery (although every battery will slowly age whether used or not).
Lithium batteries deteriorate more quickly when stored at higher
temperatures and when repeatedly fully discharged.
When returning to use, charge the battery fully to prepare it for everyday
use.
Keep your battery out of the weather whilst not riding the bike, preferably
in a cool place inside.
Always use the charger supplied with the bike. Before charging, check that
the rated input voltage matches the voltage level for your country. (For the
UK it is 240V/50 AC)
Don’t open the charger case for any reason.
To recharge the battery: tip up the seat, unlock the battery, remove and
connect to charger. Alternatively the battery can be recharged while still in
the bike, just make sure the bike is switched off.
A full charge can take between 4 to 6 hours before the red charging light
turns green. The charger will get quite warm whilst charging.
When the light changes from red to green the battery is fully charged. After
charging, disconnect the charger from the battery.
