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4. After folding or unfolding your scooter with the battery removed, you must remove the
‘Remote battery connection lead’ and store it safely. Refit the battery in order to drive your
scooter.
Care! Warning
Never
drive your scooter with the battery removed and connected to the side charging socket.
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.
The battery can be charged either fitted to your scooter or when removed, remotely, from your
scooter. When charging remotely, please follow the instructions below starting at number 2.
To remove the battery see ‘Removing your battery pack’ on page 7.
To charge your batteries follow these simple steps.
1.
Switch OFF your scooter.
2.
Ensure the charger power lead is firmly plugged into the body of the charger.
3.
Plug the round plug on the charger lead into the socket located on the battery pack.
Plugging the charger in automatically cuts all power to the electronics so your scooter
cannot be driven. Alternatively, you can plug the charger lead into the socket located
on the side of the Minimo
– particularly useful when the scooter is folded.
4.
Push the plug from on mains power lead into a suitable wall outlet and switch on.
5.
A green light will flash before turning red, to indicate the battery is charging. The green
light will come on when your batteries are fully charged.
6.
When your batteries reach their maximum charged state, stop charging. Do not charge
for over 24 hours.
7.
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.
8.
It is always best to go through a complete charge cycle every time.
9.
Depending on the depth of the discharge, the minimum time taken to recharge
serviceable batteries fully will vary between 4 and 10 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.
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.
