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Riding the bike
Ensure that the master-switch on the battery is in the ‘ON’ position, see below-left. Then press (and hold)
the middle button on the display for a second or so. Press (and hold) the same button to turn OFF.
With the display now illuminated, the bike is now on and will provide assistance when ridden. Use the plus
(+) and minus (-) buttons to increase or decrease the amount of assistance given. The assistance levels
range from 0-5, 0 provides no assistance at all, then levels 1 through to 5 are used to determine the
amount of assistance provided, with level 5 giving the most assistance, and level 1 giving the least. There
are several other modes and features of the display that are covered in more detail towards the rear of this
manual, but the information given at this stage is just enough to get quickly up and running.
The bike will only assist you up to 15mph/25kph. Though of course you can use your own strength/power
to pedal beyond 15mph if you wish.
This bike features “start-assist”, meaning that when the minus (-) button is held, the bike will start moving
and will then hold steady at around 4mph. If you struggle with initially getting moving, this feature will help
get you started more easily. Once in motion, pedal the bike as you normally would and release the button.
The twist-grip cannot be used to start the bike from stand-still, use the “start-assist” feature as described
above if you need help to initially get moving. Once you have pedalled a short distance, the twist-grip will
become available should you wish to use it. You must pedal at least a short distance (a few metres) before
the twist-grip will function.
