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Figure 8. Battery Condition Meter
VI. BATTERIES AND CHARGING
CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES
The scooters battery pack can be charged on or off the scooter.
Follow these easy steps to charge your batteries safely:
1. Position your scooter close to a standard wall outlet.
2. Remove the key from the key switch.
3. Make certain that the manual freewheel lever is in the drive (pushed back) position.
4. Remove the charger power cord receptacle cover from the charger power cord receptacle and plug the 3-pin
off-board charger power cord into the receptacle.
5. Extend the charger power cord from the off-board battery charger and plug it into the wall outlet. It is
recommended that you charge your batteries for 8 to 14 hours.
There are two LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) on the chargerwhen lit:
nGreen indicates power to the charger.
nRed indicates the batteries are charging.
When the red LED is no longer lit charging is complete.
6. When the batteries are fully charged unplug the off-board charger power cord from the wall outlet and then
from the charger power cord receptacle.
7. Replace the charger power cord receptacle cover.
NOTE: There is a charger inhibit function on your Dash. The Dash will not run and the battery condition
meter will not operate if the charger cord is not disconnected from the battery pack.
WARNING! Never use an extension cord to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger
directly into a properly wired standard wall outlet.
WARNING! Removal o the grounding prong can create an electrical hazard. I necessary
properly install an approved 3-prong adaptor to an electrical outlet having 2-progned plug
access. Failure to heed could result in personal injury and or property damage.
READING YOUR BATTERY VOLTAGE
The battery condition meter on the tiller console uses a color code to indicate
the approximate strength of your batteries. Green indicates fully charged bat-
teries yellow a draining charge and red indicates that an immediate recharge is
necessary. See figure 8. To ensure the highest accuracy the battery condi-
tion meter should be checked while operating your scooter at full speed on a
dry level surface.
To check the battery strength during charging you must first unplug the charger
power cord and power up your scooter by inserting the key into the key switch.
Your scooter is equipped with two sealed maintenance free 12 AH batteries. Fully charge the batteries prior to
using your scooter for the first time. Keeping the batteries fully charged will keep your scooter running smoothly.