6Rascal 309 & 329LE Scoot r Own r’s Manual & S rvic R cord
Saf ty Information
G n ral Warnings
Warning ! Th op ration of scoot rs can ndang r th lif of th driv r or third parti s. Any driv r should
always b fully capabl of op rating this v hicl saf ly.
Warning ! Sitting for long p riods may incr as th chanc of thrombos s or pr ssur sor s. Us rs pron to
such conditions ar advis d to tak m dical advic .
Warning ! Th Rascal 309 and 329LE scoot rs hav b n d sign d and t st d for driv rs with w ights up to
thos in th T chnical Sp cification Sh t. Th s w ights should n v r b xc d d.
Warning ! Front Bask t. Th bask t mount d on th front has a w ight limit of 10 lbs or 4.5 kgs. Do not
xc d this as it could aff ct st ring. Do not carry or attach anything to th handl bars or controls
as this could aff ct th driving saf ty.
Warning ! Pass ng rs, v n childr n, should n v r b carri d.
Warning ! El ctromagn tic int rf r nc may aff ct th driving of this scoot r:
• Do not op rat d vic s such as CB radios or mobil phon s whil th v hicl is switch d on.
• Avoid g tting clos to transmitt r masts, such as t l vision and radio stations.
If your v hicl v r starts to op rat by its lf switch it off and r port this to your D al r.
Warning ! Th op ration of any scoot r may aff ct s nsitiv l ctronic circuits such as alarm syst ms or
automatic doors in shops.
Driving
Warning ! Fr wh l d vic B for g tting on th scoot r, always ch ck that th fr wh l l v r is in th
"Driv ” Position (s pag 8). Wh n th l v r is in th Fr wh l position th r is no braking and
th scoot r could run down a slop and caus injury or v n d ath.
NEVER SIT ON THE SCOOTER WHEN IN FREEWHEEL.
Warning ! Till r Lock B for driving off, always ch ck that th till r is lock d and cannot mov forward or back.
Warning ! Damag B for driving off ch ck th scoot r for damag , particularly that which might aff ct th
st ring, or th attachm nt of th r ar part to th front of th scoot r.
Warning ! Batt ry Charg B for driving off always ch ck th batt ry indicator. If you ar in any doubt,
nsur th batt ri s ar fully charg d b for starting on a journ y.
Warning ! Slop s On st p slop s th scoot r could toppl ov r. N v r xc d th Maximum Saf Slop in
th T chnical Sp cification Sh t. Always try to avoid crossing a slop . If you hav to cross a
slop , tak gr at car to avoid tipping. N v r mak sharp turns on slop s. N v r driv on slipp ry
or icy slop s. N v r back down a slop as your scoot r could tip ov r backwards. If you ar not
comfortabl with th hill gradi nt, consid r an alt rnativ rout .
Warning ! K rbs Wh r v r possibl try and avoid k rbs and us acc ss ramps. N v r tackl k rbs gr at r than
p rmitt d in th T chnical Sp cification Always tackl k rbs straight on.
Warning ! Sp d Turning at maximum sp d might caus th scoot r to toppl ov r. Always slow down for
turns. Wh n xp cting tight turns s l ct th Lo sp d s tting and r duc sp d on th control dial.
Warning ! Hi Sp d S l ction Only s l ct th Hi s tting for trav l on roads. Do not us this s tting on
pav m nts. If you xp ct to trav l ov r un v n ground do not us th Hi s tting as th risk of
toppling is incr as d.
