Instruction Booklet8-Series
Flash Code/Fault
Impact
on Scooter
Notes
1. Battery needs
recharging
Will drive
Battery charge is running Iow.
Recharge the batteries as soon as possible.
6. Out of neutral at
power-up
Drive
inhibited
Thumb lever not in neutral position when turning
key switch on. Return Thumb lever to neutral, turn
power off, and back on again. Throttle may need
t
o be re-calibrated (see Section 4.2.3). Check
t
hrottle wiring.
7. Speed VR error
Drive
inhibited
Thumb lever or its wiring is faulty. Check for open
o
r short circuits. Thumb lever may not be correctly
s
et up. Contact your service agent.
8. Motor volts error
Drive
inhibited
The motor or its wiring is faulty. Check for
open or shot circuits. Contact your service
a
gent.
9. Other internal
errors
Drive
inhibited
Contact your service agent.
Drive
inhibited
Battery charge is empty. Recharge the batteries.
I
f the scooter is left off for a few minutes, battery
charge might recover enough to allow driving
f
or a short time.
2. Battery voltage
too Iow
Drive
inhibited
The scooter has drawn too much current for
too long, possibly because the motor has been
over-worked, jammed or stalled. Turn the scooter
power off, leave for a few minutes, and then
t
urn the power back on again. The controller
has detected a shorted motor. Check the loom
f
or shorts and check the motor. Contact your
service agent.
4. Current limit
time-out
Drive
inhibited
Battery charge is too high. If a charger is
p
lugged in, unplug it or turn the Charge/Run
switch to Run. Scooters powered by RHINO
c
harge the batteries when travelling down
s
lopes or decelerating. Excessive charging
i
n this manner can cause this fault. Turn the
s
cooter power off then on again. If necessary,
reduce speed when descending the slope.
3. Battery voltage
too high
Drive
inhibited
Check that the park-brake release lever is in
t
he engaged position. Check that the motor/
park-brake connector is plugged in firmly. The
park-brake coil or wiring is fauly. Check the
park brake and wiring for open or short circuits
If necessary, unplug the motor/park-brake
connector and check that all four pins are in the
correct position. If this flash code does not
a
ppear until the throttle has been moved out of
n
eutral, check for a short in the park-brake
circuit. If this flash code appears at power-up,
c
heck for an open circuit in the park-brake
c
ircuit. Contact your service agent.
5. Brake fault
To check the Self-Diagnostic Warning Light, turn on the key and count the number of flashes.
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