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4. GENERAL!LIMITS!OF!USE!
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There!are!many!different!kinds!of!sco oter!uses,!designed!for!a!variety!of!purposes.!Failure!to!use!your!scooter!in!
accordance!with!the!recommendations!detailed!below!may!result!in!damages!and!accidents.
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Gravity!electric!scooters!are!designed!for!use!on!both!asphalt!and!dirt!and!for!moderate!levels!of!use.!They!are!
not!designed!for!jumping!or!downhill!or!for!continued!use!at!full!throttle.
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Gravity!has!limited!the!electrical!kits!to!give!a!maximum!speed!of!25!Km/h.
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The!electric!scooters!of!G ravity!Scooters! are!certified!under!the! M achinery! Directive!(2006/42!/!CE )! and!their!
circulation!is!subject!to!the!same!rules!of!circulation!as!CE!certified!electric!bicycles.
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The!use!of! this!type!of! vehicle!may!be!subject!to!specific!legislation,!depending!on! the!region!or!m unicipality!
where!the!scooter!will!be! used.!The! user!is! responsible! for!checking!applicable!legislation!and! complying! with!
it.!Due!to!the!complexity!of!legislatio n ! gov e r n in g ! elec t ric ! mo bility!vehicles, ! whic h ! varies!betwe e n ! cou ntries,!
cities!or!even!betwe e n !neighborhoods!and!areas!of!the!same!city,!Gravity!Scooters!SL!cannot!be!held!liable!for!
any! improper! o r! u nlawful! use! of! their! electric! scooters! and! requires! its! users! to! com ply! w ith! the! rules!
applicable!in!each!location.
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Due!to!the!large!number!of!electronic!components!used!in!their!assembly,!scooters!should!not!be!used!for!
jump in g!or!subjec te d !t o !in te n s e !vib r a tio n s !(su c h !a s !w h e n !d e s c e n d in g !st e p s),!a s !th is!may!cause!damage!to!t h e !
electrical!system.!Even!if!this!treatment!does!not!result!in!immediat e !breaka g es,!it!is !very!lik e ly !that!misuse!
will!shorten!the!life!of!components.
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5. SAFETY!RECOMMENDATIONS!
5.1
It!is!very!impo rt a n t !to!follow!the!maintenance!and!repair!instructions!of!this!manual.!Failing!to !do!so!could!
cause!an!accident.
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5.2
Learn!to!use! your!GRAVITY!following!our!recommendations.!Do! not!exceed!your!possibilities!and!limits,!
use!the!adequate!safety!equipment:!appropriate!size!helmet,!w hich! must! be! properly! attached,!protection!
gear!and!eye!protection.
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5.3
Check!carefully!that!th e !equipment,!as!well!as!your!scoo ter!is!in!good!shape.!Look!for!possible!fissure s!so!
that!you!can!immediately!replace!the!components!or!damaged!part!of!the!scoote r.
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5.4
Pay!special!attention!on!wet!ground!as!the!nonslip!may!not!work!properly!and!you!could!fall!off!the!board.
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5.5
Wear!short!or!tight!trousers!so!that!they!do!not!get!tangled!in!the!rear!wheel.
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5.6
Before!connecting!the!battery,!ensure!that!the!scooter!is!completely!dry.
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5.7
Protect!the!scooter!from!exposure!to!water!at!all!times!-! water!may!cause!a!short!circuit!or!an!electric!
shock!to!the!ride r.
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5.8
Never!wash!the!scooter!with!pressurized!water!-!water!could!cause!damage!to!electrical!connections!or!the!
brake!cable,!and!cou ld!cause!a!malfunction!or!im p r o p er!func tion ing !of! th es e!systems,!possibly!resulting!in!an!
accident.
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5.9
Use!of!the!scooter!on!wet!ground,!marshy!land!or!on!water!
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is!not!recommende d.
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5.10
The!scooter!should!not!be!used!on!snowy!or!icy!terrain.
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5.11
Ensure!that! the! kickstand!is!raised!(position!1)!before!
moving.
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5.12
To! park! the! scooter!in! a! stable! manner,! deploy! the!
kickstand!(position!2)!and!support!it!on!a!flat!area,!never!
on!a!slope.
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