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10.3
Grip!the!sco ote r!with!b oth !han ds!o n!the !ha nd!grips.
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10.4
Raise!the!kickstand,!position!1!(Safety!Rules!diagram).
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10.5
Accelerate!by!moving!the!"Throttle"!lever!down!with!your!
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thumb!(se e!F igure !10.2).
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10.6
Once!moving,!place!both!feet!on!the!board!in!a!comfortable!
and!balanced!position,!preferably!in!a!surfer!po sition!w ith!knees
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slightly!bent.
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11. BATTERY!SAFETY!INSTRUCTIONS!AND!WARNINGS!FOR!THE!
CORRECT!USE!OF!BATTERIES!
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You!should!read!these!Safety!and!Warning!Instructions!before!using!or!charging!your!batteries.!
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Failure!to!read!and! follow! the! instructions!below!m ay! result!in!fire,!personal!injury!and!property!damage.!
These!batteries!must!be!charged!and!used!as!indicated.!
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Gravity!Scooters,!its!distributors!and!its!batt e r y !provide r s !will!not!a s s u me!an y !r e s p onsibility !in !case!of!an!
accident! caused! by! their! batteries! due! to! misuse,! bad! load! or! for! not! having! followed! all! the! safety!
measures!and!instructions!indicated!here.!
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By!purchasing!these!batteries,!the !buyer !assum es!all!the! risk s!associate d!with!the!batteries.!If! yo u !do!not!
agree!with!this!condition,!return!the!batteries!immediately!before!use.!
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11.1
Battery!charge.!
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11.1.1
The!batteries!can!be!charged!as!required,!even!if!not!fully!discharged.!!
11.1.2
Use! the!original!charger,!which! was!originally! supplied! with! the!battery.!In!case! you!have!batteries! from!
different!manufacturers!or!different!voltage!it!is!advisable!to!label!the!chargers!and!the!charging!po rts!of!the!
batteries!so!as!not!to!confuse!them.!Usin g!a n!improper!c ha rg er!may!cause !a!fire .!
11.1.3
Charge!the!batteries!in!a!dry!place.!Moisture!and!rain!can!cause!chargers!to!malfunction.!
11.1.4
Never!leave!the!charg ing!proces s!unattended.!While!the!Lithium!batteries!are!charging,!you!must!remain!
under!constant!observation!to! monitor!the!charging!process!and! be!able!to!react!to!potential!problems!that!
may!arise.!
11.1.5
Do!not! charge!the!battery!for!more! than! 6! hours.!If!af ter !six!ho u rs!th e!ba tte ry !do e s!no t!ind ic ate !tha t!it!is!
fully! c h arg e d,! it! probably ! has! a! p r o b le m .! Con ta c t! a! specialized ! work s h o p ! to! have! the! charger ! and! batter y!
checked.!
11.1.6
Charge!the!batteries!in!an!isolated!area,!away!from!any!flammable!material.!
11.1.7
Before!charging,!wait!for! the! batteries!to! cool! to! room!temperature! or !leave! th em!at!rest! for !at!lea st!one!
hour.!
11.1.8
When!charging!begins:!firstly!connect! the!charger! to!the!power! grid! and!secondly!connect!the! ba ttery! to!
the!charge r.!
11.1.9
After! charging:! firstly! disconnect! the! battery! charger! and! secondly! disconnect! the! charger! from! the!
power!grid.!
11.1.10! Whether! the! charg er! is! still! hot! after! finishing! the! battery! charging,! it! must! be! disco n n e c te d !
imm e diately!a nd!it!must!b e ! r e p orted! to!the! supplier.!It!is!very!likely!to !b e !damaged.!When!charging!is!complete,!
the!charger!m ust!au tomatically!stop!working !and !start!cooling.!If!it!is!not!and !it!continues! to!heat!it!means!th at!
it!doe s! n o t !work!p roperly!a n d!it!can!ca u s e !damage!to!th e !battery:!overcharging,!heating,!fire!and!explosion.!
11.1.11!It!is!advis ab le ! to ! c h ar ge! the!batteries!outside!the!scooter,!on!a!m etal!shelf,!not!far!from!an!exit!door.!So!
in!case!of!sm oke,!bad!smell! o r !fir e !y ou!can !p ush!the !s h e lf !out!of!th e ! e n c losure!a n d!remove!the !a f fe c t e d!batter y .!
11.1.12
!In!the!ca se !o f!h av ing !a !flee t!o f!e lec tric !sc o ot e rs,!it!is!advisable!to !cho os e!th e!lo catio n!o f!the!b atte ries.!
As! a! preventive! measure! in! case! of! fire,! check! that! there! is! nothing! flammable! in! the! cargo! area! and! its!
surroundings.! If!the!batteries!catch!fire!they!not!only!burn!but!explode,!generate! high! temperatures,!fumes,!
toxic!gases!and!are!difficult!to!extinguish.!Cho os ing!a!right!place!and!taking !appro p riate!m ea sure s!will!minim ize !
the!dama ge !of!a!fire .!
11.2
Recommendations!to!extend!the!battery!life:!
11.2.1
Keep!the!scooter!with!the!battery!switched!off.!
11.2.2
Keep!the!battery!charged,!but!not!necessarily!fully!charged.!
11.2.3
Recharge!the!battery!every!two!months!even!if!the!scooter!is!not!use d . !!
11.2.4.!Install! a! voltage! regulator! prior! to! the! chargers.!A! surge! in! the! power! grid,!caused! for! example! by! a!
storm,!can!damag e!the!chargers.!
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