Use of the scooter | 17
5 Use of the scooter
The following matters are covered in this
manual in order to enable you to drive your
scooter:
• Charging the batteries
• Checks before use
• Getting in and out (transfer)
• Controls
• Driving the scooter
• Pushing the scooter
• Dismantling for storage and/or transportation
• Transporting the scooter
• Storage after use
5.1 Charging the batteries
Consult the following documentation on
charging the batteries: Regulations relating to
batteries. The battery charger manual, or the
instructions on the battery charger. (
Battery
charger)
The scooter uses gel batteries which are
fully encased and sealed and require no
maintenance.
Under normal use the batteries need to charged
every night. Charge the batteries as follows:
• Switch off the scooter.
• Plug the charging cable into the charging
point. See ‘Charging point’.
• Plug the battery charger into the wall socket.
• Turn on the battery charger (if the battery
charger has an on/off switch).
Note!
Use only maximum 8 A battery chargers.
Once the batteries are charged you must:
• Turn off the battery charger, if applicable.
• Unplug the battery charger from the
wallsocket.
• Disconnect the charger from the charging
point on the scooter.
The scooter is now ready for use.
Note!
Always remove the charging cable once the
batteries have been charged. This prevents the
batteries from slowly running down.
Run-in batteries
For optimum battery performance, it is
recommended that new batteries undergo
15 to 20 charge and discharge cycles, with a
maximum of three days between each cycle.
This can be done by recharging batteries only
once they have been discharged to under 50%.
5.2 Checks before use
The following checks should be carried out
each time before the scooter is used:
• Check whether the seat adjustments are
locked in place.
• Check whether all lights and indicators, both
front and rear, are in good working order.
• Check whether tyre pressures are correct.
See ‘Product specifi cations’ (2.5 bar front,
3.5 bar rear).
• Tyres which are poorly infl ated make driving
more diffi cult and less pleasant.
• The scooter uses more power and the
batteries run down more quickly if tyres are
poorly infl ated.
• Poorly infl ated tyres cause the tyres to wear
unnecessarily.
• Check whether the batteries are suffi ciently
charged: this is indicated by the green
section of the battery indicator. See ‘Control
panel’
Warning!
The capacity of the batteries is reduced in
winter. When there is a light frost, battery
capacity is reduced to approximately 75%, and
when temperatures are under -5°C, capacity
drops to around 50% of the normal capacity.
This reduces the scooter’s range.
• Check whether the freewheel handle is in
the drive mode. See chapter 5.7.
• Check whether the brakes are in good
working order. See ‘Driving the scooter’.
If the scooter does not react in a predictable
fashion, immediately release the throttles
and allow the scooter to come to a complete
standstill. Remove the ignition key from the
control panel and then re-insert it to restart
the scooter. If there are no problems, then the
scooter can be driven.
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