KitchenAid 5KCL12IBOB - Charging the Battery; When to Charge the Battery; Maintenance and Storage; Disposing of Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Donotputyour12VLi-ionbatteryorcordlessmotorbodyinwaterorotherliquid.This
coulddamagetheapplianceandbattery.Donotusesolventstocleanyourbattery.The
plasticcasingwillbecomebrittleandcrack,causingariskofinjury.
Storebatteriesatroomtemperatureawayfrommoisture.Donotstoreindamplocations
wherecorrosionofterminalsmayoccur.Aswithotherbatterytypes,permanentcapacity
losscanresultifthepackisstoredforlongperiodsoftimeathightemperatures(over
50°C).
KitchenAidLi-Ionbatteriesmaintaintheirchargeduringstorageforalongtime.Afterabout
ayearofstorage,chargethebatteryasnormal.
When to charge the battery
RemovethebatteryfromtheKitchenAidcordlessapplianceforchargingwhenconvenientfor
you,anytimebatteryindicatorlightsshowlessthan25%batteryliferemaining(ie.onlyonelight
remaininginthebatteryindicatorbar),orwhenbatteryhasbeencompletelydrained.
Batteriesdonotdevelopa“memory”whenchargedafteronlyapartialdischarge.Itisnot
necessarytorundownthebatterybeforeplacingitonthecharger.
•UsethechargeindicatorbarontheKitchenAidcordlessappliancetodetermine
whentochargeyourLi-Ionbattery.
•Youcan“top-off”yourbattery’schargebeforestartingalongsessionofuse.
•Chargethebatteryasneeded.TheonlytimeitisnecessarytochargetheLi-Ionbatteryiswhen
thebatteryhasreachedtheendofitscharge.Tosignaltheendofthecharge,theKitchenAid
cordlessappliancewillnolongerdisplayanylightsinthebatteryindicatorbaraftertheunit
isunlockedorthebatteryisrstinsertedintothecordlessappliance.
IMPORTANT:Newbatteriesmustbechargedbeforerstuse.
Alwaysdisposeofyourbatteryaccordingtolocalregulations.Contactarecyclingagencyinyour
areaforrecyclinglocations.Evendischargedbatteriescontainsomeenergy.Beforedisposing,use
electricaltapetocovertheterminalstopreventthebatteryfromshorting,whichcouldcausea
reorexplosion.
Charging the battery
Maintenance and storage
Disposing of lithium-ion batteries
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