Power Wheels F-150 - Troubleshooting Guide - Part 2; Performance and Runtime Issues

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PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Vehiclewasrunningbut
suddenlystopped
Loosewireorlooseconnectors Checkallwiresandconnectors.Makesurethemotor
harnessconnectorispluggedintothebattery,and
thattherearenoloosewiresaroundthemotors.
Trippedthermalfuse Thebuilt-inthermalfusemay"trip"andshutdown
operationofthevehicleifthevehicleisoverloaded
orthedrivingconditionstoosevere.Onceafuse
has“tripped”,removeyourfootfromthepedaland
waitapproximately25secondsbeforeoperating
thevehicleagain.Toavoidrepeatedautomatic
shutdowns,donotoverloadthevehiclebyexceeding
the130lbs.(59kg)maximumweightcapacityorby
towinganythingbehindthevehicle.Donotdriveup
hillsorrunintoxedobjects,whichcancausethe
wheelstostopspinningwhilepowerisstillbeing
suppliedtothemotors.Ifathermalfusecontinually
trips,contactyourlocalPowerWheels
®
authorized
servicecenter.
Shortruntime(Lessthan
1-3hourspercharge)
Underchargedbattery Chargethebattery.Anewbatteryshouldhavebeen
chargedforatleast18hoursbeforeusingthevehicle
forthersttime.Afterrst-timeuse,rechargethe
batteryforatleast14hoursaftereachuse.Never
chargethebatterylongerthan30hours.
Checkallwiresandconnectors.Makesurethe
chargerconnectorispluggedintothebattery,and
thatthechargerispluggedintothewall.
Makesurepowerowtothewalloutletis“ON”.
Overchargedbattery Donotchargethebatterylongerthan30hours.If
yoususpectthatyourbatteryisdamagedasaresult
ofovercharging,contactyourlocalPowerWheels
®

authorizedservicecenter.Theycantestyourbattery
foryou.
Batteryisoldandwillnotaccept
fullcharge
Evenwithpropercare,arechargeablebatterydoes
notlastforever.Averagebatterylifeis1to3years
dependingonvehicleuseanduseconditions.
ReplacethebatterywithanewPowerWheels
®

12voltbattery.Donotsubstituteparts.
Trippedthermalfuse Thebuilt-inthermalfusemay“trip”andshutdown
operationofthevehicleifthevehicleisoverloaded
orthedrivingconditionstoosevere.Onceafuse
has“tripped”,removeyourfootfromthepedaland
waitapproximately25secondsbeforeoperating
thevehicleagain.Toavoidrepeatedautomatic
shutdowns,donotoverloadthevehiclebyexceeding
the130lbs.(59kg)maximumweightcapacityorby
towinganythingbehindthevehicle.Donotdriveup
hillsorrunintoxedobjects,whichcancausethe
wheelstostopspinningwhilepowerisstillbeing
suppliedtothemotors.Ifathermalfusecontinually
trips,contactyourlocalPowerWheels
®
authorized
servicecenter.