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Care! Warning
* Do not smoke or use a naked flame while your batteries are being charged.
* Do not use the charger if it has received a sharp blow, been dropped or otherwise misused in
any way. Take it to a qualified technician.
* Do not dismantle the charger. This will void the warranty.
* Do not leave charger plugged into your Minimo with charger switched off as this may
discharge your batteries.
* For a complete charge – Do not switch off, unplug or interrupt the recharge cycle until the
charging cycle has completed.
8. Driving Your Minimo
Care! Warning
The Minimo is easy to drive but it is essential that you familiarize yourself with the controls and
learn to drive it in a safe area with sufficient room to maneuver for your safety and that of
others. The area should be free of obstacles and reasonably flat. Mark a practice course for
straight line driving, turning in confined spaces, reversing and driving around obstacles.
Driving
Before driving make sure that the Battery has enough charge to complete your journey. Check
that the Key is switched OFF and the seat is locked (see unfolding your Minimo) before getting
on. Ensure that the armrests are in the down position.
1. Hold the Tiller with both hands and gently push the right control lever away from you to move
forward. The more you push the lever, the faster you will go. To reverse push the left control
lever, when reversing the speed is reduced to a maximum of 2mph.
2. Releasing the control lever automatically operates the brakes to slow down and stop. Once
stopped, the parking brake will automatically come on.
3. Use the Tiller to steer. Move your left hand towards you to steer left and your right hand
towards you to steer right. When reversing the opposite will apply.
4. To cross the road you should try to find a suitable slope. Your Minimo will mount lowered
kerbs, but you should always approach a kerb at right angles (90°). If you are going up you
should stop just short of the edge and select full speed. Then drive until both front and back
wheels are on the pavement, then immediately lower the speed.
If going down, proceed slowly on low setting until on the road, then switch to a suitable higher
speed to cross the road safely. Do not attempt kerbs that are not lowered and do not go up or
down at an angle, always 90°. Do take extra care and if you are going from pavement to road,
make sure the road is clear. Anything different to the above could result in an accident and
injury.
5. Watch your Battery Indicator. The distance you can travel depends on many factors, the
more slopes, the less distance you can travel. We recommend that you gradually explore going
further each day.
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