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A g e R ec ommendation: Not for c hildren under 14 years . T his is not a toy.
WA R NING : R e ad the E NT IR E ins truc tion manua l to be c ome familiar with the fea tures of the produc t be fore ope rating. F ailure to ope rate the produc t c orrec tly c a n res ult
in damag e to the produc t, pe rs onal prope rty and c aus e s e rious injury.
T his is a s ophis tic ated hobby produc t. It mus t be ope rated with c aution a nd c ommon s ens e a nd requires s ome ba s ic mec hanic al a bility. F ailure to operate this P roduc t in a
s a fe a nd re s pons ible manne r c ould res ult in injury or damage to the produc t or othe r property. T his produc t is not intende d for us e by c hildren without direc t adult s upervis ion.
D o not us e with inc ompa tible c ompone nts or alter this produc t in any wa y outs ide of the ins truc tions provided by Horiz on Hobby, L L C . T his manua l c onta ins ins truc tions for
s a fety, opera tion a nd ma inte na nc e . It is es s ential to rea d a nd follow a ll the ins truc tions a nd warning s in the manual, prior to as s e mbly, s etup or us e, in order to operate c or-
rec tly and a void da mag e or s erious injury.
WA R NING A G A INS T C OUNT E R F E IT P R O D UC T S : A lways purc has e from a Horiz on Hobby, L L C authoriz e d dea ler to ens ure a uthentic high-quality S pektrum produc t.
Horiz on Hobby, L L C dis c laims a ll s upport a nd wa rra nty with re ga rds , but not limite d to, c ompatibility a nd pe rformanc e of c ounte rfe it produc ts or produc ts c laiming
c ompatibility with D S M or S pe ktrum tec hnolog y.
NOT IC E
A ll ins truc tions , warranties and othe r c ollateral doc uments are s ubjec t to c ha ng e a t the s ole dis c retion of Horiz on Hobby, L L C .
F or up-to-date produc t literature, vis it horiz onhobby.c om or towerhobbies .c om and c lic k on the s upport or res ourc es tab for this produc t.
Meaning o f S p ec ial L ang uag e
T he following te rms are us ed throughout the produc t lite rature to indic a te v arious leve ls of potential harm whe n ope ra ting this produc t:
WA R NING : P roc e dures , whic h if not properly followed, c rea te the probability of prope rty da mag e , c ollate ral da mag e, and s erious injury O R c reate a hig h proba bility of
C A UT IO N: P roc e dures , whic h if not properly followed, c rea te the probability of phys ic al prope rty da ma ge A ND a pos s ibility of s erious injury.
NO T IC E : P roc e dures , whic h if not properly followed, c rea te a pos s ibility of phys ica l property damag e A ND a little or no pos s ibility of injury.
WATER-RESISTANT VEHICLE WITH WATERPROOF ELECTRONICS
A s the us e r of this produc t, you a re s ole ly res pons ible for operating in a ma nne r tha t
does not enda ng er yours e lf a nd others or re s ult in damag e to the produc t or prope rty of
othe rs .
T his model is c ontrolled by a radio s ig na l s ubjec t to inte rfe re nc e from many s ourc e s
outs ide your c ontrol. T his inte rferenc e c a n c a us e momentary los s of c ontrol, s o it is
advis a ble to a lways ke ep a s a fe dis tanc e in all direc tions a round your mode l as this
marg in will he lp a void c ollis ions or injury.
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Ne ver operate your model with low trans mitter ba tte ries .
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A lways operate your mode l in ope n s pac e s a way from full-s iz e v ehic les , traffic and
pe ople.
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Ne ver operate the model in the s tree t or in populate d a reas for any re as on.
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C a refully follow the direc tions and wa rning s for this a nd any optional s upport
equipme nt (c harg ers , rec harg e able ba tte ry pac ks , e tc .) you us e.
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K eep a ll c hemica ls , s mall pa rts and anything elec tric al out of the rea ch of children.
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Ne ver lic k or plac e any portion of the mode l in your mouth as it c ould c aus e s e rious
injury or eve n dea th.
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E xe rc is e c aution when us ing tools and s harp ins truments .
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Ta ke c are during maintenanc e as s ome parts may hav e s harp e dg es .
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Imme dia tely afte r us ing your mode l, do NO T touc h equipment s uc h as the motor,
elec tronic s pe ed c ontrol a nd ba ttery, bec a us e they g enerate hig h temperature s . Y ou
may burn yours elf s erious ly touc hing the m.
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c a us e da mag e or s erious injury.
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A lways turn on your trans mitter before you turn on the receiver in the c ar. A lways turn
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K ee p the whe els of the mode l off the g round whe n c he c king the ope ration of the
radio equipme nt.
S afety P rec autions a nd Wa rning s
Y our ne w Horiz on H obby ve hic le ha s bee n des ig ned a nd built with a c ombina tion of
wa terproof and wa ter-res is tant c ompone nts to allow you to operate the produc t in
many “
we t c onditions ”
inc luding puddles , c re eks , wet gras s , s now a nd eve n rain.
W hile the e ntire v ehic le is highly water-res is tant, it is not c omplete ly waterproof and
your vehic le s hould NOT be treated like a s ubmarine. T he various ele c tronic c ompo-
ne nts us e d in the v ehic le, s uc h as the E lec tronic S peed C ontrol ( E S C ), s ervo( s ) a nd
rec eiv er are wa terproof, howe ver, mos t of the me c ha nic a l c ompone nts are wa te r-
res is ta nt and s hould not be s ubmerg ed.
Meta l pa rts , inc luding the be arings , hinge pins , s c rews and nuts , as well a s the c on-
ta c ts in the e lec tric al c ables , will be s us c eptible to c orros ion if a dditional maintenanc e
is not performed after running in we t c onditions . To maximiz e the long -term perfor-
manc e of your vehic le and to ke ep the warra nty inta c t, the proc e dures de s c ribed in
the “
W et C onditions Maintenanc e”
s e c tion be low mus t be performed reg ularly if you
c hoos e to run in we t c onditions . If you a re not willing to pe rform the a dditional c a re and
maintena nc e required, the n you s hould not operate the ve hic le in thos e c onditions .
C A UT IO N: F ailure to exe rc is e c a ution while us ing this produc t and
c omplying with the following prec autions c ould res ult in produc t ma lfunc tion
and/or void the wa rra nty.
G eneral P rec autions
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R e ad through the we t c onditions mainte na nc e proc e dures and make s ure that you
ha ve all the tools you will nee d to properly maintain your v ehic le.
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Not all batteries c an be us e d in we t c onditions . C ons ult the battery manufac turer
be fore us e . C aution s hould be take n when us ing L i-P o ba tte rie s in wet c onditions .
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Mos t trans mitte rs are not wa te r-res is tant. C ons ult your trans mitter’
s ma nual or the
manufa c turer be fore ope ra tion.
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Ne ver operate your tra ns mitte r or ve hic le where lightning ma y be pres e nt.
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D o not operate your vehic le where it c ould c ome in c onta c t with s a lt wa ter (oc e an
wa ter or water on s alt-c overed roads ), c ontamina ted or pollute d wate r. S a lt wa ter
is v ery c onduc tive and highly c orros ive, s o us e c a ution.
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E ve n minimal wa ter c onta c t c an re duc e the life of your motor if it ha s not bee n
apply very light throttle until the wa ter is mos tly remove d from the motor. R unning a
we t motor a t high s pe eds may rapidly damag e the motor.
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D riv ing in we t c onditions c a n reduc e the life of the motor. T he a dditional res is ta nc e
of operating in water c aus es exc e s s s tra in. A lte r the g e ar ra tio by us ing a s ma ller
pinion or larg e r s pur ge ar. T his will inc reas e torque (a nd motor life ) when running
in mud, dee pe r puddles , or a ny wet c onditions that will inc rea s e the loa d on the
motor for an extended pe riod of time.
W et C onditions Maintenanc e
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D rain any water tha t has c ollec ted in the tires by s pinning them a t high s pe ed. W ith
the body re moved, plac e the ve hic le ups ide down and pull full throttle for a few
s hort burs ts until the wate r has bee n remov ed.
C A UT IO N:
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jec ts a way from rota ting parts when pe rforming the above drying te c hnique.
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R e move the ba ttery pac k( s ) and dry the c ontac ts . If you have an air c ompre s s or
or a c an of c ompres s ed air, blow out a ny wate r that may be ins ide the rec e s s ed
c onne c tor hous ing .
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a g a rden hos e . A void rins ing the bea ring s a nd trans mis s ion.
NO T IC E : Ne ver us e a pres s ure wa s he r to c le an your v ehic le.
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Us e an air c ompre s s or or a c an of c ompres s ed air to dry the ve hic le and help
remove any water tha t may ha ve g otten into s mall c rev ic es or c orners .
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S pray the be arings , drive train, fas tene rs and othe r metal parts with a wate r-
dis plac ing lig ht oil. D o not s pray the motor.
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L e t the vehic le a ir dry before you s tore it. Water (and oil) ma y c ontinue to drip for
a few hours .
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Inc re as e the freque nc y of dis as s embly, ins pec tion a nd lubric a tion of the following:
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F ront and rear axle hub as s e mbly be arings .
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A ll tra ns mis s ion c as es , g ea rs and differentials .
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Motor—
c lean with a n ae ros ol motor c le ane r a nd re-oil the be arings
with lig htweig ht motor oil.
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