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b. Battery Indicator
Display
An alpha-numeric liquid crystal display is fitted in the centre of the unit that shows the hours worked. The
display is backlight (the backlight is normally lighted).
Alarms
The same display can also indicate the alarm state, showing a code corresponding to the type of alarm.
Battery State of charge
The battery's state of charge indication is integrated in the LCD display; it is shown by ten notches. Each
notch represent the 10% of the battery charge. As the battery becomes discharged, the notches turn off
progressively, one after the other, in proportion to the value of the residual battery charge. This value,
sent to the display by the controller via CAN-BUS.
Turtle Symbol:
It is normally off, when it appears (fixed) it shows activation of the “soft” mode of the truck, in which
maximum speed and acceleration are reduced.
Monkey Wrench Symbol:
It is normally off, when it appears (fixed) it shows the request of programmed maintenance or the alarm
state. In this case the relative code will be displayed. The information supplied by the MDI-CAN can be
extremely useful. Failures can be quickly identified by the operator or service technician thereby finding
the fastest solution to
the problem.
Hourglass Symbol:
It blinks when the hour meter is working.
Fig. 16: Battery discharge indicator
Battery discharged
Battery charged
