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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Battery Safety (Continued)
• We recommend that you charge your battery only during the day and only in dry rooms which have a
smoke or a fire detector; but not in your bedroom. Place the battery during the charging process on a big,
non-inflammable plate made of ceramics or glass! Unplug the battery once it has been charged up.
• Keep the rechargeable battery and the charger away from moisture and water during the charging process
to exclude electric shocks and short circuits.
• Do not use a rechargeable battery or a charger that is defective. If you are in doubt or if you have any
questions, contact your Pivot dealer.
• Do not expose your battery or the charger to the blazing sun during charging.
• Do not charge any other electrical devices with the supplied charger of your Pivot e-bike.
• The drive is not approved for steam cleaning, high-pressure cleaning or cleaning with a water hose. The
contact of the electrics or the drive with water can destroy the units. The individual drive components can
be cleaned with a soft rag and neutral detergents. You may use a moist rag, but not excessive water. Keep
the rechargeable battery dry and do not submerge it. Risk of explosion.
• Make sure your rechargeable battery does not show any damage, i.e. cracks, breakages or discolorations at
the contact points. Do not use a battery with such damage. Bring a damaged battery to your Pivot dealer
at once.
• Make sure your rechargeable battery is in sound condition. Do not open, disassemble or crush the battery.
Risk of explosion!
• Make sure your rechargeable battery is not exposed to mechanical impacts.
• Keep your battery away from fire and heat. Risk of explosion!
• Batteries must not be short-circuited. Therefore store them in a safe storage area and make sure the battery
is not short-circuited accidentally (e.g. with metal or another battery). In addition, rechargeable batteries
must not be stored inappropriately, e.g. in a box or in a drawer where they can be short-circuited by other
conductive materials or where they can short-circuit each other. Do not deposit any objects in the storage
area (e.g. clothes).
• Make sure to use the battery only for the Pivot e-bike for which it is designed.
• Remove the rechargeable battery if you do not use your Pivot e-bike for a long period of time (e.g. during
the winter season). Store the rechargeable battery in a dry room at temperatures between 5
-
20
°
C (41 -
68
°
F) . The state of charge should be 50 - 70% of the charging capacity. Check the state of charge if the
rechargeable battery is left unused for more than two months and recharge it in between, if necessary, to
50%.
• The battery does not come charged and must be charged completely before the first use.
• When removing the charger from the outlet or the port, pull on the plug, not the cord.
• When charging the battery, plug the cord into the wall outlet first, and then into the battery.
• Be sure that the charger is on a flat and stable surface, when charging.
• Do not leave the battery fully depleted for an extended period of time. This will cause the battery to
deteriorate and reduce the battery capacity.
• Keep the rechargeable battery and the charger away from moisture and water during the charging process
to avoid electric shocks and short circuits.
• Keep the charger and battery out of reach of children.
• Do not use a battery or a charger that is defective. If you are in doubt, contact your Pivot dealer.
• If the rechargeable battery or the charger (or parts of it) must be replaced, only use original spare parts.
Contact your Pivot dealer.
• Charge the battery at an ambient temperature of approximately 20
°
C (68
°
F). Therefore, before starting the
charging, wait until the temperature of the battery has increased or decreased after a ride in cold or hot
weather.
