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The off-board charger supplied with your scooter is equipped with a 115/230 voltage switch. Confirm that this switch
is in the proper position for your locality. If you are not sure what the voltage is in your country, contact your local
electricity provider before inserting the charger power lead plug into
your electrical outlet. If the setting is incorrect,
the charger will not function properly. Slide the voltage switch to the appropriate position.
See figure 10
.
WARNING! Failure to ensure the voltage switch is in the proper position can cause dam-
age to the charger and may damage the batteries.
The LED lights on the charger indicate different charger conditions at various times: charger power on, charging
in progress, charging complete. Refer to the label on the charger for a complete explanation of these indicators.
Figure 10. Charger On/Off and Voltage Switches
Figure 10A. Off-Board Charger
PLUGS INTO THE OFF-BOARD
CHARGER PORT
PLUGS INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET
VOLTAGE SWITCH
OFF
ON
Follow these easy steps to charge the batteries:
1. Position the front of your scooter close to a standard electrical outlet.
2. Remove the key from the key switch.
3. Make sure that the manual freewheel lever is in the drive position.
4. Make sure that the charger’s on/off switch is in the OFF position.
See figure 10
.
5. Plug the 3-pin charger power lead into the off-board charger port.
See figures 5 and 10A
.
6. Extend the charger power lead and plug it into the electrical outlet.
7. Turn the charger on. We recommend that you charge the batteries for 8 to 14 hours.
8. When the batteries are fully charged, turn the charger off and unplug the charger power lead from the
electrical outlet and then from the off-board charger port.
NOTE: There is a charger inhibit function on your scooter. The scooter will not run and the battery
condition meter will not operate while the batteries are charging.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How does the charger work?
When your scooter’s battery voltage is low, the charger works harder, sending more electrical current to
the batteries to bring up their charge. As the batteries approach a full charge, the charger sends less and
less electrical current. When the batteries are fully charged, the current sent from the charger is at nearly
zero amperage. Therefore, when the charger is plugged in, it maintains the charge on your scooter’s bat-
teries, but does not overcharge them. We do not recommend that you charge your scooter’s batteries for
more than 24 consecutive hours.
