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BATTERY INFORMATION - LEAD ACID
Battery specifications
Watering the battery
Your e-Tuk has been fitted with 12 Lead-Acid Deep Cycle batteries. Each battery produces 6
Volt and around 185Ah. The total battery pack gives your vehicle 72V to power the motor and
electronics. There are various batteries available. They all work the same and should be serviced
in the same manner. However, they cannot be used simultaneously. One broken battery should
be replaced with the same type, brand and health/age.
Watering the battery manually
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Always use distilled or de-ionized
water to refill the battery.
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Make sure your vehicle is turned off
• Make sure that your batteries are fully
charged and have cooled down
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Remove the rubber mat and floor plate in
the passenger compartment
• For the GT model the front passenger
bench must also be removed.
• Open the vent caps and look inside the
filling wells
• Check the liquid level; the lead plates in
the battery should be submerged.
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If necessary, add water until the liquid
level is 0.3cm below the bottom of the fill
well
• A piece of rubber can be used safely as a
• Only add water to fully charged batteries, except when the battery plates are
above the water.
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Let the batteries cool down after charging before adding water.
Not enough
Too much
Just right!
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Never add acid to a battery.
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Battery fluid is hazardous!
Always protect your clothes,
skin and eyes.
Your e-Tuk’s battery needs regular watering. The water is an essential part that makes the
battery work. During heavy use the batteries heat up and the water evaporates. TTF recommends
regular filling (see “Maintenance schedule” on page
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for more info). Monitoring the amount
of water which is used during the refilling process will give you a good indication of your water
use. Watering can be done per battery cell or in one go for the entire pack if you have a battery
filling system.
Battery
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We recommend to replace the entire battery pack if only one battery is broken.
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