Batteries And Charging; Charging Your Batteries - Pride Ultimate 3 CF3001 Owner's Manual

V . B A T T E R I E S
Your scooter requires two sealed, maintenance free, 12-volt, deep cycle batteries.
! Charge the batteries prior to using your scooter for the first time.
! Keeping the batteries fully charged will keep your scooter running smoothly.
READING YOUR BATTERY VOLTAGE
The battery condition meter on the tiller console indicates the approximate strength of your batteries using a color
code. See figure 7. Green indicates fully charged batteries, yellow indicates a draining charge, and red indicates
that an immediate recharge is necessary. To check the charge, you must first unplug the off-board charger power
cord and power up your scooter.
You can also check the charge using the ammeter located on the rear of the scooter. The off-board charger power
cord must be plugged into a standard wall outlet in order to obtain a reading. When the amperage reading is at or
near zero (0) amps, the battery charging is complete. See figure 8.
YELLOW
RED
Figure 7. Battery Condition Meter

CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES

Follow these easy steps to charge your batteries safely:
1. Position your scooter close to a standard wall outlet.
2. Remove the key from the key switch.
3. Make certain that the manual freewheel lever is in the drive (up) position.
4. Plug the off-board charger power cord into the off-board charger port first, then connect the off-board charger
to the wall outlet.
PROHIBITED! Never use an extension cord to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger directly
into a properly wired standard wall outlet.
5. Refer to the manufacturer-supplied instructions provided with your off-board charger for proper operation.
6. When the batteries are fully charged, unplug the off-board charger from the wall outlet first, 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.
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GREEN
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A N D C H A R G I N G
Figure 8. Ammeter (Indicates Full Charge)
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