Warranty And Service Life - Gazelle Bosch Active Line User Manual

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GAZELLE MANUAL

1.8 WARRANTY AND SERVICE LIFE

A two-year warranty applies to the battery.
Should a fault occur during this period, your
Gazelle specialist will replace the battery.
Normal ageing as well as wear and tear of
the battery do not constitute a material
deficiency.
Take care to ensure that the battery does
not get too hot. Battery ageing increases
sharply with temperatures above 40 °C.
Being placed directly in the sun's rays can
cause a battery to heat up considerably.
Take care to ensure you do not leave the
battery in a hot car and park your bike in the
shade during bike rides. If you cannot avoid
the heat, make sure you do not charge the
battery at the same time.
A fully charged battery ages at an even
higher rate at high temperatures than a
partially charged one.
If you ride constantly using maximum
motor power, you motor will always need
a higher current. Higher currents cause the
battery to age faster.
You can also increase the service life of your
battery by using the assistance judiciously.
Cycle using a low assistance setting. Lower
discharge current draws will save your
battery.
Charge the battery to around 60%
(3 to 4 charge indication LEDs lit),
before storing it for a long time. Check
charge status after 6 months. If just one
charge indication LED is still lit you will need
to recharge the battery again to around
60%.
If the battery is stored fully
discharged for a long time, it
may be damaged despite the low self-
discharge rate and charge capacity may be
substantially reduced.
It is inadvisable to leave the battery
connected to the charger for long periods.
The Bosch mid-mounted motor is a durable
and maintenance-free drive unit. It is nev-
ertheless a wearing component which is
covered by a two-year warranty. As a result
of the added performance, the wearing
components such as the drive unit and
brakes are subjected to higher loads than
on a conventional bike. Components wear
faster due to the effect of increased power.