Batteries And Charging - Pride Mobility Destiny Owner's Manual

V . B A T T E R I E S A N D C H A R G I N G
Your scooter is equipped with two sealed, maintenance free, 12 AH batteries. Fully 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 uses a colour
code to indicate the approximate strength of your batteries.
From right to left, green indicates fully charged batteries, yel-
low a draining charge and red indicates that an immediate
recharge is necessary. See figure 7. To ensure the highest
accuracy, the battery condition meter should be checked while
operating your scooter at full speed on a dry, level surface.
To check the battery strength during charging, you must
first unplug the charger power lead and turn on your
scooter.
CHARGING THE BATTERIES
PROHIBITED! Never use an extension lead to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger
directly into a properly wired standard electrical outlet.
PROHIBITED! Removal of the grounding prong can create an electrical hazard. If necessary,
properly install an approved 3-pronged adapter to an electrical outlet having 2-pronged
plug access. Failure to heed could result in personal injury and/or property damage.
WARNING! Ensure that both ends of the charger power lead are clean and dry before
plugging the charger power lead into the off-board charger port or the electrical outlet.
WARNING! Prevent injur y and/or equipment damage! Read the batter y charging
instructions in this manual and in the manual supplied with the battery charger before
charging the batteries.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage! Do no expose the off-board battery
charger to rain or other sources of moisture unless it has been tested for outdoor use.
Refer to the manual supplied with the battery charger for more information.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage! Explosive gases may be generated
while charging the batteries. Keep the scooter and the battery charger away from
sources of ignition such as flames or sparks and provide adequate ventilation when
charging the batteries.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage! Inspect the battery charger, wiring
and connectors for damage before each use. Contact your authorised Pride Dealer if
damage is found.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage! Do not attempt to open the battery
charger case. If the battery charger does not appear to be working correctly, contact your
authorised Pride Dealer.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage! If the off-board battery charger is
equipped with cooling slots, then do not attempt to insert objects through these slots.
WARNING! Prevent injury and/or equipment damage! Do not allow unsupervised children
to play near the scooter while the batteries are charging.
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Figure 7. Battery Condition Meter
Destiny