Traxxas XL-5 User Manual page 2

1) Connect a fully charged battery pack to the XL-5
and turn on your transmitter.
2) With the XL-5 off, press and hold the set button until the light
turns solid green, then solid red (indicating programming
mode), and then begins blinking red (indicating the
Mode numbers).
3) The light will blink once (Profile 1, Standard Mode), then twice
(Profile 2, Race Mode), and then 3 times (Profile 3, Training
Mode). If you missed the mode you wanted, keep the SET
button pressed down and the blink cycle will repeat until
a Mode is selected.
4) Release the set button after the light blinks the Mode
number you wish to select.
5) The light will then turn green and the model is Ready-To-Drive.
Tip For Fast Mode Changes: The XL-5 is set to Profile 1
Standard Mode as the default. To quickly change to Profile 3
Training Mode, with the transmitter on, press and hold the SET
button until the light blinks red 3 times and then release.
To quickly change back to Profile 1 Standard Mode (full
power), with the transmitter on and the XL-5 off, press
and hold the EZ-SET button until the light turns green,
red, shuts off, blinks red one time and then release.
Caring for Your Motor: Your model is equipped with a high
performance modified 12-turn racing motor. Follow these tips to
maintain the best performance and longest life.
1) Break in the motor by driving smoothly on a flat paved surface
for the first battery pack. This will allow the brushes to seat.
2) Avoid abusive driving that puts extreme current loads on the
motor and cause it to become hot. Examples include driving
through deep sand, tall grass, attempting to push immovable
objects, and repetitive starting, stopping, and direction changes.
3) The XL-5 is equipped with thermal shutdown protection to
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protect its circuitry, but it does not protect the motor from
thermal damage caused by abusive driving.
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