Beaufort Avola User Manual page 12

Instructions for charging the battery
Plug-socket 220V
Indicator
a. It's really important to first connect the
charger to the battery, and then put in the
plug into the plug-socket. Turning around
this way of working can heavily damage the
battery.
b. When the indicator on the charger turns
red, is the loading successfully started.
c. In case of loading the battery separated
from the bicycle, then it's important that
battery rests on even ground.
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d. The battery needs to be loaded for at least
14h when using the bike for the first time.
e. When the charging is completed the
indicator will turn green.
f. It's really important that after the loading
that the plug is disconnected from the 220V
plug-socket and then disconnect the charger
and the battery.
Instructions for charging the battery
g. There are 5 active LED's on the battery.
Push POWER to check the remaining capacity.
- A full battery shows 4 out of 5 lights.
- Three green lights: the battery is full for 75%.
- Two green lights: the battery is half full.
- One red light: the battery is empty.
h. The battery is fully loaded when the indica-
tor on the charger turns green (4 to 6 hours).
Then starts the drop loading process, you can
keep the charger connected to the battery
until you use the e-bike again.
i. The charger has an overcurrent protection,
but to avoid damage it's appropriate to dis-
connect the charger within 24h.
j. The battery needs be charged as much as
possible. When the bicycle is stored for a lon-
ger period of time then it's important to load
the battery every three months. If this doesn't
happen then the battery will be irrevocably
damaged, thus the warranty expires.
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