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  • Page 1 owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 • Slowly come up to balance. • If you are new to riding, enable • GT will engage when you reach a Simplestop™ in the Onewheel App. horizontal orientation. Simplestop™ is the easiest way to dismount.
  • Page 3 Welcome to the revolution Now that you’re a proud owner of your very own Onewheel GT we want to keep you safe while you experience a whole new way of riding. We’ve created this owner’s manual to share important safety, performance and service information with you. Please read it before you take your first ride and keep it for reference.
  • Page 4 Always heed push back, and lean back to slow down (pgs. 38-43). Never lean forward into push back (pgs. 38-43). Always ride Onewheel GT at a speed and in a manner appropriate for the conditions and your ability.
  • Page 5 WARNING Risk of Death or Serious Injury Whenever you ride a Onewheel, you risk death or serious injury from loss of control, collisions and falls. To ride safely, you must read and follow all instructions and warnings in the Owner’s Manual.
  • Page 7 Register Your Onewheel GT We can’t guarantee a warranty claim unless your board is registered. onewheel.com/pages/register...
  • Page 9 Like any sport, Onewheeling involves risk of injury. By situation that, if not avoided, could result in serious injury choosing to ride a Onewheel, you assume the responsibility or death. for that risk. It’s important that you understand and...
  • Page 10 ATTENTION Maximum rider weight: 275 lb / 124 kg Do not allow children under the age of 14 to use this product Adult supervision is required...
  • Page 11 As a parent or guardian, you are responsible for the activities and safety of your minor or child (while he or she is operating a Onewheel). Please ensure that their Onewheel is in good repair and safe operating condition and that your child understands its proper use. It is also important that both you and your child learn, understand, and obey all applicable local motor vehicle and traffic laws.
  • Page 12 Download the Onewheel App Sync to your board from the Onewheel App to customize your riding experience with Digital Shaping™. The Onewheel App also allows you to check your battery status for epic adventures, toggle your LED lights for night cruising, and track riding data.
  • Page 13 Ride Screen Details Leaderboard Academy Riding instructions for beginners See posted rides from all over the Find the ride details of See top stats and mileage from world on phone or browser. all posted rides. through advanced riders. the Onewheel community.
  • Page 14 Digital Shaping 3.0 Sync to your board from the Onewheel app to customize your riding experience. Digital Shaping 3.0 provides the pinnacle of performance, comfort, and control. Inspired by surfboard shapers creating different boards for different rides, Digital Shaping 3.0 offers a complete quiver of Shapings selectable from your smartphone.
  • Page 15 GT Shapings / Ride Modes Digital Shaping...
  • Page 16 Simplestop NMC Battery Onewheel GT’s Simplestop™ technology makes Safe, powerful and quick to charge. riding Onewheel even easier. Slow to a stop then lean back and the Onewheel GT sets you down gently. Lightbar™ Intuitive Lighting Onewheel GT features Lightbar™ integrated into...
  • Page 17 RANGE 20-32mi 32-52km SPEED 20mph 32kph...
  • Page 18 TABLE OF 00 Welcome to the Revolution Safety Overview Register Your Onewheel GT CONTENTS General Warning Special Note to Guardians Onewheel App Digital Shaping 01 Put Safety First...

  • Page 19: Table Of Contents

    02 Riding your Onewheel GT 04 Getting to Know your Onewheel GT Basic Balance Main Power Pushbutton Switch Regenerative Braking Lightbar™ Understanding the Footpad Decoding Your GT Direction and Speed 05 More Ways to Ride Safely Turning Range General Board Care...
  • Page 20 SAFETY FIRST...
  • Page 21 Helmet for more safety information. Always wear an ASTM F1492-08, CPSC and/or CE EN1078 certified helmet when riding your Onewheel GT. Be sure to attach the chin strap and follow the helmet manufacturer’s WARNING: Many local governments legislate “road worthy” laws and require specific safety equipment.

  • Page 22: Riding Your Onewheel Gt

    RIDING YOUR ONEWHEEL...
  • Page 23 • Wear a helmet and other protective gear. • Choose a safe, controlled, and calm environment GT is designed to be intuitive. Anyone can learn the basics away from cars, crowds, obstacles, and other in just a few minutes. Once you start riding regularly, potential hazards.

  • Page 24: Basic Balance

    TIP: Have a friend’s shoulders handy to help you the first few times you get on your Onewheel GT. After practicing a few times, need to muscle your way onto the board. Instead, use slow, we promise you’ll be a pro.
  • Page 25 Riding Your Onewheel GT...

  • Page 26: Regenerative Braking

    Regenerative Braking Understanding the Footpad Decelerating while going downhill recharges the Onewheel The front footpad is pressure sensitive and divided into two GT battery. zones, one on each side of the footpad. Both zones must be pressed to begin riding. The Lightbar turns blue as visual...

  • Page 27: Direction And Speed

    The more you lean, the faster will begin to turn in the direction you lean. The more you you’ll go. Always accelerate slowly and under control. lean, the sharper the turn. Riding Your Onewheel GT...

  • Page 28: Range

    Fully charge your Onewheel GT. TIP: Ensure the tire pressure is at 20psi. * *Tire pressure makes a significant difference to Onewheel range, top speed, and ride quality. Even a few PSI change can alter the ride. Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Riding Your Onewheel GT...

  • Page 30: Ways To Dismount

    Ways to Dismount There are a few ways to dismount Onewheel GT. The Simplestop™ method is the easiest way to dismount. If you are new to riding, start with Simplestop™. TIP: Both rider-detection areas must be pressed to start riding. If you slow down and remove your foot from only one area, the GT will disengage.
  • Page 31 Heel Lift Dismount - A more advanced way to dismount. most elegant dismount, but it is easy to execute and Dismount like a pro once you feel like you are ready. pg. 36 it can be done quickly. pg. 34 Riding Your Onewheel GT...
  • Page 32 When Simplestop™ is TURNED ON in the settings on TIP: To Simplestop™ smoothly shift your weight back with your Onewheel App, lean back to slow the board down to your hips and knees while keeping your chest over the a stop.
  • Page 33 Level out. Once stopped, bring your board parallel to Lean back and lower. SLOWLY lean back. The board the ground (level). will travel backwards a couple of inches then disengage and the tail will lower to the ground. Riding Your Onewheel GT...
  • Page 34 Never step off with your back foot first Slow to a stop. Lean back to slow your board down (the foot not on the rider-detection area). This increases to a stop. risk of a fall and possible injury. Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 35 0 mph Level out. Once stopped, bring your board parallel to Jump off. Carefully jump off with BOTH FEET the ground (level). simultaneously. Riding Your Onewheel GT...
  • Page 36 Practice the heel lift dismount while holding onto Slow to less than 1 mph. Lean back to slow your board something to keep your balance. You’ll hear a small click when the motor disengages. down to less than 1 mph. Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 37 Lift your heel. Lift your front heel off one side of the Lower the tail. Once your board is disengaged, slowly sensor pad and the board will disengage letting you set lower the tail to the ground. the tail down. Riding Your Onewheel GT...

  • Page 38: Push Back

    When the battery is fully charged and you continue to steep hill, or ride with a low battery, your Onewheel GT charge it through regenerative braking (e.g., traveling will “push back.
  • Page 39 Low-Battery Push Back Speed Push Back When your Onewheel GT battery is extremely low, it will When your Onewheel GT is reaching its limits, push back perform a much more aggressive push back and will will occur. When that happens, lean your weight back to become inoperable.
  • Page 40 Rider has slowed down and the foot in order to slow down. board returns to riding normally. The nose of the board lifts up to The rider recognizes push back and warn the rider to slow down. plans to adjust. Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 41 Speed Push Back - Never do this! Push back is an important safety feature. Ignoring or trying to push through push back is extremely dangerous. CAUTION: PUSH BACK WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: DO NOT IGNORE PUSH BACK DO NOT IGNORE PUSH BACK DO NOT IGNORE PUSH BACK The nose of the board lifts up to warn the rider to slow down.
  • Page 42 Onewheel is 100% charged. After draining the battery under a 95% Good to go, have fun. CAUTION: PUSH BACK charge, the battery is ready Ride uphill until the battery is for regenerative braking. below 95% charged. Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 43 Push back is an important safety feature. Ignoring or trying to push through push back is extremely dangerous. WARNING: WARNING: WARNING: Onewheel is 100% charged. DO NOT IGNORE PUSH BACK DO NOT IGNORE PUSH BACK DO NOT IGNORE PUSH BACK...
  • Page 44 Safety Beep. rely solely on Safety Beep. TIP: This feature can be accessed in the the Onewheel app. Safety Beep is not a substitute for pushback, but is a separate warning system to give additional rider feedback.

  • Page 46: Maintaining Onewheel Gt

    Safety Check Doing regular safety checks will help prolong the YOUR GT life of your Onewheel GT. We recommend that you carefully inspect your Onewheel GT before every ride to make sure that there are no loose, damaged, or unusually worn parts, and that the air pressure in the tire is adequate.

  • Page 47: Bumpers

    Bumpers WARNING: Before performing any minor work on your Onewheel GT, make sure the power button is in Bumpers are designed as wear-and-tear components and the “OFF” position. must be replaced as they wear. More details can be found WARNING: The footpads are an integral part of the at onewheel.com/support...

  • Page 48: Tire

    Tire Check your Onewheel tire for any cuts in the tread and sidewall. Also be sure it is sufficiently inflated, up to 20 PSI. The best way to check and inflate your tire is with a quality digital gauge and compressor at your local gas station.

  • Page 49: Battery

    Exceeding the maximum pressure of 30 PSI Be careful not to overcharge or undercharge your (2.0 bar) could damage your Onewheel GT and result in injury. battery. The battery should be charged at least once every It will also void your warranty.

  • Page 50: Battery Charger/How To Charge Your Battery

    Use only the Onewheel GT Home Charger (FY7562500), Connect the charger to an “AC” supply and then to the Onewheel GT Car Charger (FY7561600D) or Onewheel GT Onewheel GT charging port. The charger will display a Hypercharger (FY7565200) to charge your Onewheel GT. red light.
  • Page 51 Onewheel GT Hypercharger (FY7565200) to charge your Onewheel App, limits your board charging to 90% of a full charge to GT. Use of any other charger will void your warranty and may prevent overcharging and extend battery life. damage your Onewheel GT.
  • Page 52 GETTING Understanding the Awesome You already know Onewheel GT is super fun, but TO KNOW it’s also important to your safety, performance and enjoyment to understand how the Onewheel GT works. If after reading this manual you still have YOUR GT questions, please submit a support request at onewheel.com/support...

  • Page 53: Getting To Know Your Onewheel Gt

    “ON” position since the wheel may spin, thus causing a safety hazard. CAUTION: Do not press the rider-detection area section of the footpad while powering on your Onewheel GT or it will not operate. TIP: Turning on your Onewheel GT while it is not on the ground will cause an error.

  • Page 54: Lightbar

    Lightbar™ LED Lightbar™ Indicator The Lightbar™ directly behind the front footpad is the status indicator for Onewheel GT. The Lightbar™ will indicate battery status, error codes, and other information for your Onewheel GT. Normal Operation Lightbar™ While powered on, the Lightbar™ will show a bar graph of indicating your battery state of charge, starting on the left hand side.
  • Page 55 The Lightbar™ will pulse and act recharge your battery. immediately. as a bar graph. WARNING: Continuing to ride when low-battery push back occurs may result in sudden shutdown or damage to your Onewheel GT. Getting To Know Your Onewheel GT...
  • Page 56 Simplestop™ Behaviors Onewheel GT notifies you when Simplestop™ is enabled through the Lightbar. Simplestop™ Startup The Lightbar™ will blink magenta on power-up if Simplestop™ is enabled. Simplestop™ Dismount Simplestop™ indicator While performing a Simplestop dismount is magenta the Lightbar™ will turn magenta to indicate that Simplestop™...
  • Page 57 Simplestop™ Indication Simplestop™ Power Up Powered Up Simplestop™ Dismount While performing a Simplestop™, Lightbar™ blinks magenta then Once powered up, Lightbar™ will turn to Lightbar™ turns a steady magenta. transitions to white. white battery bar graph indicator.
  • Page 58 Footpad Sensor Behaviors The front footpad has two zones on each side of the footpad which makes up Onewheel’s rider detection area. When traveling at less than 1 mph, each side of the Lightbar™ will illuminate blue when the corresponding zone of the rider-detection area is engaged.
  • Page 59 Rider-Detection Footpad Contact Indication Left Zone Only Right Zone Only Both Zones The three right LEDs of the Lightbar™ The three left LEDs of the Lightbar™ The entire Lightbar™ will will illuminate blue. will illuminate blue. illuminate blue.
  • Page 60 Motor stall detected Onewheel GT. The entire Lightbar will blink yellow or red. Out of range controller temperature If you are riding the board when an error code occurs, Bad accelerometer the board will give extreme push back.
  • Page 61 Blinking Yellow Blinking Red A minor issue that may be fixed by An issue that may require you to contact charging or switching your board Customer Support. off and on again. Getting To Know Your Onewheel GT...

  • Page 62: More Ways To Ride Safely

    MORE WAYS TO RIDE SAFELY...
  • Page 63 Failure to confirm the compatibility of, or to properly install, operate or maintain any component or accessory on your Onewheel GT can result in serious injury or death and will Never use non-Future Motion approved GT accessories, void your warranty.
  • Page 64 • Potholes, sewer grating, railroad tracks, expansion joints, road or sidewalk construction, debris, and other WARNING: Never ride your Onewheel GT on inclines or obstructions that could cause you to swerve into traffic, declines with grades steeper than 15%. This may cause catch your wheel, or fall.
  • Page 65 Always Wear: • Always wear a ASTM F1492-08, CPSC and/or CE • Bright clothing that makes you clearly visible to EN1078 certified helmet, and follow the manufacturer’s drivers, riders and pedestrians. instructions for fit, use and care. Head injuries are some •...
  • Page 66 • Never hitch a ride holding onto another moving vehicle or object. • Never carry a passenger. • Never ride your Onewheel GT while under the • Stop at stop signs and traffic lights. Slow down and influence of alcohol or drugs.
  • Page 67 Increased safety information and riding tips available on the speed equals higher risk. Onewheel app and/or Future Motion’s website. • Be thoroughly familiar with the way your Onewheel works (e.g., speed, direction, turning). More Ways to Ride Safely...
  • Page 68 • Follow all manufacturer’s recommendations and susceptible to injury, and persons with impaired instructions, as well as comply with all laws and capabilities should not operate. ordinances. • Components shall be maintained and repaired in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications. Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 69 More Ways to Ride Safely...

  • Page 70: General Boardcare

    Moist Environments If you do happen to leave your Onewheel out in the cold If you ride in any moist environment make sure you you may have to bring your board in and warm it up wipe your board off fully afterward and get all debris (60°F /1 5°C) before it is ready to ride (You may see error...
  • Page 71 Battery Care Long Term Storage Leaving the board on the charger several days in a row will Make sure to charge between 40-50% and store it in a dry not damage the board although for long term storage, it is place between 50°-60°F (10°-15°C).

  • Page 72: Gt Charger Specifications

    : Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC) 50/60Hz 250VA Sensors : Solid State MEMS 6-DOF Output : +75.6VDC 2.5A Tire : 11.5 × 6.5-6.5 Onewheel Model # : FY7562500 Max Lean Angle : > 30 degrees Top Speed : 20 mph / 32 kph Typical Range...
  • Page 73 Specifications...

  • Page 74: Warranty

    Future Motion Inc., hereinafter to be called the COMPANY, to the USER, which is defined as an individual who has purchased the Onewheel GT (hereinafter to be called the Repair the PRODUCT by means of telephone support,...
  • Page 75 WARRANTY the USER must notify the COMPANY or its authorized service. Components Duration Notes Future Motion provides paid repairs for products that are out of Onewheel GT 1 year Parts that are not warranty. listed separately All Sales are Final.
  • Page 76 • The warranty registration is inconsistent with the • Damage has been caused by overloading the Onewheel. product itself. • Damage has been caused by acts-of-god such as fire, flood, earthquake, • The product has been dismantled or repaired by an freezing, etc.
  • Page 77 All implied warranties (including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) are limited in duration to the above 12 month/6 month warranty period. Future Motion Inc. further disclaims all express warranties. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you if inconsistent with controlling state law.

  • Page 78: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration Of Conformity GT: Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard Product: Onewheel GT: Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard EU Machinery Directive 2006_42_EG Type Model: OW1-00009-XX Council Directive 2014/30/EU on Electromagnetic Manufacturer: Future Motion Inc Compatibility: Manufacturer Address: EN 55022 Class B Limits 1201 Shaffer Rd.
  • Page 79 1201 Shaffer Rd. Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA Copyright © 2022 Future Motion Inc. Onewheel® is a trademark of Future Motion Inc. Onewheel® is protected by numerous patents in the U.S. and world-wide. See www.onewheel.com/patents for more information. All sales are final.
  • Page 80 V1.1 (Original Instructions) Onewheel GT Owner’s Manual Manuals in other languages are available at onewheel.com/support @onewheel...

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