Helio Electric Cycle Owner's Manual page 20

you're unlucky, you could be looking at severe injury or even death. To prevent
this sort of accident, turn the ignition off and remove the key when you're not
sitting on your Helio Cycle ready to ride.
Leaving the key in the "on" position will slowly drain the batteries even
when you are not riding your Helio. If you leave the key on for an extended
period of time (a day or more), you can permanently damage the batteries. Turn
the ignition off and remove the key when you're not sitting on your Cycle ready
to ride.
If the key has been in the "on" position for more than two minutes and the
throttle doesn't work, the automatic throttle cutout mechanism has disengaged
the throttle. To restart it, turn the key off, then back on again.
The Range Indicator
The range indicator is your "fuel gauge" and tells
you the charge of the batteries. To get an
accurate determination of the charge of the
batteries and therefore your range, you must be
stopped. When the batteries are fully charged all
the lights will glow. As you ride, the lights will go
out TO THE LEFT one by one until only two
remaining indicator lights are illuminated. When
these two lights flash on and off, this indicates
the batteries are nearly depleted and will need to
be recharged soon.
When you decelerate, the automatic braking
feature recaptures some of the energy of motion
and converts it to electricity to recharge the
batteries. During deceleration, all the charge
indicator lights will glow, indicating the batteries
are being recharged. Note that this does not
indicate that the batteries are fully charged.
Again, for an accurate determination of the state of charge of the batteries, you must
be stopped.
When the batteries are new and fully charged your Helio Cycle has a range of over
20miles (32km) on flat terrain in the "GO-FAR" mode. If you are a heavy rider, if you
are riding up hills or if you are in lots of stop & go traffic, your range will naturally be
shorter. Also, if you are in the "GO-FAST" mode, your range may be shorter.
The Range Indicator continuously monitors the state of charge of the
batteries and the load they are under. To get an accurate reading of range, you
must view the indicator when stopped.
The Range Indicator conveys a lot of information. After you have gotten to
know your Helio Cycle, you will be able to predict your range and monitor your
riding habits by viewing the behavior of the Range Indicator.
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