Customer Service - Peg-Perego GAUCHO SUPERPOWER Use And Care Manual

ENGLISH
•PEG PEREGO® thanks you for choosing this product.
For over 50 years, PEG PEREGO has been taking
children for an outing: first with its famous baby
carriages and strollers, later with its pedal and
battery operated toy vehicles.
•Read this instruction manual carefully to learn the
use of this vehicle and to teach your child safe and
enjoyable driving. Please keep this manual for use
as a reference in the future.
•Our toys conform with the safety requirements
provided by the Council of the EEC, of the T.Ü.V.; of
the I.I.S.G. Istituto Italiano Sicurezza Giocattoli, and
the U.S. Consumer Toy Safety Specification F963.
Peg Perego S.p.A. is an ISO 9001
certified company.
The fact that we are certified provides
a guarantee of our honesty for our
customers, and fosters trust in the
company's way of working.
•Peg Perego reserves the right to modify or change
their product. Price, literature, manufacturing
processes or locations or any combination of these
above mentioned entities may change at any time
for any reason without notice with impunity.notice
with impunity.
Years 3-10
Weight capacity
130 lbs / 60 Kg
CAUTION:
ELECTRIC VEHICLE NOT
RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN
UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE. AS
WITH ALL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS,
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
OBSERVED DURING HANDLING AND
USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK.
RECHARGER INCLUDED.120 VOLTS,
60Hz, 30W INPUT, 24 VOLTS (DC)
OUTPUT.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

PEG PEREGO offers after-sales services, directly or
through a network of authorized service centers for
repairs or replacement parts. See the back cover of
this instruction manual for contact information.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
WARNING: ADULT ASSEMBLY
REQUIRED.
USE CARE WHEN UNPACKING AS
COMPONENTS TO BE ASSEMBLED
MAY POSE A SMALL PARTS/SHARP
EDGE HAZARD.
ASSEMBLY
1 • Place front bumper on body and tighten four
screws as shown in the drawing.
2 • Take out the 2 bulbs placed on the bottom of the
rear part of the vehicle (in the area of the shock
absorbers). Proceed by inserting the bulbs into
the rear bumper, as shown in the figure.
3 • Place rear bumper on body.
4 • Tighten three screws as shown in the drawing.
5 • Put the tool box on the bonnet and fix it as
shown in the figure.
6 • Assemble the two parts of the steering wheel.
7 • Insert the steering wheel on the steering wheel
column.
8 • Align steering wheel column holes with steering
wheel: nut fits into haxagon hole, bolt into round
hole.
9 • Remove screws and then insert the windshield.
10 • Secure it by means of the two screws.
11 • Fit the removable seat cover as shown in the
figure.
12 • Hook the front elastic bands.
13 • Position the other two elastic bands.
14 • Place seat on body. Adjust seat position. Secure
it with washer and thumb nut.
15 • Detach parts A and C of the Roll-Bar; join A to
B;
16 • join A-B to the upper section of the Roll-Bar C,
insert and rotate to secure.
17 • Place roll bar on body. Tighten screws on front
2 posts.
18 • Insert the end of the safety belt in the slot
situated centrally in the bottom of the seat, as
shown in the figure.
19 • Place net over the tabs on 2 rear posts and
attach with 3 screws.
20 • Snap it around the roll-bar as shown in the
drawing.
21 • Insert the rearview mirrors in the direction
shown by the arrow.
22 • Apply the 2 adhesives nos. 6D and 6S (see
adhesive sheet) to the 2 sides of the bodywork,
as shown in the figure.
23 • On top of these adhesives, place the 2 plastic
signs, pressing down as you do so.
24 • Apply adhesive no.1 (see adhesive sheet) to
the antenna. Insert the antenna, pressing down
as you do so, into its appropriate housing,
situated on the right rear mudguard.
25 • Find black and yellow plastic electronic horn
unit and unscrew the panel.
26 • Once you have removed the panel, fit the
battery (9V -not included) into its holder,
taking care to respect correct polarity.
27 • Connect the wires to the battery. Screw the
panel back on.
28 • Fit the horn unit into the hole in the middle of
the steering wheel.
29 • Remove the radio from its packaging. Unscrew
the cover from the battery chamber. Insert
two 1.5 Volt AA batteries (not supplied with
the vehicle) into the compartment, taking care
to position the positive and negative poles
correctly. Close the battery compartment cover
and screw into place.
30 • Insert the wire from the antenna and the
radio into their appropriate housing on the
dashboard, making sure to place them the
right way up, as shown in the figure.
31 • Open the hood. Remove the two screws
from the simulated engine. Lift the simulated
engine.
Proceed as follows:
- Remove the battery from the cardboard
packaging;
- remove screw from the black metal battery
retaining strip and move out of the way;
- position the battery into the engine
compartment;
- lock it down using the black metal battery
retaining strip.
32 • Plug battery terminal A into vehicle wiring
terminal B.
33 • Lower the imitation motor and screw it down
again. Close the hood, securing it in place with
the 2 hooks. The vehicle is now ready for use.
VEHICLE FEATURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USE
34 • Hood support shaft.
35 • Below the box you can find four removable toy
tools. To remove the box, pull out and unfasten
the four couplings.
36 • A: HORN. Push the yellow button the horn will
sound.
B: RADIO. A real autoradio, which is removable
and can function independently. To switch on,
press button 3 (for AM frequency) or button 4
(for FM frequency). To switch off, press button
5. To tune the frequency, use control 1. To
control the volume, use control 2. To change
the clock, hold down the SET button, and
simultaneously press down the HOUR button
to change the hour and the MIN button to
change the minutes.
C1: IGNITION KEY. To enable the vehicle insert
the key and turn clockwise.
C2: START BUTTON. After enabling the vehicle
with the key, press the start button to activate
the vehicle.
To turn the vehicle off, turn the key
counterclockwise. If the vehicle remains on,
it will shut off automatically after about 5
minutes.
D: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. To activate the
vehicle's driving wheels, press the accelerator
pedal.
N.B.: The speed of the vehicle increases when
the accelerator pedal is progressively pressed.
E: BRAKE PEDAL. The disk brakes are activated
by pressing down on the brake pedal which
will stop the vehicle.
F: PARKING BRAKE. The parking brake is
activated by pressing the brake pedal and
locking it in place with a special latch, see
figure. To lock, lift the latch located on the
vehicle base all the way up and insert the
pedal housing in it.
37 • To unfasten the safety belts:1 push towards the
middle and simultaneously press the button; 2
detach the buckle.
38 • GEAR SHIFT LEVERS: GEAR SHIFT: D drive, N
neutral, R reverse.
39 • SECOND SPEED: SPEED REGULATION
The vehicle is equipped with 3 speed
adjustments:
1st speed 4 km/h
2nd speed 8 km/h
3rd speed 12 km/h
The speed selector is located inside the fuel
cap (screwed shut), on the right rear side of
the vehicle.
40 • DASHBOARD READING.
There are 2 lights which indicate the battery
charge status on the dashboard:
GREEN LIGHT: indicates that the battery is
charged and the vehicle may be used.
BLINKING GREEN LIGHT: indicates that the
battery is on back up and recharging the
vehicle is recommended.
RED LIGHT: indicates that the battery is
flat and recharging is necessary to prevent
jeopardizing functionality. As soon as the
red light comes on the vehicle turns off. It
is possible to reactivate the vehicle which
has 100 m of battery life to bring it to be
recharged.
N.B.
• At the time of ignition, both lights are
activated for check-in.
• If the red light also comes on during correct
driving function (green light), it is because the
safety system which indicates that electrical
parts are overheating has been activated. In
this case, the child must momentarily release
the accelerator pedal.
REGULATING REAR BRAKE
Make sure that the vehicle is off before
proceeding.
If rear brake pads are worn, regulation shall be
carried out as follows:
41 • A: unscrew the two screws (A and B) from the
motor bottom as indicated in the figure.
42 • B: keeping the motor bottom opened, unscrew
the red knob (R see figure 40), block the ring
nut to regulate the brake and turn clockwise
1/2 clicks. Proceed by screwing the red knob
back in, close the motor bottom and screw the
two rear screws back in.
REPLACING THE BATTERY
WARNING:
WARNING: BATTERY CHARGING
AND ANY OTHER OPERATION ON
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MUST BE
CARRIED OUT BY ADULTS ONLY.
THE BATTERY CAN ALSO BE CHARGED
WITHOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE
VEHICLE.
43 • Open the hood. Remove the two screws from
the simulated engine. Remove the simulated
engine.
44 • Unscrew and remove the battery fastener.
45 • Replace the battery. Replace the battery
fastener.
46 • Connect the two plugs.
47 • Replace simulated engine in vehicle and secure
with screw.
BATTERY RECHARGE
WARNING: BATTERY CHARGING AND EVERY OTHER
OPERATION ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MUST BE
CARRIED OUT BY ADULTS ONLY.
THE BATTERY CAN ALSO BE CHARGED WITHOUT
REMOVING IT FROM THE TOY.
The battery can also be recharged without
removing it from the toy in two ways:
- with a Jack connector.