Assembly Instructions; Battery Charger; Battery Maintenance And Safety; Charging The Battery - Peg-Perego John Deere 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 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.
Years 2-7
Weight capacity
85 lbs
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, 12 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:
ADULT ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.
USE CARE WHEN UNPACKING AS
COMPONENTS TO BE ASSEMBLED
MAY POSE A SMALL PARTS/SHARP
EDGE HAZARD.
BATTERY ALREADY INSTALLED IN
VEHICLE.
ASSEMBLY
1-2 • Turn tractor upside down, remove the trailer
chassis from underside of the tractor chassis by
removing the screw.
3 • Insert washer shaped retainer into retainer
installation tool with the finished side facing
up. ATTENTION: the tabs on the self-locking
washer must be turned towards the interior of
the tool (see detail A).
4 • Place one end of trailer axle into retainer
installation tool and pound axle into tool (and
retainer) until fully seated.
5 • Insert white bushing into the inside of each
trailer wheel as shown.
6 • Install the following components onto axle; 1)
washer 2) wheel (hubcap facing down) 3) 2nd
wheel (hubcap facing up) 4) washer.
ATTENTION: Check to make sure that the
wheels have been inserted correctly on the
axle. The hubcaps must be facing away from
the toy.
7 • Place retainer into installation tool, place tool
onto upper end of axle and pound until seated.
Remove tool.
8 • Place wheel & axle assembly onto trailer chassis
with washers outside of posts and press down
until axle is firmly seated into chassis.
9 • Insert red pin into trailer chassis tongue.
10 • Remove the 5 protective caps from the bottom
of the trailer.
11 • Assemble yellow trailer sides together with
finished sides facing out.
12 • Place trailer sides firmly into stake pockets in
trailer bed.
13 • Turn trailer bed upside down, place trailer
chassis onto bed, align the 5 pegs in the green
bed with the 5 holes in the black chassis and
very firmly press or pound pegs into the holes
with hammer until firmly seated.
14 • Place green counterweight on the black
chassis; chassis pegs will pass through holes in
counterweight. Press lower sides of
counterweight into chassis to latch.
15 • Secure with 2 screws.
16 • Install hood by inserting lower black hinged
tongue into slot on chassis. Rotate hood closed
and turn black latch with coin to secure.
17 • Press the 2 identical central headlights into
place paying attention to the 3 respective slots.
18 • Proceed to mount the remaining 2 side
headlights. Caution! The 2 headlights are not
identical: check the direction of insertion into
the slots.
19 • Press the side inserts into place on the body.
20 • Unscrew the knobs on the bottom of the seat.
21 • Place seat bolts into green seat support holes.
22 • The seat can be adjusted to 2 positions to suit
the height of the child (see figure).
23 • After adjusting the seat, tighten the 2 knobs
that hold it in place.
24 • Insert front green seat support fingers into
chassis.
25 • Rotate support (and seat) down onto chassis at
the rear. Turn tractor chassis upside down and
secure support to chassis with 2 screws.
26 • Apply the chrome decals to the taillight
positions as shown in the figure.
27 • Attach the taillight lenses by pressing from the
bottom upwards.
28 • Install left & right black plastic covers into "C"
slots on each rear fender.
29 • Press the gas tank cap into place on the back of
the tractor.
30 • Install 2 AA batteries in FM radio (through door
on back side)
31 • Attach radio to tractor; insert 2 fingers on radio
into the slots in the chassis beneath the
steering column. Secure with a screw.
32 • Press the trim piece into place under the
steering wheel.
33 • Install steering wheel; reach under tractor to
find metal steering column tube. Push it
upward as far as possible and hold it.
34 • Place steering wheel onto tube, align bolt
holes.
35 • Install bolt and nut. Tighten.
36/7•Place exhaust stack into bracket and secure
with long screw.
38 • Attach the trailer to the tractor as follows: insert
the trailer coupling into the opening on the
back of the tractor, and rotate it (see fig. 39).
39 • Position 1: the trailer can be removed.
Position 2: the trailer is locked into place.
WARNING: The trailer will hold a load weighing
up to 10 kg/22 lbs.
VEHICLE FEATURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
40 • GEAR SHIFT LEVER. This vehicle has 2 speeds +
reverse, with PARENTAL CONTROL: When
produced, IT IS RESTRICTED TO SLOW SPEED
and REVERSE ONLY (For safety, shifter must
be held in reverse to back up).
41 • TO ACCESS HIGH SPEED (see red bar beneath
shift lever) remove screw, rotate red bar 90
degrees counterclockwise and replace screw.
42 • 3 position SmartPedal accelerator; 1) up =
off/brake 2) ½ down = coast. 3) run
43 • FM RADIO. To switch on, switch off and adjust
volume, turn the A button. To select the
frequency, press the 2 triangle buttons.
CHARGE BATTERY BEFORE USING
BATTERY CHARGING
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.
44 • Install Battery: Open hood by turning black
latch with 90 degrees with a coin. Rotate hood
forward to open.
45 • Insert the battery charger plug into an
electrical outlet. Connect point B to point C on
the battery charger.
When the battery has been completely
recharged, disconnect the battery charger from
the electrical outlet, and disconnect point C
from point B.
46 • Insert point B into point A, pressing until it
clicks into place. Replace the battery brace.
Always remember to close and fasten the hood
on the battery compartment when you have
finished working on the battery.
REMOVING THE BATTERY
47 • Open the hood, as described above. Disconnect
the battery from the electrical system by
squeezing the sides of the plugs.
48 • Loosen the 2 screws on the battery brace, as
shown in the figure.
49 • Remove the battery.
50 • Remove the battery clamp from the dead
battery.
INSTALLING BATTERY
CHARGE BATTERY BEFORE USING.
51 • If you have bought or own a Peg Perego
12V/12Ah battery, you will have to remove the
plastic filler (A) by slipping it off the battery
clamp.
52 • Reposition the new battery with the battery
clamp in its housing. Fasten the clamp with the
two screws.
53 • Connect the battery plug to the electrical
system.
54 • Close again the cab by repositioning the hook,
as done above.
BATTERY MAINTENANCE
AND SAFETY
Before riding, charge your battery for
18 hours to initiate them. Failure to
do this will result in permanent
battery damage.
CAUTION:
Only adults should recharge batteries,
never children.
Never allow children to handle
batteries.
Only use the batteries specified by
the manufacturer.
Only use the charger specified by
the manufacturer.
Do not mix old and new batteries.
Do not mix alkaline, standard
(carbon-zinc), or rechargeable
(nickel-cadmium) batteries.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

• Charge the batteries no longer
than 24 hours, following the
instructions enclosed with the

battery charger.

• Charge the battery, as the vehicle
shows low power, in this way you
will avoid damage to the battery.
• If you don't use your vehicle for a
long period of time unplug the
battery from the main wire
harness of the vehicle. Remember