Batteries And Charging; Charging Your Batteries - Pride Sundancer User Manual

V I . B A T T E R I E S A N D C H A R G I N G
Your Sundancer requires two sealed, maintenance free, 12-volt, 32 AH batteries.
n Charge the batteries prior to using your scooter for the first time.
n Keeping the batteries fully charged will keep your scooter running smoothly.
READING YOUR BATTERY VOLTAGE
The battery condition meter on the tiller console indicates the approximate strength of your batteries using a color
code. See figure 7. Green indicates fully charged batteries, yellow indicates a draining charge, and red indicates
that an immediate recharge is necessary. To check the charge, you must first unplug the charger power cord and
power up your scooter. To ensure the highest accuracy, the battery condition meter should be checked while
operating your scooter at full speed on a dry, level surface.
You can also check the charge using the ammeter located on the rear of the scooter. The charger power cord must
be plugged into a standard wall outlet in order to obtain a reading. When the amperage reading is at or near zero
amps, the battery charging is complete. See figure 8.
FIGURE 7. BATTERY CONDITION METER

CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES

Follow these easy steps to charge your batteries safely:
1. Position your scooter close to a standard wall outlet.
2. Remove the key from the key switch.
3. Make certain that the manual freewheel lever is in the drive (up) position.
4. Plug the charger power cord into the charger power cord receptacle.
5. Extend the charger power cord and plug it into the wall outlet. It is recommended that you charge your
batteries for 8 to 14 hours.
WARNING! Never use an extension cord to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger directly
into a properly wired standard wall outlet.
6. When the batteries are fully charged, unplug the charger power cord from the wall outlet and then from the
charger power cord receptacle.
NOTE: There is a charger inhibit function on your scooter. The scooter will not run and the battery
condition meter will not operate while the batteries are charging.
Sundancer
FIGURE 8. AMMETER INDICATES
BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED
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