Batteries And Charging - Pride Mobility Legend XL Owner's Manual

V . B A T T E R I E S A N D C H A R G I N G
Your scooter requires two long-lasting, 12-volt, deep-cycle batteries that are sealed and maintenance free. They
are recharged by an onboard charging system.
n Charge your scooter’s batteries prior to using it for the first time.
n Keep the batteries fully charged to 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 colour
code. See figure 7. Green indicates fully charged batteries, yellow a draining charge, and red indicates that an
immediate recharge is necessary.
NOTE: 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 charging status of the batteries by the ammeter, located at the rear of the scooter. The
charger power lead must be plugged into a standard wall outlet in order to obtain a reading. When the amperage
reading is at or near zero amps, 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 (down) position.
WARNING! Never use an extension lead to plug in your battery charger. Plug the charger
directly into a properly wired standard wall outlet.
4. Plug the charger power lead into the charger power lead receptacle on your scooter.
NOTE: We recommend that you charge the batteries for 8 to 14 hours. As the batteries
charge, the ammeter will slowly drop to zero. When the batteries are fully charged, the
needle will vibrate on or about the zero (0) point on the meter scale.
5. When the batteries are fully charged, unplug the charger power lead from the wall outlet and then from the
charger power lead 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.
Legend XL/Rev A/April 2003
Figure 8. Ammeter
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INDICATES BATTERIES ARE
FULLY CHARGED
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