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SECTION 6—OPERATION OF THE POWERED SCOOTER

Part No. 1145807 25 Lynx™L-3X

NOTE:Fordrivingindoorsoronuneventerrain,aslowerspeedisrecommended.Forsoftterrain

orsteepinclines(nogreaterthan8°),afasterspeedmaybenecessary.

8. Insertthekeyintotheignitionandturnittotheonposition.

ƽ WARNING

ALWAYS depress the throttle control lever gradually. This will ensure smooth safe

starts.

NOTE:Throttlecontrolleversoperatesuchthatmovingonewillalsomovetheoppositeside

throttlecontrollever.

9. Tooperatethescooter,depressthethrottlecontrolleverinthefollowingmanner:

•ToMoveForward‐Pushtherightsidethrottlecontrollever(awayfromtheuser)

orpulltheleftsidethrottle

controllevertowardstheuser).

•ToMoveinReverse‐Pushtheleftsidethrottlecontrollever(awayfromtheuser)

orpulltherightsidethrottlecontrollever(towardstheuser).

•ToStop‐Releasethethrottlecontrolleverandthepoweredscooterwillquickly

slowdownandthebrakewillengage.

NOTE:

Toequipthescooterforlefthandoperation,contactaqualifiedtechnician.

Thepoweredscooterisequippedwithaʺproportionalʺcontrolmeaningthatthefarther

youdepressthethrottlecontrollever,thefasterthepoweredscootertravels.Witha

proportionalcontrol,youcandriveasslowlyinthehighspeedsettingasyoucaninthe

lowspeedsetting.Yourtopspeed,however,islimitedbythesettingofthespeed‐control

knob.Forsafetyreasons,reversespeedislimitedtoapproximately50%offorwardspeed.

Whenfirstlearningtodrive,adjustspeedcontrolknobforaslowspeedandtrytodrive

thepoweredscooterasslowlyaspossiblebydepressingthethrottlecontrolleveronly

slightly.Thisexercisewillhelpyoulearntoutilizethefullpotentialoftheproportional

controlandallowyoutostartandstopsmoothly.

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