Sterling Mobility Scooter Mobility Scooter User Manual


 
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Off Board Battery Charger
Your scooter is supplied with an off-board charging facility. Please note that
only chargers with a capacity of minimum 1.5 Amp and maximum 3 Amp
supplied by your local authorised Sunrise dealer should be used. Your battery
pack can be charged on or off the scooter. To remove the battery pack please
refer to, “Safety Warnings & User Guidance, Batteries”.
1. Switch your scooter off at the tiller power switch.
2. Remove the battery pack from the scooter if required.
3. Swivel the charge connector cover located on the battery pack and
connect charger.
4. Ensure that the charger plug is dry and intact before connecting it to the
mains and switching it on.
5. A reset button is located on the battery pack to the left-hand side looking
from the rear of the scooter. Please check that the button is pressed in.
Important safety warnings:
Do not expose any part of the battery pack to direct heat (i.e. naked
flame, gas fire).
Do not allow the batteries to freeze.
When charging always place on a hard surface in a room with good
ventilation. You should not charge your batteries in outdoor
conditions.
Always use Sunrise recommended batteries from your local
authorised dealer. The off-board charger must be kept dry in
temperatures between -25°C and 40°C and not be subjected to
mechanical shock/damage.
In all cases, the charger must only be repaired by a Sunrise
authorised dealer.
Fuses
There is a reset button on the left-hand side of the battery pack, looking
from the rear of the scooter, (Photo 11). If a fault occurs, the button will pop
out. Switch the scooter and battery pack off, press the button in and switch
the battery pack on first and then the scooter.
There is also a fuse fitted in the mains plug of the battery charger, if this
blows, switch off at the mains and replace the blown fuse with a new fuse of
the same value.
Batteries and charging