Pride Mobility Hurricane PMV - Manual (Page 25)

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WARNING! You must recharge your PMV’s batteries with the supplied off-board charger.
Do not use an automotive-type battery charger.
WARNING! Inspect the battery charger, wiring and connectors for damage before each
use. Contact your authorized Pride Provider if damage is found.
WARNING! Do not attempt to open the battery charger case. If the battery charger does
not appear to be working correctly, contact your authorized Pride Provider.
WARNING! If the battery charger is equipped with cooling slots, then do not attempt to
insert objects through these slots.
WARNING! Do not allowed unsupervised children to play near the PMV while the batteries
are charging. Pride recommends that you do not charge the batteries while the PMV is
occupied.
WARNING! If your battery charger has not been tested and approved for outdoor use, then
do not expose it to adverse or extreme weather conditions. If the battery charger is exposed
to adverse or extreme weather conditions, then it must be allowed to adjust to the difference
in environmental conditions before use indoors. Refer to the manual supplied with the
battery charger for more information.
Follow these easy steps to charge your batteries safely:
Figure 10. Off-Board Charger
I O
ON/OFF SWITCH
PLUGS INTO THE OFF-BOARD
CHARGER PORT
PLUGS INTO
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
OFF-BOARD
CHARGER PORT
Figure 9. Off-Board Charger Port
NOTE: Ensure that both ends of the charger power
cord are clean and dry before plugging the charger
power cord into the off-board charger port or the wall
socket.
1. Position your PMV close to a standard electrical outlet.
2. Remove the key from the key switch.
3. Make certain that the manual freewheel lever is in the
drive position.
4. Plug the 3-pin charger power cord into the off-board
charger port. See figures 9 and 10.
5. Extend the charger power cord and plug it into the elec-
trical outlet.
6. Turn the charger on. See figure 8.
7. When the batteries are fully charged, turn the charger
off and unplug the charger power cord from the elec-
trical outlet and then from the off-board charger port.
The LED lights on the charger indicate different charger
conditions at various times: charger power on, charging in
progress, charging complete. Refer to the label on the
charger for a complete explanation of these indicators.
NOTE: There is a charger inhibit function on your
PMV. The PMV will not run and the battery condi-
tion meter will not operate while the batteries are
charging.
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