Minuteman E Ride 26 SPORT - Manual (Page 10)

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Safety Information
1.5 Battery and Electrical Sys-
tem Precautions
The E Ride 26 SPORT oper-
ates on either lead acid or
AGM batteries. Batteries can
generate gases which can ig-
nite or cause an explosion.
Keep sparks and flames away
from the batteries. Charge the
batteries only in well ventilated
areas.
Wear eye protection when
working near batteries. Do not
put any type of metal objects or
tools across the battery termi-
nals or on top of batteries. Do
not clean the machine's electri-
cal parts or system, including
batteries, by means of high-
pressure cleaning equipment.
Such activities could cause
short-circuit or battery explo-
sion hazards, resulting in per-
sonal injury.
• Only use a charger designed for your
specific battery type.
• Only qualified individuals should at-
tempt to undertake maintenance and
repair activities associated with the
machine's electrical system in accor-
dance with appropriate industry
standards and government regula-
tions, if any.
• The electrical system of the machine
should be inspected at regular inter-
vals. Any obvious defects, such as
loose connections, damaged or
frayed electrical cables, corrosion,
should be repaired before the ma-
chine is put back into use. Failure to
do so could cause machine malfunc-
tions or electrical hazards.
• In case of a malfunction of the ma-
chine's electrical system, including,
but not limited to, unexpected loss of
power or individual system shut-
downs, the machine should be shut
down immediately for inspection and
required maintenance and repair.
Batteries must be selected and
seated appropriately in accor-
dance with factory machine
specifications. Failure to do so
could result in inappropriate
changes to the machine's cen-
ter of gravity which, in turn,
could result in machine opera-
tion and control hazards (espe-
cially on inclined surfaces) and
related personal injury.
• Observe all operating, use, and safe-
ty instructions provided by the appro-
priate battery manufacturer.
Used batteries must be han-
dled, disposed, or recycled
properly in accordance with
government regulations. Used
batteries should never be dis-
posed of as non-hazardous
waste (e.g. domestic or house-
hold waste). Used batteries
should be disposed or recycled
by appropriately trained and
permitted entities and /or dis-
posal facilities.