Freerider FR168-4P(Richmond 4) - Manual (Page 8)

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support plates before driving your Scooter. To make service
adjustment of this part, refer to the Care and Maintenance
section of this manual.
CONTROL FEATURES
Your controls are located on the handlebar console (see Fig 8)
they are:
1.
Speed Adjustment Dial: This allows you to pre-select your
desired top speed. The dial is proportional to speed and can
be set anywhere between minimum (‘min’) and maximum
(‘max’) increments. Turn the dial knob anti-clockwise to
minimum for a very gentle operation, and clockwise towards
maximum to increase your speed. NOTE: When attempting 6 Front/Rear 5 Battery Condition 4 Status
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Horn
to climb obstacles, you will need to set the dial to a high
setting. Remember the higher position you set your speed
dial to, the faster your Scooter will travel.
2. Horn Buttons: (yellow). Sounds a polite warning signal.
3. On-Off Power Switch: Located at the lower right side of the
control console. Insert the key and turn clockwise. You will
note after a second the needle on the battery state indicator
moves towards the green sector and the green status light
illuminates. Your Scooter is now ready to drive. To switch
off your machine turn the key anti-clockwise. Remove the key
when your vehicle is left unattended. Do not attach heavy
additional keys to your key ring, the weight can damage the
switch unit.
Caution: Do Not switch to ‘off’ when your Richmond is
Light Switch
Horn
Indicator
Speed
Light
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On/Off Power
moving. Failure to observe this warning will result in the motor
brake being applied suddenly and placing you in a dangerous
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Adjustment Dial
3
Switch
situation.
You should only switch ‘off’ when in motion in the case of an
emergency. Continual use in this mode may cause undue
stress to the drive system and damage the main electronic
speed control unit.
Be extremely cautious on slopes. Sit upright in your seat or
your machine could become less stable.
Sleep Time: When you rest your Freerider Scooter with the
electronics switched ‘on’ you are using valuable battery power.
Your Freerider Scooter will automatically go into a sleep mode to
preserve battery energy after approximately 15 minutes, this is
indicated by three ‘beeps’, green status light goes off. To start
your Scooter again simply switch the key switch to ‘off’ and back
to ‘on’ again, your Scooter is now ready to go.
4.
Status Light: When you turn your Freerider Scooter on,
the green light on your console will illuminate at a constant
rate. The status light is connected to a very sophisticated
diagnostic system which can identify faults which could occur
on the main speed control system or some other part of
your Scooter’s electronic drive system. For instance if your
batteries run low in power, the status light will flash slowly at
one flash a second; this indicates your batteries need
recharging.
If you notice the status light flashing at two flashes per second,
you are being notified that the battery voltage is too low and you
must stop using your Scooter at the earliest opportunity. Your
status light has nine similar flashing diagnostic signals, reference
to these diagnostic codes is found under ‘Fault Finding’ at the
rear of this manual.
5. Battery Condition Indicator: Located at the top left of your
console. When your Scooter is switched on, the needles on the
gauge will move across the scale from the left ‘red’ sector
towards the ‘green’ sector, indicating the state of charge in
your batteries. As the power is used up in your batteries the
needle will move towards the red sector indicating the state of
charge at that precise time. When the needle is fully over to
the right (green sector), the batteries are fully charged. When
the needle falls towards the red sector your batteries are
losing power, but you will still have power to spare. When the
needle falls into the red sector your batteries are low in power
and need to be re-charged, although you will still have
approximately half-an-hours normal flat pavement driving in
reserve. It is not recommended to use this power regularly as
it will shorten battery life. It is wise to re-charge your batteries
when the needle enters the red zone (see Batteries and Battery
Charging section of this manual). NOTE: When driving up a
slope or similar obstacle your Richmond’s motor will be
working hard, the battery gauge will move into the red sector,
it will return towards the green sector once the load on your
motor is reduced, this does not indicate low batteries.
6. Front/Rear Light Switch: This rocker type switch
controls the function of the front and rear lights. Simply
push down on the left side for ‘on’ and the right side for
‘off’.