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•PEG PEREGO® thanks you for choosing this product. For over 50 years, PEG PEREGO has been taking children for an outing: first with its famous baby carriages and strollers, later with its pedal and battery operated toy vehicles.
•Read this instruction manual carefully to learn the use of this vehicle and to teach your child safe and enjoyable driving. Please keep this manual for use as a reference in the future.
•Our toys conform with the safety requirements provided by the Council of the EEC, of the T.Ü.V.; of the I.I.S.G. Istituto Italiano Sicurezza Giocattoli, and the U.S. Consumer Toy Safety Specification F963.
Peg Perego S.p.A. is an ISO 9001 certified company.
The fact that we are certified provides a guarantee of our honesty for our customers, and fosters trust in the company’s way of working.
•Peg Perego reserves the right to modify or change their product. Price, literature, manufacturing processes or locations or any combination of these above mentioned entities may change at any time for any reason without notice with impunity.
Years 3-8 Weight capacity 130 lbs
CAUTION:
ELECTRIC VEHICLE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE. AS WITH ALL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED DURING HANDLING AND USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK. RECHARGER INCLUDED.120 VOLTS, 60Hz, 30W INPUT, 12 VOLTS (DC) OUTPUT.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
PEG PEREGO offers
INITIAL BATTERY RECHARGE
Before riding, charge your battery for 18 hours to initiate them. Failure to do this can result in permanent battery damage.
!• Remove battery and charger from packaging. Connect battery charger to a domestic socket according to instructions provided. Connect battery charger to battery.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
ADULT ASSEMBLY REQUIRED. USE CARE WHEN UNPACKING AS COMPONENTS TO BE ASSEMBLED MAY POSE A SMALL PARTS/SHARP EDGE HAZARD.
BATTERY ALREADY INSTALLED IN VEHICLE.
ASSEMBLY
1 • Join the two steering wheel parts.
2 • Apply decal No. 22. Align steering wheel on its bar as shown in the figure.
3 • Attach the steering wheel using the screw and bolt supplied; make sure to fit the screw in the circular hole and the bolt in the hexagonal hole.
4 • Plug toy key into its slot on the dash board.
5 • Apply decal No. 6. Attach brush guard: Insert lower tabs into slots and slide into place over green pegs.
6 • Secure brush guard using the two screws supplied.
7 • Apply the chrome decals to the headlights positions as shown. Attach clear and orange headlight lenses as shown.
8 • Snap the nut cap into place, and repeat the operation on the other three wheels.
9 • Snap fuel cap onto its base.
10 • Slide the fuel cap and base into the slot on the vehicle body, aligning it as shown in the figure.
11 • Rotate it by 90 degrees until it stops.
12 • Split handles - using scissors, if necessary - and
remove the two connecting plastic pieces.
13 • Unscrew the two screws you find on the dump bed (see figure). Remove plastic bushing. Keep these screws: you will use them later to attach the handles.
14 • Snap handles into place as shown in the picture.
15 •Attach handles with the two screws previously removed.
16 • Split mudguards - use scissors, if necessary- and remove connecting plastic pieces.
17 • Snap mudguards into place on the dump bed. NOTE: Mudguards must be attached according to letters printed inside of them: 'L' stands for 'left' and 'R' stands for 'right'.
18 • Split lenses - use scissors, if necessary- and remove the connecting plastic piece.
19 • Fit tabs in their slots on the mudguards; put in the external side first (A). Press down on the inner side (B) to lock lenses in place.
20 • Break connecting parts to remove oval pins from the dump bed extenders.
21 • Insert dump bed extenders in their housings on the back of the vehicle.
22 • Secure the dump bed extenders using the previously removed pins.
23 • Realign the dump bed on the vehicle.
24 • Align rear holes on the dump bed to those of the dump bed extenders. Secure the dump bed with the two oval pins previously removed.
25 • Join the spring and red latch as illustrated. Lift piston and fit red hook in its upper side as shown in the picture.
26 • Keep piston lifted and align its hole to the rear hole on the caisson (see figure).
27 • Secure pin in the front hole of the dump bed. Always make sure that pins are properly secured. Push the dump bed down.
28 • On both rear canopy poles (without handles), slide a black collar bracket onto the rounded end (a). NOTE: Be sure poles and brackets are positioned as shown in figure. Then secure each collar bracket with one of the short screws provided (b). [Find screws for canopy assembly in secondary hardware bag.]
29 • On each side of the seat, place the pole’s collar onto the yellow nub. Then secure with the long screw provided.
30 • Again on both sides of the seat, place the green handle into position (as shown in the figure) and secure each handle with the 3 long screws provided (in main hardware bag).
31 • Align double seat to holes according to the child's height; secure it from underneath with the four knobs supplied. Gator has 4 positions (see figure).
32 • Insert the front poles (with handles) into the black support brackets on each front fender. NOTE: Be sure to position both poles so that they bend outward and go all the way into the brackets so that the end of the pole is visible from the underside.
33 • From the underside of fenders, secure each front pole with the short screw provided.
34 • Attach the green roof piece by pressing down into place over tops of poles.
35 • Secure roof to poles by using 4 of the short screws provided.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
36 • Unscrew safety screw on brush guard/battery door.
37 • Unfasten side flaps pulling them outwards.
38 • Pull brush guard/battery door forward.
39 • Remove the metal retaining rod.
40 • Slide battery into compartment.
41 • Connect system plug to battery plug. Replace retaining rod and brush guard/battery door and secure with safety screw. The vehicle is ready for use.
VEHICLE FEATURES AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
42 • A: TOY KEY. This key does not turn your vehicle on; it is a
B:HANDLE. Passengers can use this handle for additional safety when the vehicle is turned on.
43 • Exclusive SmartPedal Technology™ feature allows for longer running times and more realistic driving. When accelerator is pressed completely down, forward motion is activated. When pedal is released halfway, coasting action is engaged. Brake activates automatically when the child’s foot is removed from the pedal.
44 • TAILGATE: The dump bed features a tailgate that can be opened by pushing the two red side levers upwards.
45 • DUMP BED: The dump bed can carry objects for a maximum of 22 lbs. To operate the dump bed, pull upward on red latch and unlock it as shown in the figure.
46 • GEAR LEVER. Gear has three speeds. Push gear lever downwards to activate rear gear; push it upwards to activate second gear. NOTE: Only first and rear gear work when the vehicle has just been taken out of its package. See steps 47 and 48 to activate second gear.
47 • Unscrew safety screw to release the high speed lockout pin.
48 • Secure the high speed lockout pin in the second hole as shown in the figure. The vehicle can now be shifted to 2nd speed. If you do not want your child to use the second speed, secure the high speed lockout pin in the first hole.
REPLACING THE BATTERY
49 • Open battery door following steps 36 - 38. Remove battery lock as shown in the figure.
50 • Disconnect plugs. Remove battery and replace it.
51 • Reconnect plugs. Mount battery lock and close battery lid. WARNING! Make sure battery lid is always properly fixed with its screw.
52 • Secure battery lock and close battery door. NOTE: Make sure battery door is always properly secured with its screw.
BATTERY RECHARGE
WARNING:
WARNING: BATTERY CHARGING AND ANY OTHER OPERATION ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY ADULTS ONLY. THE BATTERY CAN ALSO BE CHARGED WITHOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE VEHICLE.
53 • Disconnect plug A (electrical system) and plug B (battery).
54 • Connect battery charger to a domestic socket according to instructions provided. Connect plug B to plug C (battery charger).
55 • When the battery is ready, disconnect battery charger from the domestic socket; disconnect plug C and plug B. Properly fit plug B in plug A. Always make sure battery lid is properly closed and secured.
BATTERY MAINTENANCE
AND SAFETY
CAUTION:
Only adults should recharge batteries, never children.
Never allow children to handle batteries.
Only use the batteries specified by the manufacturer.
Only use the charger specified by the manufacturer.
Do not mix old and new batteries.