Fisher-Price 73530 owner manual Battery Charging, About Thermal Fuses

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Battery Charging

CAUTION

ELECTRICAL HAZARD

WARNING

•Battery can fall out and injure a child if scooter tips over. Always use battery clamp (footboard).

•PREVENT FIRE

-Never modify the electrical system. Alterations could cause a fire resulting in serious injury and could also ruin the electrical system.

-Use of the wrong type battery or charger could cause a fire or explosion resulting in serious injury.

-Use of Power Wheels® components in products other than Power Wheels® vehicles could cause overheating, fire or explosion.

•The battery must be handled by adults only. The battery is heavy and contains sulfuric acid (electrolyte). Dropping the battery could result in serious injury.

•Never allow children to charge the battery. Battery charging must be done by adults only. A child could be injured by the electricity involved in charging the battery.

•Never lift or carry the battery by the wires or connector. This can damage the battery and possibly cause a fire resulting in serious injury. Lift and carry the battery by the strap only.

•Read the safety instructions on the battery.

•Examine the battery, charger and their connectors for excessive wear

or damage each time you charge the battery. If damage or excessive wear is detected, do not use the charger or the battery until you have replaced the worn or damaged part.

Use the charger in dry locations only.

About Thermal Fuses

Your Power Wheels® 12 volt battery is equipped with a built-in thermal fuse. The thermal fuse is a self-resetting safety device which automatically “trips” and shuts down operation of the scooter if the scooter is overloaded or the driving conditions too severe. Once a fuse has “tripped”, it will automatically reset itself after approximately 25 seconds and allow the scooter to resume normal operation. To avoid repeated automatic shutdowns,

do not overload the scooter by exceeding the 150 lb. maximum weight capacity or by towing anything behind the scooter. Avoid severe driving conditions, such as driving up steep slopes or running into fixed objects, which can cause the wheels to stop spinning while power is still being supplied to the motors.

If a thermal fuse in a battery continually trips under normal driving conditions, please contact your local Power Wheels® Authorized Service Center. For the location of the Authorized Service Center nearest to you, see page 24 or call 1-800-348-0751.

IMPORTANT!

•Your new battery must be charged for at least

18 hours before you use it in your scooter for the first time. We recommend that you start charging your battery before beginning assembly of your new scooter.

•The battery must be upright while charging.

•The charger is not a toy.

•Do not short circuit the battery.

•Before charging the battery, examine the battery case for cracks and other damage which may cause sulfuric acid (electrolyte) to leak during the charging process.

If damage is detected, do not charge the battery or use it in your scooter. Battery acid is very corrosive and can cause severe damage to surfaces it contacts.

•Do not charge the battery on a surface (such as kitchen countertops) which could be damaged by the acid contained inside the battery. Take precautions to protect the surface on which you charge your battery.

•Use only a Power Wheels® 12 volt charger with type “12V” connector (120 VAC 60 Hz 28W with an output of 12 VDC 1200mA) to charge your Power Wheels® rechargeable 12 volt battery.

•For best performance, use only a Power Wheels® 12 volt 12 Ah battery (part number: 00801-1048). Please contact your local Power Wheels® Authorized Service Center for a replacement battery. To find the authorized service center nearest you, see page 24 or call 1-800-348-0751.

•If your battery is old and will not accept a charge, do not leave it in the scooter. Always remove a dead battery from the scooter.

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