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Vehicle was running but |
| Loose wires or loose connectors | Check all wires and connectors. Make sure the |
suddenly stopped |
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| motor harness connector is tightly plugged into the battery, |
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| and that there are no loose wires around the motors. |
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| Tripped thermal fuse | The |
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| of the vehicle if the vehicle is overloaded or the driving |
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| conditions too severe. The fuse will automatically reset |
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| itself after approximately 25 seconds, allowing the vehicle |
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| to resume normal operation. To avoid repeated automatic |
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| shutdowns, do not overload the vehicle by exceeding the |
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| 130 lbs maximum weight capacity or by towing anything |
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| behind the vehicle. Do not drive up hills or run into fixed |
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| objects, which can cause the wheels to stop spinning while |
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| power is still being supplied to the motors. If a thermal |
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| fuse continually trips, contact your local Power Wheels® |
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| authorized service center. |
Short run time (Less than | Undercharged battery | Charge the battery. A new battery should have been | |
1 - 3 hours per charge) |
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| charged for at least 18 hours before using the vehicle for |
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| the first time. After |
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| at least 14 hours after each use. Never charge the |
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| battery longer than 30 hours. |
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| Check all wires and connectors. Make sure the motor |
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| harness connector is tightly plugged into the battery, and |
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| that the charger is plugged into the wall. |
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| Make sure power flow to the wall outlet is “ON”. |
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| Overcharged battery | Do not charge the battery longer than 30 hours. If you |
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| suspect that your battery is damaged as a result of |
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| overcharging, contact your local Power Wheels® authorized |
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| service center. They can test the battery for you. |
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| Battery is old and will not | Even with proper care, a rechargeable battery does not |
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| accept full charge | last forever. Average battery life is 1 to 3 years depending |
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| on vehicle use and use conditions. Replace only with a |
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| Power Wheels® 12 Volt battery. Do not substitute parts. |
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| Tripped thermal fuse | The |
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| of the vehicle if the vehicle is overloaded or the driving |
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| conditions too severe. The fuse will automatically reset |
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| itself after approximately 25 seconds, allowing the vehicle |
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| to resume normal operation. To avoid repeated automatic |
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| shutdowns, do not overload the vehicle by exceeding the |
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| 130 lbs maximum weight capacity or by towing anything |
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| behind the vehicle. Do not drive up hills or run into fixed |
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| objects, which can cause the wheels to stop spinning while |
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| power is still being supplied to the motors. If a thermal |
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| fuse continually trips, contact your local Power Wheels® |
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| authorized service center. |
Vehicle runs in low speed, but | High speed | The vehicle was | |
does not run in high speed |
| To allow the vehicle to run in low and high speed, you | |
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| must disconnect the High Speed |
Please Note: The vehicle is |
| instructions on page 21 to remove the High Speed | |
designed to operate in low |
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speed only in reverse | . |
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When the foot pedal is pressed | Operation of vehicle in low speed | It is possible that only one rear wheel may spin when both | |
only one rear wheel spins |
| rear wheels are raised off the ground and the vehicle is in | |
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| low speed. This does not necessarily indicate a problem. |
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| Check for proper operation of the drive system by raising |
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| the rear wheels off the ground and pressing the foot pedal. |
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| If only one rear wheel spins, carefully press your hand on |
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| the spinning wheel to slow it down. The other rear wheel |
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| should begin to spin. If the other rear wheel does not begin |
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| to spin, there may be a problem with the vehicle. Contact |
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| your local Power Wheels® authorized service center for |
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| diagnosis and repair. |
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