Giant 2002 Motorized Bicycle Battery and Charger Operation, Wet weather riding, Night riding

4.3Wetweatherriding

Under wet conditions, the stopping power of your brakes (as well as the brakes of other vehicles sharing the road) is reduced, and tyre-to-surface adhesion (“traction”) is also compromised. This makes it harder to control speed and easier to lose control. Whenever wet conditions are present, reduce speed and apply your brakes earlier and more gradually than you would under normal, dry conditions.

4.4Nightriding

Riding a bicycle at night is much more dangerous than riding during the day.

WARNING:

Riding at dusk, after dark or at times of poor visibility without a bicycle lighting system

which meets national laws and without

reflectors is dangerous and can result in

accidents.

Before riding at dusk or at night, take the following steps to make yourself more visible:

•Make sure that your bicycle is equipped with correctly positioned and securely mounted lighting system and reflectors (see sections 3.4.1, 3.4.2 and 6.7).

•Make sure that lights and reflectors are not obstructed by your clothing, accessories, or anything you may be carrying on the bicycle.

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BATTERY AND CHARGER OPERATION

5.1Battery detachment, charging & installation

5.1.1 General

CAUTION:

Please read the following general safety tips

for charging or refresh charging Lafree Twist’s

battery.

•The charging area must be level, well ventilated, free from moisture and protected against direct sunlight.

•Charge the battery in a room with a temperature between 0°C - 40°C (when the inside temperature of the battery is below 0°C or over 40°C, the charger remains in stand-by mode and the battery cannot be charged)

•Do not attempt to charge a Twist battery with a broken or bent charging plug.

•Do not use any power source other than AC 220~230 volts.

•Do not cover the battery during charging or refresh charging.

•If you notice a strange smell, vapour or

smoke, stop the charging procedure immediately!

Take your Lafree Twist bicycle to your authorised Lafree dealer for service or replacement.

•If the range per charge becomes too short, even after refreshing the battery (see section 5.1.3: “Refresh charging”), the battery’s life may have come to an end. Replace the battery with a new one.

The NiMH battery has, if used in accordance with the guidelines in this manual, a life span of more than 500 charging cycles.

•Do not charge or refresh charge the battery for over 24 hours. This would seriously reduce the life of the battery.

5.1.2Detachment, charging, installation The battery of the Twist is very simple to remove and store. For charging, the battery has to be detached from the bicycle. If this is not done in the proper way there is a possibility of damaging the battery.

How to detach the battery from, install it on the bicycle and how to charge.

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