TGA Buddy Manual - Value Mobility Scooters

11. Your batteries should be given a full charge cycle before use (see battery charging section).
TILLER ADJUSTMENT
The tiller is uniquely designed to give adjustment for a
comfortable driving position. It can also be moved for ease
of access to the scooter or folded flat for storage.
To tilt simply pull the lever as shown at fig 7, pull or push
the tiller to the desired position and release lever. Rock the
tiller gently to secure it in position.
Care! Warning – Make sure the tiller is locked before
using the scooter and also if you have lifted the armrests
for ease of access make sure they are locked down before
use.
Fig 7
CONTROLS
ON/OFF KEY SWITCH – Located in the centre at the rear
of the control console. Fig 8-1. Switch by inserting the key
and turning clockwise. You will note the green “ON” light
will illuminate as will the lights on the battery condition
indicator. Your Buddy is ready for use. To switch off
simply turn the key back to the vertical position. Never
leave switched on when the scooter is not in use. Not only
is this dangerous, but it will drain the battery. Make sure
you remove the key when the scooter is unattended.
Care! Warning - Never switch off when the scooter is
moving except in case of emergency. Failure to observe
this will result in the motor brake being applied suddenly
and placing you in a dangerous situation. In addition
continual use of this mode may cause undue stress to the
drive system and damage the main electronic control unit.
Be extremely cautious on slopes. Sit upright in your seat
or your machine could become less stable.
Fig 8
STATUS LIGHT - This is the green light on the control console next to the battery condition indicator. It will come on to show
the machine is ready for use. It has another function as well, which is to flash various fault codes if the machine has a fault.
This is explained further on in this manual.
BATTERY CONDITION INDICATOR – When you switch Buddy on you will see the battery condition indicator lights come on Fig
8-2. There are four lights in total and when they are all lit they are showing the batteries to be fully or nearly fully charged.
When only one light is either lit or flashing, it is showing the batteries to be very low on charge and should be recharged as soon
as possible.
Listed below is an indication of the percentage discharge shown by each of the four lights
4 lights - will show when 100% charged and remain on until charge drops to 75%
3 lights - will show when 75% charged and remain on until charge drops to 50%
2 lights - will show when 50% charged and remain on until charge drops to 25%
1 light - will show when 25% charged and remain on until charge drops to 10%
1 light flashing - will flash when charge drops to 10% which is approximately equal to 1mile of normal use
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