Sidewinder 8th Drivers Ed Guide

To get into programming mode on the ESC:

1. Turn your transmitter on.

2. Plug the battery into the ESC with its switch o.

Note: if your ESC does not have a switch,

hold full throttle on your transmitter before plugging in the battery.

3. Hold full throttle on your transmitter and turn the ESC switch on.

4. The ESC will go through its boot up sequence blinking green

5. There will be a sequence of melodic tones and the light will turn red

6. Keep holding the trigger, within 6 – 8 seconds the light will turn yellow. You are in programming

mode; let the trigger return to neutral.

When in programming mode, the ESC will beep once, pause, then beep once again and repeat

until a change is made with your transmitter. If you accept setting 1. Brake/Reverse Type’s

default option 1: Reverse Lockout, you would pull full throttle to accept option one. When the