Operation Manual

24 VIII User Manual Pedelec Xion
› In the as-delivered condition, the battery is not
lly charged and is in what is referred to as
sleep mode. Sleep mode minimises the rate at
which the battery discharges itself. If the bat-
tery is allowed to discharge unchecked for an
extended period this can lead to total discharg-
ing which damages the battery. To “wake up” the
battery, simply charge it up again.
› If you are having problems with the battery,
charge it for one minute initially. A reset occurs,
during which the battery management disables
sleep mode, for example. Aer this, the battery
will work again.
› Ideally you should charge the battery at a tem-
perature of between +10°C and +30°C. It takes
longer to charge the battery at low temperatures,
while the battery will not charge up at tempera-
tures higher than +45°C. Ideally, you should
charge and store the battery inside your house or
in a warm garage when the outside temperature
is low. In this case you should only t the battery
on your bike just before using it.
› If you are transporting your Pedelec by car, take
the battery out of its holder and transport it
separately.
› The battery should ideally be stored for longer
periods with a charge state of 50% to 75% at a
temperature of +10°C.
7.3 Straightforward storage
• If you do not need your battery for a while, store it
at a temperature of +10°C at three quarters of its
ll charge capacity.
• The battery management switches the battery to
sleep mode to prevent a so-called total discharge.
This can occur aer dierent lengths of time with-
out being used. Depending on the charge state
of the battery, this can occur earlier with a lower
charge and later with a higher charge. The mana-
gement system activates the sleep mode aer
48hours without using the battery. The system
exits sleep mode when you press the button with
LED on the battery.
These benets are available due to highly eective
battery management that has been adapted to this
specic application and by tuning the battery for
operation with a 250 watt motor.
Observe the following points to increase the service
life of your Pedelec battery:
› Make sure that the battery is lly charged before
you ride your bike for the rst time or if you have
not used it for a while.
› If you continuously run the battery to empty
during normal operation, this reduces its ser-
vice life. If you partially recharge the battery
equently during normal operation, this has a
favourable eect on its service life.
› You should therefore partially recharge the
battery whenever possible: Try not to run the
battery all the way down to empty and recharge
it even aer a short period of operation.
Charging times at dierent temperatures
Battery may be
damaged
Optimum temperature
range for charging
operation
Long charging times
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