User guide
8
support
plates
before
driving
your
Scooter
.
T
o
mak
e
service
adjustment
of
this
part,
refer
to
the
Care and
Maintenance
section
of
this
manual.
CONTROL
FEATURES
Y
our
controls
are
located
on
the
handlebar
console
(see
F
ig
8)
they are:
1.
Speed
A
djustment
Dial:
This allows
you
to
pre-select
your
desired
top
speed. The
dial
is
proportional
to
speed and
can
be set anywhere between
minimum
(‘min
’)
and maximum
(‘max’)
increments.
T
urn
the dial
knob
anti-clockwise
to
minimum
for
a
very gentle
operation,
and clockwise
towar
ds
maximum
to
increase
your
speed.
NOTE:
When
attempting
6
F
r
ont/R
ear
5
Batter y
Condition
4
Status
FIG
7
Horn
to
climb
obstacles,
you will
need
to
set
the dial
to
a
high
setting.
R
emember
the higher
position
you
set
your
speed
dial
to,
the faster
your
Scooter
will
travel.
2.
Horn
Buttons:
(yellow).
Sounds
a
polite
warning signal.
3.
On-
Off
P
ower
Switch:
Located at
the lower
right
side
of
the
control
console. Insert the
k
ey
and
turn
clockwise.
Y
ou
will
note
after
a
second
the
needle
on
the
batter
y state
indicator
moves
towar
ds
the
green
sector
and
the
green status
light
illuminates.
Y
our
Scooter
is
now
ready
to
drive.
T
o
switch
off
your
machine
turn
the
k
ey
anti-clockwise.
R
emove
the
k
e
y
when
your
vehicle is
left
unattended. Do
not
attach
heavy
additional
k
eys
to
your
k
ey
ring,
the
weight
can damage
the
switch
unit.
Caution: Do
Not
switch
to
‘
off
’
when
your
Richmond
is
Light Switch
Horn
Indicator
Speed
Light
2
FIG
8
On/Off
P
ower
moving.
F
ailure
to
obser
ve
this
warning
will
result
in
the
motor
brak
e
being
applied suddenly
and placing
you
in
a
dangerous
2 1
A
djustment
Dial
3
Switch
situation.
Y
ou
shoul d
only switch
‘off
’
when
in motion in the
case
of
an
emergency
.
Continual
use
in
this mode may
cause
undue
stress
to
the drive
system
and
damage
the
main electronic
speed
control
unit.
Be
extremely
cautious
on
slopes. Sit
upright in your
seat
or
your
machine
could
become
less
stable.
Sleep
T
ime:
When
you
rest
your
Freerider
Scooter
with
the
electronics
switched
‘
o
n
’
you
are
using
valuable
batter
y
power
.
Y
our
Freerider
Scooter
will
automatically go
into
a
sleep
mode
to
preser
ve
batter
y energy
after
appro
ximately
15
minutes,
this
is
indicated by three
‘beeps’,
green status
light
goes
off
.
T
o
start
your
Scooter
again
simply switch the
k
ey
switch
to
‘
off
’
and back
to
‘
o
n
’
again,
your
Scooter
is
now
ready
to
go.
4.
Status
Light:
When
you
turn your
Freerider
Scooter
on,
the
green
light
on your
console
will
illuminate
at
a
constant
rate.
The status
light
is
connected
to
a
very
sophisticated
diagnostic
system which
can
identif
y
faults
which
could occur
on
the
main speed
control
system
or
some
other
part
of
your
Scooter
’s
electronic drive
system.
F
or
instance
if
your
batteries
run
low
in
power
,
the
status
light will
flash
slowly
at
one
flash
a
second;
this
indicates
your
batteries
need
recharging.
If
you notice
the
status
light
flashing at
two
flashes
per second,
you
are
being
notified
that the
batter
y voltage is
too
low
and
you
must
stop
using
your
Scooter
at
the
earliest
opportu nity
.
Y
our
status
light
has
nine similar
flashing
diagnostic
signals, reference
to
these
diagnostic
codes is
found
under
‘F
ault
F
inding’
at
the
rear
of
this
manual.
5.
Battery
Condition
Indicator:
Located at
the
top
left
of
your
console.
When
your
Scooter
is switched
on,
the
needles
on
the
gauge
will
move across
the
scale
from
the
left
‘
red’
sector
towar
ds
the ‘green
’
sector
,
indicating the
state
of
charge
in
your
batteries.
As
the power
is used
up
in your
batteries the
needle
will
move
towar
ds
the
red
sector indicating the
state
of
charge
at
that
precise
time.
When
the
needle is
fully
over
to
the
right
(green
sector),
the batteries
are
fully
charged. When
the
needle falls
towar
ds
the
red
sector
your
batteries
are
losing power
,
but
you will
still
have
power
to
spare. When
the
needle falls
into
the
red
sector
your
batteries
are
low
in
power
and need
to
be
re-charged, although
you will
still
have
appro
ximately half-an-hours normal
flat
pavement
driving
in
reserve.
It
is
not
recommended
to
use
this
power regularly
as
it
will
shorten
batter
y
life.
It
is
wise
to
re-charge
your
batteries
when
the
needle
enters the
red
zone
(see
Batteries and Battery
Charging
section
of
this
manual).
NOTE:
When
driving up
a
slope
or
similar
obstacle
your
Richmond’s
motor
will
be
working
har
d,
the
batter
y
gauge
will
move
into
the
red
sector
,
it
will
return
towar
ds
the
green
sector once the load
on your
motor
is
reduced,
this
does
not
indicate low batteries.
6.
F
r
ont/Rear
Light
Switch:
This
rock
er type switch
controls
the
function
of
the
front
and
rear lights.
Simply
push
down
on
the
left
side
for
‘
o
n
’
and
the
right
side
for
‘
off
’.