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BATTERY CHARGING

Usethechargerindrylocationsonly.

ELECTRICAL HAZARD

Important Notes

•Your new battery must be charged for at least 18 hours

before you use it in your vehicle for the first time.

•Werecommendthatyoustartchargingyourbatterybefore

beginningassemblyofyournewvehicle.

•Thebatterymustbeuprightwhilecharging.

•Thechargerisnotatoy.

•Donotshortcircuitthebattery.

•Youdonotneedtoremovethebatteryfromyourvehicleto

rechargeit.

•Beforechargingthebattery,examinethebatterycaseforcracks

andotherdamagewhichmaycausesulfuricacid(electrolyte)

toleakduringthechargingprocess.Ifdamageisdetected,do

notchargethebatteryoruseitinyourvehicle.Batteryacidis

verycorrosiveandcancauseseveredamagetosurfaces

itcontacts.

•Donotchargethebatteryonasurface(suchasakitchen

countertop)whichcouldbedamagedbytheacidcontained

insidethebattery.Takeprecautionstoprotectthesurfaceon

whichyouchargeyourbattery.

•UseonlyaPowerWheels

Super6voltchargerwithanA-style

connector(input120VAC,60Hzwithanoutputof6VDC,7.2W)

tochargeyourPowerWheels

6voltbattery.

Adults Note:Regularlyexaminethechargerfordamagetothe

cord,plug,housingorotherpartsthatmayresultintheriskof

fire,electricshockorinjury.Intheeventofanydamage,donot

usethechargeruntilthedamagehasbeenproperlyrepaired.

Pleasecall1-800-348-0751.

•Ifyourbatteryisoldandwillnotacceptacharge,donot

leaveitinthevehicle.Alwaysremoveadeadbatteryfrom

thevehicle.

About Thermal Fuses

YourPowerWheels

6voltbatteryisequippedwithabuilt-in

thermalfuse.Thethermalfuseisaself-resettingsafetydevice

whichautomatically“trips”andshutsdownoperationofthe

vehicleifthevehicleisoverloadedorthedrivingconditionstoo

severe.Onceafusehas“tripped”,removeyourfootfromthe

pedalandwaitapproximately25secondsbeforeoperatingthe

vehicleagain.Toavoidrepeatedautomaticshut-downs,donot

overloadthevehiclebyexceedingthe65lb.(29.5kg)maximum

weightcapacityorbytowinganythingbehindthevehicle.Avoid

severedrivingconditions,suchasdrivingupslopesorrunning

intofixedobjects,whichcancausethewheelstostopspinning

whilepowerisstillbeingsuppliedtothemotorsandmakesure

yourchildstopsthevehiclebeforeswitchingdirection.

Ifathermalfuseinabatterycontinuallytripsundernormal

drivingconditions,pleasecontactyourlocalPowerWheels



AuthorizedServiceCenter.ForthelocationoftheAuthorized

ServiceCenternearesttoyou,visituson-lineat

www.powerwheels.com, orcall 1-800-348-0751.

•Batterycanfalloutandinjureachildif

vehicletipsover.Alwaysusethe

batteryretainer.

•PREVENT FIRE

-Nevermodifytheelectricalsystem.

Alterationscouldcauseareresulting

inseriousinjuryandcouldalsoruinthe

electricalsystem.

-Useofthewrongtypebatteryorcharger

couldcauseareorexplosionresulting

inseriousinjury.

- UseofPowerWheels

components

inproductsotherthanPowerWheels



vehiclescouldcauseoverheating,re

orexplosion.

•Thebatterymustbehandledbyadultsonly.

Thebatteryisheavyandcontainssulfuric

acid(electrolyte).Droppingthebattery

couldresultinseriousinjury.

•Neverallowchildrentochargethebattery.

Batterychargingmustbedonebyadults

only.Achildcouldbeinjuredbytheelec-

tricityinvolvedinchargingthebattery.

•Neverliftorcarrythebatterybythewires

orconnector.Thiscandamagethebattery

andpossiblycauseareresultingin

seriousinjury.Liftandcarrythebattery

bythecaseonly.

•Readthesafetyinstructionsonthebattery.

•Examinethebattery,chargerandtheir

connectorsforexcessivewearordamage

eachtimeyouchargethebattery.Ifdamage

orexcessivewearisdetected,donotuse



thechargerorthebatteryuntilyouhave

replacedthewornordamagedpart.

WARNING

CAUTION