Manual

14
Battery Care
Follow these suggestions to maintain your battery’s optimal performance. If you do not
follow these suggestions, your battery may lose its ability to maintain a charge and might
have to be replaced sooner than would otherwise be necessary.
 •Chargeit:Chargeyourbatteryimmediatelyafterridingit.
 •FullCharge:Donotallowthebatterytorundowncompletelyandlieinstorage
without a charge. This signicantly reduces the battery’s lifespan and may cause
damage.
 •KeepitCharged:Whenbeingstored,chargethebatteryoccasionallytomakesure
its power supply does not run down. Charging it once every 21 days should be
sucient.
 •StorageConditions:Storethebatteryonaat,cool,drysurface.Donotallowthe
battery temperature to drop below 10 degrees Celsius for extended periods of
time.
Warning
DO NOT place your Lead-Acid battery on concrete. Concrete drains the battery’s power
and will neutralize the lead-acid. Placing the battery on concrete for any length of time will
likely result in the battery being drained of power and possibly losing its ability to store
electricity.