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d) Driving the Vehicle
• Improperoperationmaycauseseriousinjuryandpropertydamage!Onlydrivewiththemodeldirectlyinview.This
is why you shouldn’t drive at night.
• Onlydrivewhenyourabilitytoreactisunrestricted.Tirednessortheinuenceofalcoholormedicationcancause
incorrect responses, just as with real vehicles.
• Pleasenotethatthismodelvehiclemustnotbedrivenonpublicroads,placesorstreets.Alsodonotoperateiton
privategroundswithouttheowner'spermission.
• Neverdrivetowardsanimalsorpeople!
• Avoiddrivingatverylowoutdoortemperatures.Plasticpartsloseelasticity,whichmayleadtodamageevenina
light accident.
• Donotdriveinthecaseofathunderstorm,underhigh-voltagepowerlinesorintheproximityofradiomasts.
• Leavethetransmitteronwhilethevehicleisinoperation.
• Whenparkingthevehicle,alwaysswitchoffthevehicle'sspeedcontrollerrstanddisconnectthedrivebatteryfrom
the speed controller completely then.
Now you may turn off the transmitter.
• Therangeofthetransmitterdecreaseswhenthebatteries(orrechargeablebatteries)areweak.Exchangethebat-
teries or rechargeable batteries for new ones.
 Whenthecar'sdrivebatteryisweak,thecargetsslowerornolongerrespondscorrectlytothetransmitter.
 InspeedcontrollerswithintegratedBEC,thevehicle'sdrivebatterynotonlysuppliesthemotorthoughthe
speed controller. The speed controller also generates the voltage/current required for operating the receiver
and the steering servo.
If the voltage in the drive battery is too low, the voltage at the receiver may therefore drop, causing the
vehicle to no longer respond to the control commands at the transmitter.
 Inthiscase,stopdrivingatonce(switchoffspeedcontroller,disconnectdrivebatteryfromvehicle,switchofftrans-
mitter). Then replace the vehicle drive battery or recharge the drive battery.
• Themotoranddriveaswellasspeedcontrolleranddrivebatteryofthevehiclegethotduringoperation.Waitat
least 5 to 10 minutes before exchanging the rechargeable battery.
Let the drive battery cool down completely before charging it.
Do not touch the motor, the speed controller or the rechargeable battery until they have cooled down. Danger of
burns!
• TheundervoltagerecognitioninthespeedcontrollermustbeactivatedwhenyouoperatethevehiclewithaLiPo
drivebattery(werecommend3.0V/cellorhigher).Observetheoperatinginstructionsforthespeedcontrollerused
by you.
With the undervoltage recognition deactivated, the LiPo battery will suffer deep discharge and be destroyed.