Ower s Maual The Ultimate i Style & Performace Uit 106, Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire OX25 5HA www.pridemobility.com
SAFETY GUIDELINES Read ad follow all of the istructios i this maual before you attempt to operate your Scooter for the first time. If you are uable to uderstad ay of this iformatio or require additioal assistace for setup, cotact your authorized Pride provider The followig symbols will be used throughout this ower s maual to idetify warigs ad cautios. It is very importat for you to read ad uderstad them completely. WARNING! Failure to heed the warigs i this ower s maual may result i persoal ijury. CAUTION! Failure to heed the cautios i this ower s maual may result i damage to your Scooter. INFMANU1300/ REV A/APRIL 2001 Copyright 2001 Pride Mobility Products, Ltd. 2 Victory XL
CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION... 4 II. SAFETY... 6 III. SPECIFICATIONS... 10 IV. DESCRIPTION... 12 V. BATTERIES AND CHARGING... 20 VI. OPERATION... 22 VII. COMFORT ADJUSTMENTS... 24 VIII. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY... 26 IX. TROUBLESHOOTING... 28 X. CARE AND MAINTENANCE... 29 XI. WARRANTY... 31 Victory XL 3
I. INTRODUCTION Welcome to Pride Mobility Products, Ltd. (Pride). Cogratulatios o the purchase of your ew Pride Scooter. Your Scooter desig combies the most advaced state-of-the-art compoets with moder, attractive stylig. We are certai that the desig features ad trouble-free operatio will add coveiece to your daily livig ad esure complete satisfactio. At Pride, your safety is importat to us. Please read ad follow all of the istructios i this maual before you attempt to operate your Scooter for the first time. These istructios were produced for your beefit. Your uderstadig of these istructios is essetial for the safe operatio of your ew Pride Scooter. Pride is ot liable for damage to property or persoal ijury arisig out of the usafe use of a Pride Scooter. Pride is also ot liable for ay property damage or persoal ijury arisig out of the failure of ay perso ad or/ user to followig the istructios ad recommedatios set forth i this maual or ay other istructios or recommedatios cotaied i other Scooter related literature issued by Pride or cotaied o the Pride Scooter itself. This ower s maual is compiled from the latest specificatios ad product iformatio available at the time of publicatio. We reserve the right to make chages as they become ecessary. Ay chages to our products may cause slight variatios betwee the illustratios ad explaatios i this maual ad the product you have purchased. If you experiece ay problems with your Scooter that you are uable to solve, or if you do ot feel capable of safely followig ay of the istructios ad/or recommedatios cotaied i this maual, please cotact your authorised Pride provider for assistace. Oce you uderstad how to operate ad take care of your Scooter, we are certai that it will give you years of trouble-free service ad ejoymet. Iformatio Exchage We wat to hear your questios, commets, ad suggestios regardig this maual. We would also like to hear about the safety ad reliability of your ew Pride Scooter ad the service you received from your authorised Pride provider. Please otify us of ay chage of address so we ca keep you apprised of importat iformatio regardig safety, ew products, ad ew optios that ca icrease your ability to use ad ejoy your Pride Scooter. Please feel free to write us at the address below: Pride Mobility Products, Ltd. Uit 106 Heyford Park Camp Road Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, OX25 5HA 4 Victory XL
I. INTRODUCTION Pride Owers Club As a Pride product ower, you are ivited to register your product s warraty ad eroll i the Pride Owers Club. You may do so by fillig out ad returig your eclosed registratio card or by visitig Pride s web site at www.pridemobility.com. As a registered member, each time you visit our site you will have access to the most iteractive ad hoest educatioal veue available today for people with mobility eeds, their families, ad frieds. From our home page, click o the butto that reads Owers Club to eter a page dedicated to curret ad potetial Pride product owers. You will gai access to iterviews, stories, recreatio ideas, daily livig tips, product ad fudig iformatio, ad iteractive message boards. Message boards ivite you to speak with other Pride customers as well as Pride represetatives who are available to assist you with ay questios or cocers you may have. You will receive a free gift simply for registerig with the Pride Owers Club. My Authorised Pride Provider Is: Name: Address: Quick Referece Iformatio: Scooter Model: Serial Number: Purchase Date: NOTE:If you ever lose or misplace your warraty card or ower s maual, write to us ad we will be glad to sed you a ew oe immediately. Victory XL 5
II. SAFETY You must read this etire maual ad uderstad all of the safety precautios before you attempt to operate your ew Victory XL for the first time. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do ot operate your Scooter i icy or slippery coditios or o salted surfaces (i.e., walks or roads). Such use may result i a accidet, persoal ijury, or adversely affect the performace ad/or safety of your Scooter. Do ot operate or store your Scooter where it may be exposed to iclemet weather coditios such as rai, sow, mist ad below-freezig temperatures (such as storage o a outside car/va lift). Attemptig to operate the Scooter i such coditios ca damage the electroics ad potetially result i loss of cotrol. Do ot operate your Scooter where you caot safely ad legally walk. Use extreme cautio whe drivig o busy streets, i parkig lots, or i shoppig malls. Always assume that you caot be see by motor vehicle drivers. Lock your seat ito place ad remove the key from the key switch before you get o or off of your Scooter. Lock the Scooter seat ito positio before you operate your Scooter. Do ot operate your Scooter with the seat i the reclied positio (if so equipped). Make certai that the tyres are properly iflated (30 psi). Do ot operate your Scooter while you are uder the ifluece of alcohol. Operatig powered vehicles while you are uder the ifluece of alcohol impairs your ability to operate the Scooter i a safe maer ad may violate certai existig laws. Do ot operate your Scooter without first cosultig your physicia about ay cocers you have about physical limitatios that could prevet you from safely operatig your Scooter. Do ot operate your Scooter if you are takig medicatio which may impair your ability to operate the Scooter i a safe maer. Do ot drive your Scooter across the side of a hill or diagoally up or dow a hill; do ot stop, if possible, while drivig up or dow a iclie. Keep both hads o the tiller ad your feet o the floorboard at all times while operatig your Scooter. This drivig positio gives you the most cotrol over your vehicle. Proceed with extreme cautio whe drivig ear raised surfaces or uprotected ledges or drop-offs (kerbs, porches, stairs, etc.). Drive slowly through turs. Do ot use your Scooter as a seat i a movig vehicle. Your Scooter is ot desiged to be used as such ad caot protect you i the evet of a automobile accidet or a abrupt stop. Always protect batteries from freezig temperatures ad ever charge a froze battery. This damages the battery ad may cause persoal ijury. Attemptig to charge a battery i freezig coditios does ot prevet a battery from freezig. Battery posts, termials ad related accessories cotai lead ad lead compouds. Wash hads after hadlig. 6 Victory XL
II. SAFETY Do ot expose the electroics to ay type of moisture at ay time (rai, sow, mist or wash). Such exposure ca damage the electroics. Never attempt to ride a Scooter that has bee exposed to moisture util it has dried thoroughly. Secure the batteries before loadig your Scooter ito aother vehicle for trasport. Discoect the batteries if you are ot goig to operate your Scooter for more tha 48 hours. As you begi to use your Victory XL durig your daily activities, you will ecouter situatios that may require some practice. Simply take your time as you operate your Scooter ad you will soo be i full ad cofidet cotrol as you maeuver through doorways, o ad off of elevators, up ad dow ramps, ad over moderate terrai. DOORS Determie if the door opes toward or away from you. Use your had to tur the kob or push the hadle or push-bar. Drive your Victory XL slowly forward to push the door ope; or drive your Scooter slowly backwards to pull the door ope. ELEVATORS Moder elevators have a door-edge safety mechaism that, whe pushed, reopes the elevator door(s). If you are i the doorway of a elevator whe the door(s) begi to close, push o the rubber door edge or allow the rubber door edge to cotact the Scooter to reope the door. Use care that pocketbooks, packages, or Victory XL accessories do ot become caught i the elevator doors. RAMPS AND OTHER INCLINES More ad more buildigs have ramps with specified degrees of icliatio, desiged for easy ad safe Scooter access. Some ramps may have turig switchbacks that require you to have good corerig skills o your Victory XL. Take wide swigs with your Scooter s frot wheel(s) aroud ay tight corers. If you do that, the rear wheels will follow a wide arc ad will ot cut the corer short, bump ito, or get hug up o ay railig corers. Whe drivig dow a ramp, keep your Victory XL s speed adjustmet dial (see IV. Descriptio ) set to the tortoise (slowest speed settig) to esure a safely cotrolled descet. Avoid sudde stops ad starts. Victory XL 7
II. SAFETY Other iclies may be atural or, if ma-made, ot desiged specifically for Scooters. Figure 1 illustrates your Victory XL s stability ad its ability to climb grades uder various weight loads ad uder cotrolled testig coditios. VICTORY XL 3 Figure 1. Maximum Recommeded Iclie Agle Cotrolled iclie testig was coducted with the Victory XL s seat i the highest positio, adjusted backward o the seat base to the farthest rearward positio. These tests show that your Victory XL s ability to travel up iclies is affected by your weight, your Scooter s speed, your agle of approach to the iclie, ad your Victory XL setup. Whe you approach a iclie, it is best to lea forward. See figures 2 ad 3. This shifts the ceter of gravity of you ad your Victory XL toward the frot of the Scooter for improved stability. Do ot exceed the iclie guidelies or ay other specificatios preseted i this maual. Figure 2. Normal Drivig Positio Figure 3. Icreased Stability Drivig Positio 8 Victory XL
II. SAFETY Drivig Surfaces Your Victory XL was desiged to provide optimum stability uder ormal drivig coditios dry, level surfaces composed of cocrete or asphalt. However, Pride Mobility Products, Ltd., recogizes that there will be times whe you will operate your Scooter o surfaces other tha cocrete or asphalt. For that reaso, we also desiged your Victory XL to perform admirably o packed soil, grass, ad gravel. Feel free to use your Victory XL safely o laws ad i park areas. Avoid tall grass that ca etagle the ruig gear. Packed soil, gravel, driveways, or roads will ot preset a problem for your Victory XL. Avoid loosely packed gravel ad sad. If you feel usure about a drivig surface, avoid that surface. Victory XL 9
III. SPECIFICATIONS Figure 4. Victory XL Specificatios 10 Victory XL
III. SPECIFICATIONS Specificatios Model Numbers: SCUK-270 (Cady Apple Red), SCUK-271 (Emerald Gree), SCUK-272 (Viper Blue) Legth: 150 cm (59 ) Width: 65 cm (25.5 ) Tyres: Type: Peumatic; 10 cm x 33 cm (4 x 13 ) Weight Capacity: 136 kg/21 stoe (300 lbs.) maximum Battery Type (ot icluded): Choices: Two 12 V 32 amp hours (AH), U-1 type, Sealed Lead Acid (SLA); two 12 V 40 AH, U-1 type, SLA; two 12 V 45 AH NF-22, SLA; or two 12 V 55 AH NF-22, SLA Horsepower: 1.4 HP (Peak) Charger: Oboard 5-amp charger Speed (Max): Variable up to 9.25 km/hr (5.7 mph) Maximum Grade: Please refer to figure 1. Rage (per charge): 12 V 32 AH: 32 km (20 miles); 12 V 40 AH: 40 km (25 miles); 12 V 45 AH NF-22: 48 km (30 miles); 12 V 55 AH NF-22: 56 km (35 miles) Turig Radius: 135 cm (53 ) Body Colours: Cady Apple Red, Emerald Gree, or Viper Blue Seatig: Style: High back with recliig mechaism ad user-adjustable slidig seat mechaism Dimesios: 52 cm (20.5 ) width (usable) x 51 cm (20 ) height (usable) x 50 cm (19 ) depth (usable) Seat Cover Material: Gray viyl Armrests: Black molded rubber User adjustable seat height from groud: 62-67 cm (24.5-26.5 ) User adjustable seat height from Scooter deck: 46-51 cm (18-20 ) Icluded Features: Full dyamic frot/rear suspesio; triple-sized battery compartmet (for U-1, 40 AH, or NF-22); stadard frot ad rear bumpers; high-back seat with user adjustable reclie agle, armrests, ad slidig mechaism; exteral maual freewheel release lever; exteral circuit breaker; easily accessible battery charge A/C plug receptacle; recessed tiller headlight; frot basket; oboard accessory bracket; microprocessor based motor cotroller; eergy savig auto shutoff feature Brakes: Electroic regeerative brakig ad electromechaical disc brake Rear Wheel Drive: Trasaxle, 24 V Wheels: Alumium alloy wheels; color matches shroud Tiller Type: Adjustable Freewheel Mechaism: Maual freewheel release lever located upo upper-right rear portio of rear shroud Scooter Weight: Total weight with batteries: 12 V 32 AH: 103 kg (226 lbs.); 12 V 40 AH: 109 kg (241 lbs.); 12 V 45 AH: 114 kg (252 lbs.); 12 V 55 AH: 117 kg (258 lbs.) Total weight without batteries: 80 kg (176 lbs.) Compoet Breakdow: Frot Sectio (w/out basket or batteries): 26 kg (57 lbs.) Rear Sectio (w/out rear shroud): 30 kg (66 lbs.) Rear Plastic Shroud: 2 kg (5 lbs.) Seat: 21 kg (46.5 lbs.) Basket:.7 kg (1.5 lbs.) Batteries: 12 V 32 AH: 11 kg (25 lbs.) each; 12 V 40 AH: 15 kg (32.5 lbs.) each; 12 V 45 AH: 17 kg (38 lbs.) each; 12 V 55 AH: 19 kg (41 lbs.) each Frot-to-rear Lockup: Lock pi ad dual camlock lever system Groud Clearace: 13 cm (5 ) Optioal Accessories: Bracket mout cae/crutch holder, walker holder, wishboe crutch holder, forearm crutch holder, rear basket, rearview mirror, safety flag, oxyge bottle holder Victory XL 11
IV. DESCRIPTION Your Victory XL is a motorized electric Scooter desiged to ehace your persoal mobility. It is a idoor/ outdoor Scooter that was desiged to travel primarily o smooth surfaces such as sidewalks, roads, parkig lots, floors, ad driveways. For easy trasportatio or storage, you ca disassemble your Victory XL ito 7 compoets. See figure 5. (The frot basket is removable.) Seat Rear Sectio Frot Sectio Batteries Figure 5. Victory XL Compoets Rear Shroud FRONT Basket CONTROL CONSOLE ASSEMBLY The cotrol cosole assembly located o the frot sectio houses all of the cotrols you eed to operate your Victory XL. See figure 6. Do ot expose the cotrol cosole assembly to moisture. I the evet it does become exposed to moisture, do ot attempt to operate your Victory XL util it has dried thoroughly. Left Tur Sigal Butto Battery Coditio Meter Key Switch Speed adjustmet dial Throttle Cotrol Lever (Reverse) Light Switch Hazard Light Switch Right Tur Sigal Butto Throttle Cotrol Lever (Forward) Hor Butto Tiller Adjustmet Lever Figure 6. cotrol cosole assembly 12 Victory XL
IV. DESCRIPTION Speed Adjustmet Dial This dial allows you to preselect ad limit your Victory XL s top speed up to the highest speed you set with the 4-8 mph switch. Set the speed betwee the slowest (image of the tortoise) ad the fastest (image of the hare) speed settigs. Left ad Right Tur Sigal Buttos Use these buttos to tur o the left ad right tur sigal lights. Push the appropriate tur sigal butto oce to illumiate the sigal light before turig your Victory XL. Your Scooter s tur sigals are timed to shut off automatically. Hadbrake Lever (Optioal) If your Scooter is equipped with a hadbrake lever, it is located o the tiller hadle. This lever provides you with additioal stoppig power. Release the throttle ad getly squeeze the hadbrake lever to come to a stop. NOTE: If you do ot release the throttle before usig the hadbrake, your Scooter may ot come to a complete stop. Hor Butto This butto activates a warig hor. Esure the key is fully iserted ito the key switch ad push the hor butto to soud the hor. Throttle Cotrol Lever This lever allows you to cotrol the forward ad the reverse speed up to the maximum speed you preset o the speed adjustmet dial. For istructios o how to operate your Victory XL s throttle cotrol, see VI. Operatio. Power Seat Switch (Optioal) If your Scooter is equipped with a power seat, this switch eables you to raise ad lower the seat. For power seat adjustmet directios, see VII. Comfort Adjustmets. Strict adherece to the followig safety rules is vital: Do ot attempt to raise or lower the seat while the Scooter is i motio. Adjust the power seat oly whe your Scooter is level ad statioary. Drive the vehicle oly with the seat i the lowest positio. Do ot operate your Scooter with the power seat elevated. Key Switch This switch eables you to power up ad power dow your Victory XL Scooter. Fully isert the key ito the key switch ad tur the key clockwise to power up your Victory XL. Pull the key out to power dow your Victory XL. Victory XL 13
IV. DESCRIPTION If the key is removed from the key switch while your Victory XL is i motio, the electroic brakes will egage ad your Victory XL will come to a abrupt stop! Hazard Light Switch This switch eables you to cotrol your Victory XL s frot ad rear (amber) hazard lights. Toggle this switch to tur the hazard lights o ad off. Light Switch This switch eables you to cotrol your Victory XL s headlight ad ruig (rear red) lights. Press this switch oce to tur o the lights. Press it agai to tur off the lights. Battery Coditio Meter Whe your Victory XL s key is fully iserted ad tured clockwise to power o your Scooter, this meter idicates the approximate battery voltage stregth. For further iformatio o battery chargig, see V. Batteries ad Chargig. REAR SECTION The batteries, oboard battery charger, battery charger fuse, maual freewheel lever, mai circuit breaker, motor/ trasaxle assembly, charger power cord receptacle, ad electroic cotroller module are located o the rear sectio of your Victory XL. The ati-tip wheels are at the rearmost part of your Victory XL. See figure 7. Refer to VIII. Disassembly ad Assembly for istructios o removig the rear shroud. Batteries The batteries store the electrical eergy that powers your Victory XL. For directios o chargig your batteries, see V. Batteries ad Chargig. Oboard Battery Charger The oboard battery charger coverts household curret (AC) to direct curret (DC) ad charges your Victory XL s batteries. See V. Batteries ad Chargig. The charger is located behid the batteries ad at the forward right corer of the rear sectio. The charger is a gold-colored box with coolig fis o the exterior of its case. The charger power cord plugs ito your Victory XL s battery charger by meas of a receptacle located o the rear sectio of your Victory XL, ear the maual freewheel lever ad the mai circuit breaker reset butto. Battery Charger Fuse The fuse has bee icorporated ito your charger to protect it from damage if there is a electrical problem. It is located uder a cap o the outside of the battery charger. The cap uscrews to allow access to the fuse. Uscrew the cap ad replace the fuse if it has blow. 14 Victory XL
IV. DESCRIPTION Batteries Electroic Cotroller Module Oboard Battery Charger Battery Charger Fuse Charger Power Cord Receptacle Maual Freewheel Lever Mai Circuit Breaker (Reset Butto) Motor/Trasaxle Assembly Ati-tip Wheels Figure 7. Rear Sectio The replacemet fuse must match exactly the ratig of the origial fuse. If you istall a fuse with a icorrect ratig, you may damage the charger. Cotact your local Pride provider for fuse ratig iformatio. Maual Freewheel Lever Wheever you wat to push your Victory XL for short distaces, you ca put it i maual freewheel mode. It is importat to remember that whe your Victory XL is i freewheel mode, the brakig system is disegaged. Eve though the motor of your Victory XL is disegaged from the drive system whe your Scooter is put i maual freewheel mode, the motor ca still ru if the throttle lever is pushed. Follow these safety rules whe usig the freewheel mode: Do ot disegage the drive motors whe your Victory XL is o a iclie; the Scooter could roll dow o its ow ad cause ijury! Before placig your Victory XL i or takig it out of freewheel mode, esure the key is removed from the key switch. Never sit o a Scooter whe it is i freewheel mode. Whe you have fiished pushig your Scooter, always retur it to the drive mode to lock the brakes. The maual freewheel lever is located o the ed of the motor/trasaxle assembly at the right rear of the Scooter. Pull up the maual freewheel lever to disable the drive system ad the brake system; you will the be able to push your Victory XL. Push dow o the maual freewheel lever to reegage the drive system ad the brake system ad take your Victory XL out of maual freewheel mode. Mai Circuit Breaker Whe the voltage i your Victory XL s batteries becomes low or your Scooter is heavily straied because of excessive loads, the mai circuit breaker may trip to protect your Victory XL s motor ad electroics from damage. Victory XL 15
IV. DESCRIPTION Whe your Victory XL s mai circuit breaker trips, the reset butto pops out ad your Victory XL shuts dow. (The mai circuit breaker reset butto is mouted o the upper rear sectio of your Victory XL, ear the charger power cord receptacle.) If the reset butto pops out, perform the followig steps. 1. Allow a miute or so for your Victory XL s electroics to rest. 2. Push i the reset butto to reset the breaker. Motor/Trasaxle Assembly The motor/trasaxle assembly cosists of a geared trasmissio ad differetial. This oe piece, direct drive, fully sealed assembly provides quiet operatio with maximum power ad log life. Charger Power Cord Receptacle This receptacle eables you to plug the charger power cord ito the Victory XL. For further details o usig the charger power cord, refer to V. Batteries ad Chargig. Electroic Cotroller Module This module is located behid the batteries ad at the forward left corer of your Victory XL s rear sectio. The cotroller module receives electrical sigals from the cosole cotrols ad seds power to the motor, the brakes, ad the lightig system. Do ot expose the electroic cotroller module to moisture. If it does become exposed to moisture, do ot attempt to operate your Victory XL util it has thoroughly dried. Ati-tip Wheels The ati-tip wheels are a itegral ad importat safety feature of your Victory XL which prevet our Scooter from tippig backwards o a iclie. They are located at the rearmost part of your Scooter. Do ot remove your Scooter s ati-tip wheels or modify your Scooter i ay way that is ot authorized by Pride Mobility Products, Ltd. 16 Victory XL
IV. DESCRIPTION OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES For iformatio cocerig these optioal accessories, see your authorized Pride provider. Safety Flag Sigle Crutch Holder Walker Holder Oxyge Bottle Holder Rear Basket Victory XL 17
V. BATTERIES AND CHARGING Your Victory XL requires two log-lastig, 12-volt, deep-cycle batteries that are sealed ad maiteace free. You ca recharge the batteries with the coveiet oboard 5-amp chargig system. Charge your Victory XL s batteries with the supplied oboard battery charger prior to usig it for the first time. Keep your batteries fully charged to keep your Victory XL ruig smoothly. NOTE: Use oly the oboard battery charger supplied with your Victory XL. CHARGING YOUR BATTERIES The battery coditio meter o the cotrol cosole idicates the approximate stregth of your batteries. To check the charge, you must esure the key is iserted i the key switch. Follow these steps to safely charge your batteries. 1. Positio your Scooter close to a stadard wall outlet. 2. Remove the key from the key switch. 3. Esure the maual freewheel lever is i the dow (drive) positio. 4. Plug the charger power cord ito the charger power cord receptacle at the rear of your Victory XL. 5. Exted the charger power cord ad plug it ito the wall outlet. We recommed you charge your Victory XL s batteries for 8 to 14 hours. 6. You ca periodically check the battery coditio meter by isertig the key i the key switch, examiig the battery coditio meter, ad the removig the key. As the batteries charge, the battery coditio meter approaches the 100% readig. 7. Whe the batteries are fully charged, uplug the charger power cord from the wall outlet ad the from the charger power cord receptacle at the rear of your Victory XL. 8. Place the charger power cord i a safe place for future use. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) How does the charger work? Whe your Victory XL s battery voltage is low, the charger works harder ad seds more electrical curret to the batteries to brig up their charge. As the voltage of the batteries approaches a full charge, the charger seds less electrical curret to the batteries. Whe the batteries are fully charged, the curret set to them from the charger is at early zero amperage. Therefore, whe the charger is plugged i, it maitais the charge o your Victory XL s batteries but does ot overcharge them. We do ot recommed that you charge your Victory XL s batteries for more tha 24 cosecutive hours. What do the LEDs o the charger idicate? The oboard battery charger is equipped with two Light Emittig Diodes (LEDs) that idicate the chargig status of your Scooter s batteries. The red LED lights up to idicate the battery chargig is i progress. The gree LED flashes whe your Scooter s batteries reach full charge. Ca I use a differet charger? For the safest, most efficiet, ad balaced chargig of your Victory XL s batteries, you should simultaeously charge both batteries usig oly the maufacturer supplied oboard battery charger. 18 Victory XL
V. BATTERIES AND CHARGING How ofte must I charge the batteries? Two major factors must be cosidered whe decidig how ofte to charge your Victory XL s batteries: all day Scooter use o a daily basis ad ifrequet Scooter use. With these cosideratios i mid, you ca determie just how ofte ad for how log you should charge your Victory XL s batteries. We desiged the oboard charger so that it does ot overcharge your Scooter s batteries; however, you may ecouter some problems if you do ot charge your batteries ofte eough ad if you do ot charge them o a regular basis. Followig the five guidelies below provides safe ad reliable battery operatio ad chargig. 1. If you use your Victory XL daily, charge its batteries as soo as you fiish usig it for the day. Your Scooter will be ready each morig to give you a full day of service. We recommed you charge your Victory XL s batteries for 8 to 14 hours after daily use. 2. If you use your Victory XL oce a week or less, charge its batteries at least oce a week for 12 to 14 hours at a time. 3. Keep your Victory XL s batteries fully charged. 4. Avoid deeply dischargig your Victory XL s batteries. 5. Do ot charge your Victory XL s batteries for more tha 24 cosecutive hours. How ca I get maximum rage or distace per charge? Rarely will you have ideal drivig coditios smooth, flat, hard drivig surfaces with o wid or curves. You will ofte face hills, sidewalk cracks, ueve ad loosely packed surfaces, curves, ad wid. All of these drivig coditios affect the distace or ruig time per battery charge. The followig are a few suggestios for obtaiig the maximum rage per battery charge. Always fully charge your Victory XL s batteries prior to your daily use. Maitai 30 psi (pouds per square ich) i all of your Victory XL s tyres. Pla your route ahead to avoid as may hills, cracked, broke, or soft surfaces as possible. Limit your baggage weight to essetial items. Try to maitai a eve speed while your Victory XL is i motio. Avoid stop-ad-go drivig. What type ad size of battery should I use? We recommed deep-cycle batteries that are sealed ad maiteace free. Both Sealed Lead-Acid (SLA) ad Gel Cell are deep-cycle batteries that are similar i performace i your Victory XL. Do ot use wet-cell batteries, which have removable caps. NOTE: Do ot remove the caps from sealed batteries. Water caot be added to sealed batteries. Cap removal voids the battery warraty ad may cause damage to the batteries ad to your Victory XL. Use these specificatios to reorder deep-cycle batteries. Type: Deep-cycle (SLA or Gel Cell) Size: U-1 Voltage: 12 V each Amperage: 31 AH, 40 AH, 45 AH, or 55 AH Victory XL 19
V. BATTERIES AND CHARGING To chage a battery i your Victory XL: 1. Remove the seat ad the rear shroud. See VIII. Disassembly ad Assembly. 2. Remove the battery tie-dow strap. 3. Discoect the battery cables from the electroic cotroller module. 4. Discoect the battery cables from the battery termials. 5. Remove the old battery. 6. Place a ew battery i the battery well. 7. Coect the red battery cable to the positive (+) battery termial. 8. Coect the black battery cable to the egative (-) battery termial. 9. Recoect the battery cables to the electroic cotroller module. 10. Faste the battery tie-dow strap. 11. Reistall the rear shroud ad the seat. WARNING! Battery posts, termials ad related accessories cotai lead ad lead compouds. Wash hads after hadlig. Why do my ew batteries seem weak? Deep-cycle batteries employ a differet chemical techology tha that used i car batteries, ickel-cadmium batteries (icads), or i other commo battery types. Deep-cycle batteries are specifically desiged to provide power, drai dow their charge, ad the accept a relatively quick recharge. We work closely with our battery maufacturer to provide batteries that best suit your Victory XL s specific electrical demads. Fresh batteries arrive daily at Pride Mobility Products, Ltd., ad are shipped fully charged to our customers. Durig shippig, the batteries may ecouter temperature extremes that may ifluece their iitial performace. Heat dimiishes the charge o the battery; cold slows the available power ad exteds the time eeded to recharge the battery. It may take a few days for the temperature of your Victory XL s batteries to stabilize ad adjust to their ew room or ambiet temperature. More importatly, it takes a few chargig cycles (a partial drai followed by a full recharge) to establish the critical chemical balace that is essetial to a deep-cycle battery s peak performace ad log life. Please follow these steps to properly break i your Victory XL s ew batteries for maximum efficiecy ad service life. 1. Fully charge ay ew battery prior to its iitial use. This iitial chargig cycle brigs the batteries up to about 88% of their peak performace level. 2. Operate your ew Victory XL i familiar ad safe areas. Drive slowly at first, ad do ot travel too far from your home or familiar surroudigs util you have become accustomed to your Victory XL s cotrols ad have properly broke i your Scooter s batteries. 3. Fully recharge the batteries. This recharge should brig the batteries up to about 90% of their peak performace level. 4. Operate your Victory XL agai. 5. Fully recharge the batteries agai. 6. After four or five chargig cycles, the batteries are able to receive a charge of 100% of their peak performace level ad are able to last for a exteded period of time. 20 Victory XL
V. BATTERIES AND CHARGING How ca I esure maximum battery life? Fully charged deep-cycle batteries provide reliable performace ad exteded battery service life. Keep your Victory XL s batteries fully charged wheever possible. Batteries that are deeply discharged, ifrequetly charged, or stored without a full charge may be permaetly damaged ad cause ureliable performace ad limited service life. How should I store my Victory XL ad its batteries? If you pla o ot usig your Victory XL for a exteded period of time, it is best to: Fully charge its batteries prior to storage. Discoect the battery haresses from the electroic cotroller module. Store your Victory XL i a warm, dry eviromet. Avoid storig your Victory XL where it will be exposed to temperature extremes. If your Victory XL s batteries do become froze, do ot attempt to charge them. Cold or froze batteries should be allowed to warm up for several days prior to rechargig. For prologed storage, you may wish to place several boards uder the frame of your Victory XL to raise the Scooter off the groud ad take the weight off the tyres. This reduces the possibility of flat spots developig o the areas of the tyres cotactig the groud. Victory XL 21
VI. OPERATION PRE-RIDE ADJUSTMENTS AND CHECKS Familiarize yourself with the followig checklist before you get o your Victory XL. Some of the checks must be performed prior to gettig o your Scooter. Have you fully charged the batteries? See V. Batteries ad Chargig. Is the maual freewheel lever i the ru positio? See IV. Descriptio. Never leave the maual freewheel lever pulled up uless you are maually pushig your Victory XL. Is your proposed path clear of people, pets, ad obstacles? Have you plaed your route to avoid adverse terrai ad as may iclies as possible? Are you positioed comfortably i the seat? See Gettig O Your Victory XL, below. Is the seat at the proper height? See VII. Comfort Adjustmets. Is the seat locked securely i place? See VII. Comfort Adjustmets. Is the tiller hadle at a comfortable settig ad locked securely i place? See VII. Comfort Adjustmets. Is the key fully iserted ito the key switch? See IV. Descriptio. Is the speed adjustmet dial set to a slow settig? See IV. Descriptio. Are you graspig the hadgrips with a thumb restig o each side of the throttle lever? See IV. Descriptio. Does your Victory XL s hor work properly? GETTING ON YOUR VICTORY XL 1. Make certai that the key is removed from the key switch. 2. Stad at the side of your Victory XL. 3. Push dow o the seat lock lever ad rotate the seat util it faces you. 4. Make certai that the seat is locked securely i positio. 5. Positio yourself comfortably ad securely i the seat. 6. Push dow o the seat lock lever ad rotate the seat util you face forward. 7. Make certai that the seat is locked securely i positio. 8. Make certai that your feet are safely o the floorboard. OPERATING YOUR VICTORY XL After plaig your route: 1. Set the speed adjustmet dial to your desired speed. NOTE: Iitially you should set the speed adjustmet dial to the tortoise. Oce you become comfortable with your Scooter, you ca icrease your speed. 2. Isert the key ito the key switch ad tur the key clockwise. 3. With your hads o the hadgrips, use your thumb to getly push the right throttle lever to disegage your Victory XL s brakes ad move forward; the electric brake automatically disegages ad the Victory XL accelerates smoothly to the speed you set with the speed adjustmet dial. 4. Pull o the left hadgrip to steer your Victory XL to the left. 5. Pull o the right hadgrip to steer your Victory XL to the right. 6. Move the tiller to the ceter positio to drive straight ahead. 22 Victory XL
VI. OPERATION 7. Getly release the throttle lever to decelerate ad come to a complete stop. The electric brake automatically egages whe your Victory XL comes to a stop. NOTE: To stop your Scooter if it is equipped with a hadbrake, release the throttle, the getly squeeze the hadbrake. 8. To move i reverse, use your thumb to getly push the left throttle lever to disegage your Victory XL s brakes ad move rearward. NOTE: Your Scooter s reverse speed is 40% slower tha the speed you set with the speed adjustmet dial. GETTING OFF OF YOUR VICTORY XL 1. Brig your Victory XL to a complete stop. 2. Make certai that the key is removed from the key switch. 3. Push dow o the seat lock lever ad rotate the seat util you are facig toward the side of your Victory XL. 4. Make certai that the seat is locked securely i positio. 5. Carefully get out of the seat ad stad at the side of your Victory XL. 6. You may, if you wish, leave the seat facig to the side to facilitate boardig your Victory XL the ext time you are goig to operate it. AUTO SHUTOFF FEATURE Your Victory XL is equipped with a eergy savig auto shutoff feature desiged to preserve your Scooter s battery life. If you mistakely leave the key i your Victory XL but do ot use the Scooter for approximately 20 miutes, the Scooter automatically shuts dow. If your Victory XL auto shutoff feature takes effect, perform the followig steps to resume ormal operatio. 1. Remove the key from the key switch. 2. Reisert the key ito the key switch. Victory XL 23
VII. COMFORT ADJUSTMENTS TILLER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT You ca adjust the tiller to may positios. The tiller adjustmet lever locks the tiller i place; it has a sprig-loaded mechaism that eables you to rotate it ad chage its positio. Remove the key before adjustig the tiller. Never attempt to adjust the tiller while the Scooter is i motio. 1. Tur the tiller adjustmet lever couterclockwise util it is loose. If the tiller adjustmet lever comes i cotact with the tiller basket, pull it outward, tur it clockwise, ad release it. Cotiue to loose util you are able to move the tiller. See figure 8. 2. Squeeze the release buttos (located beeath the tiller boot) ad move the tiller to a comfortable positio. 3. Tur the tiller adjustmet lever clockwise util it is tight. If the tiller adjustmet lever comes i cotact with the tiller basket, pull it outward, tur it couterclockwise, ad release it. Cotiue to tur the lever util it is tight. The tiller may be lowered to the ceter of the floorboard ad locked i place for storage. See VIII. Disassembly ad Assembly. SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT The seat ca be repositioed to oe of three differet heights. 1. Remove the seat from your Victory XL. See VIII. Disassembly ad Assembly. 2. Use the attached rig to pull ad remove the ball detet pi from the seat post tower. See figure 9. 3. Raise or lower the seat post to the desired seat height. 4. Hold the seat post at that height ad match up the holes i the seat post with the seat post tower. 5. Fully isert the ball detet pi. 6. Replace the seat. Tiller Adjustmet Lever Seat Post Locatig Hole Tiller Boot Squeeze the release buttos Seat Post Tower Ball Detet Pi Figure 8. Tiller Agle Adjustmet Figure 9. Seat Height Adjustmet 24 Victory XL
VII. COMFORT ADJUSTMENTS SLIDING SEAT ADJUSTMENT You ca repositio the Victory XL s seat forward or rearward to oe of three settigs to adjust the distace betwee the seat ad the tiller. 1. Pull up o the seat slidig lever. See figure 10. 2. Hold the lever up ad slide the seat forward or rearward ito a comfortable positio. 3. Release the seat slidig lever to lock the seat securely i place. SEAT ROTATION The seat lock lever locks the seat i oe of eight positios. 1. Pull up o the seat lock lever to ulock the seat. See figure 10. 2. Rotate the seat to the desired positio. 3. Release the seat lock lever to lock the seat securely i place. If the seat is ot locked ito positio, getly rock the seat back ad forth util you hear the lever click. SEATBACK ADJUSTMENT You ca adjust the reclie agle of your Victory XL s seat. Always keep your back pressed firmly agaist the seatback while adjustig the agle. 1. Pull up o the seat reclie lever to ulock the seatback. See figure 11. 2. Lea forward or backward to adjust the seatback to a comfortable positio. 3. Release the seat reclie lever to lock the seat securely i place. ARMREST ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Seat Lock Lever Figure 10. Seat adjustmet Seat Reclie LEVER Figure 11. Seatback adjustmet Seat slidig lever You ca adjust the armrest agle of your Victory XL. 1. While seated i your Victory XL, tur the armrest adjustmet dial to the left to lower the armrest agle or to the right to raise the armrest agle. The armrests also pivot upward to make gettig o ad off of your Victory XL easier. Armrest Adjustmet Dial Figure 12. Armrest Agle adjustmet Victory XL 25
VIII. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY No tools are required to disassemble or assemble your Victory XL Scooter. Always disassemble or assemble your Victory XL o a level, dry surface with sufficiet room for you to work ad move aroud your Scooter. Keep i mid that the disassembled sectios of the Victory XL take up more floor space tha the assembled Victory XL. DISASSEMBLY You ca disassemble the Victory XL ito seve pieces: the seat, the frot frame, the frot basket, the rear frame, the rear shroud, ad the two batteries. Place the Scooter i a area where you have sufficiet clearace to move the parts aroud. You eed about 1.5 meters i all directios. You may eed assistace to lift some of the Scooter compoets. See III. Specificatios for idividual compoet weights. 1. Remove the key from the key switch. 2. Pull up o the maual freewheel lever to make it easier for you to maeuver the rear sectio. 3. Esure the seat is locked ito positio; the lift the seat up ad off of your Victory XL. 4. Getly lift the rear shroud off of your Victory XL. The rear shroud is held i place with Velcro. 5. Uplug both battery haresses. See figure 13. 6. Discoect the battery tie-dow strap, the lift both batteries from the battery wells. 7. Uplug the large, white, 9-pi frot-to-rear coector that attaches the frot cotrol cosole haress to the electroic cotroller module haress. Failig to uplug both battery haresses ad the frot-to-rear coector prior to further disassembly could result i permaet damage to your Victory XL. 8. Tur the tiller adjustmet lever couterclockwise util it is loose. Pull the rubber boot upward to expose the tiller release buttos. Place oe had o the rear of the tiller ad carefully depress both tiller release buttos while slowly lowerig the tiller to the ceter of the floorboard. 9. Remove the ball detet pi from the frame. See figure 14. 10. Move the cam locks to the ulocked, vertical positio. See figure 15. 11. Place oe had o the seat post tower ad oe had o the frot frame hadle; getly slide the frot ad rear sectios apart. Battery Haress Coectors Ball Detet Pi Frot-to-rear coector Figure 13. Cable Coectios Figure 14. ball detet pi 26 Victory XL
VIII. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY 1. Pull up o the maual freewheel lever. See IV. Descriptio. Placig your Victory XL i freewheel mode may make it easier for you to maeuver the rear sectio because the drive wheels are free to tur. 2. Positio the frot ad rear sectios of your Victory XL as show i figure 15. 3. Alig the lower curved lockig bracket slots o the rear of the frot sectio to the correspodig pegs o the frot of the rear sectio. 4. Getly push the frot sectio of your Victory XL toward the rear sectio util the curved lockig brackets are fully coected oto the rear pegs. 5. Isert the ball detet pi. 6. Place the cam locks i the locked positio. See figure 16. 7. Raise the tiller to the upright positio by turig the tiller adjustmet lever util it is loose. Raise the tiller to the desired positio. Verify the tiller release buttos are reegaged ad tighte the tiller adjustmet lever. 8. Coect the large, white, 9-pi frot-to-rear coector (located o the haress comig out of the Victory XL s frot sectio) to the coector s matig socket (foud ear the frot of the Victory XL s rear sectio). 9. Place the batteries i the battery wells, the recoect the battery tie-dow strap. 10. Coect the 2-pi battery haresses ito the matig haresses that exted from the electroic cotroller module. 11. Getly place the rear shroud over the seat pedestal ad slide it dow ito positio. The Velcro fasteers hold it i place. 12. Carefully lift the seat ad slide the seat post (o the bottom of the seat frame) ito the seat pedestal. 13. Rotate the seat util it locks ito place to complete the assembly of your Victory XL. Ulocked Cam Locks Frot-to-rear coector Seat Post Tower Frame halves coect here Frot Frame Hadle lock cam locks Figure 15. separate frot ad rear sectios Figure 16. Lock cam locks Victory XL 27
IX. TROUBLESHOOTING Ay electromechaical device occasioally requires some troubleshootig. However, most of the problems that may arise ca usually be solved with a bit of thought ad commo sese. May of these problems occur because the batteries are ot fully charged or because the batteries are wor dow ad ca o loger hold a charge. PROBLEM All of my Scooter systems appear to be dead My Scooter does ot move eve though the motor rus. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Oe of the followig actios may elimiate the problem. Esure the key is fully iserted i the key switch ad the key is tured clockwise. Esure the batteries are fully charged. Push i the mai circuit breaker reset butto. Esure both battery haresses are firmly coected to the electroic cotroller module ad to the battery termials. Esure the frot-to-rear cable is firmly coected. Esure your Scooter was ot left i maual freewheel mode. (Remove the key from the key switch ad push dow the maual freewheel lever to restore ormal operatio.) Note: Whe the maual freewheel lever is pulled up, your Scooter s brakes ad motor are disegaged from the trasaxle. My Scooter s mai circuit breaker repeatedly trips. My Scooter s battery coditio meter dips way dow ad the motor surges or hesitates whe I press the throttle cotrol lever Oe of the followig actios may elimiate the problem. Charge your Scooter s batteries more frequetly. Have both of your Scooter s batteries load tested by your authorized Pride provider. Obtai a battery load tester at most ay automotive parts store; follow the directios supplied with the load tester. Oe of the followig actios may elimiate the problem Fully charge your Scooter s batteries. Have your authorized Pride provider load test each battery. Obtai a battery load tester at most ay automotive parts store; follow the directios supplied with the load tester. If you experiece ay problems with your Victory XL that you are ot able to solve, immediately cotact your authorized Pride provider for iformatio, maiteace, ad service. 28 Victory XL
X. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Victory XL requires a miimal amout of care ad maiteace. If you do ot feel cofidet i your ability to perform the maiteace listed below, you may schedule ispectio ad maiteace with your authorized Pride provider. The followig areas require periodic ispectio ad/or care ad maiteace. Tyre Pressure We recommed you maitai the tyre pressure at 30 psi for optimum Scooter performace. Overiflatig a tyre ca cause it to explode. Tyre Coditio ad Tread Wear Regularly ispect your Victory XL s tyres for sigs of wear. Use a rubber coditioer o your Victory XL s tyres to preserve them. Do ot put rubber coditioer o tread area of tyres; the tyres may become dagerously slippery. Removable Floormats Your Victory XL s carpet floormat is held o with Velcro fasteers ad may be removed, cleaed, ad reistalled as ecessary. Exterior Surfaces Bumpers ad trim beefit from a occasioal applicatio of rubber or viyl coditioer. Do ot use rubber or viyl coditioer o your Victory XL s viyl seat; it may become dagerously slippery. Battery Termial Coectios Esure the termial coectios remai tight ad ucorroded. Esure the batteries sit flat i the battery wells. Esure the battery termials face the rear of your Victory XL. Wirig Haresses Regularly check all wirig coectios. Regularly check all wirig isulatio, icludig the charger power cord, for wear or damage. Repair or replace ay damaged coector, coectio, or isulatio before you use your Victory XL. ABS Plastic Shrouds Apply a light coat of car wax to the shrouds to help retai their high gloss; the shrouds are formed from durable ABS plastic ad are coated with a advaced formula urethae pait. Victory XL 29
X. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Axle Bearigs ad the Motor/Trasaxle Victory XL Assembly You do ot eed to lubricate these items, as they are all prelubricated ad sealed. Cosole, Charger, ad Electroic Cotroller Module Keep these areas away from moisture. Let ay of these areas dry thoroughly before operatig your Victory XL if they have bee exposed to moisture. Storage Refer to How should I store my Victory XL ad its batteries? i V. Batteries ad Chargig. 30 Victory XL
XI. WARRANTY Two-Year Limited Warraty Structural frame compoets, icludig: platform, fork, seat post, ad frame welds. Drive trai, icludig: differetial, motor, ad brake. Oe-Year Limited Warraty Your Pride Scooter is fully guarateed for twelve (12) moths from the date of purchase agaist faults arisig due to defects i maufacture or materials. This warraty does ot detract from, but is i additio to your legal rights. All electroic parts, icludig cotrollers ad battery chargers, have a oe (1) year warraty. Servicig to the cotroller or battery charger must be carried out by your local Pride provider. Ay attempt to ope or dismatle these items reders the guaratee void o that item. Not Covered Uder Warraty This guaratee does ot exted to those items which may eed replacemet due to ormal wear ad tear (tyres, belts, bulbs, upholstery, plastic shrouds, motor brushes, fuses, ad batteries), or damage to the product caused by misuse or accidet for which Pride Mobility Products, Ltd., or its aget caot be held resposible. This warraty does ot iclude labor or service calls. Batteries Batteries are covered by a twelve (12) moth warraty from the origial maufacturer. Gradual deterioratio i performace due to beig left i a discharged state, left i cold coditios for log periods of time, or wor out through heavy use is ot covered. Service Checks ad Warraty Service Warraty service ca be performed by a authorized Pride provider. Please cotact your local Pride provider for advice o the curret cost affectig the service visit. Victory XL 31
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