How to charge your FLIT bike

How to charge your FLIT bike



CHARGING THE BATTERY WHILST IT’S INSIDE THE BIKE

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To charge your FLIT bike, first assemble the charging cable by attaching the charging lead to the black transformer box. Then open the charging port on the left-hand side of the bike, and insert the lead into the battery through the top tube.  Align the arrow so that it faces the rear of the bike. Then simply insert the plug into a mains power socket and switch the socket on.  A red light on the transformer box will indicate when the battery is charging.  When the battery is fully charged the red light will have changed from red to green.


CHARGING THE BATTERY OUTSIDE OF THE BIKe


You can also charge your FLIT bike by removing the battery from the bike. To do this, undo the seat post quick release and remove the seat post from the bike. Then, slide the battery out of the top tube and locate the circular charging port near the end of the battery. Then, aligning the arrow with the grooves on the battery, insert the cable and plug as before. When fully charged the indicator on the transformer will have turned from red to green and all four of the lights on the battery itself will be illuminated.  A full charge will take approximately 3 hours.

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01 LED indicator. This shows the charge level (and errors – see the separate battery instructions booklet for details).

02 Power button. This shows the charge level of the battery indicator when pressed and turns the battery on/off when held down. If the battery is not used for 24 hours or more, it will turn itself off and will need to be turned on again using this button, before you can turn the e-system on using the display. The battery does not need to be routinely turned off by the user.

03 Charge port. When the battery is installed in the bike, remove the charge port cap on the top tube to reveal the charge port. Plug the charger in here to charge the battery. The charger cable arrow should face towards the front of the e-bike.

04 Power and communication port. This is where the battery connects to the motor controller to power the bike. When charging outside of the e-bike, make sure that the charger cable arrow is on facing towards the power and communication port.


RE-INSERTING THE BATTERY


To insert the battery, align the charging port with the charging port cover and slide the battery into the top tube.  Then insert the seat post and close the quick release.


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