Kalkhoff Kalkhoff User Manual

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II User Manual Fast Pedelec 19› Check there is sufficient charge in the battery forthe journey you intend to make before setting off.› In winter the distance you can normally cover withthe battery operating normally is less. Only movethe battery from the warm room where you storeit and fit it on your Pedelec just before you set off.This prevents low temperatures from reducing thedistance you can normally travel. A correspond-ing diagram is provided in ➠ Chapter 11 “Technicaldata”.› The distance you can cover can vary depending onthe topography, your handling, the condition of thebattery and the assist level you are using.› If all diodes flash consecutively, or several flashat the same time (2 – 3 diodes), the battery isdamaged.Before taking the battery to your specialist cycle shopto have it checked, put the battery in the charger forone minute then test it again.6.5 Service life and warrantyThe Panasonic centre motor is a fully-developed durableand maintenance-free drive. It is a wear part with a two-year warranty. As its power output is higher, wear partssuch as the drive and brakes are subject to higher loadsthan they would be on a normal bike which is why theywear out more quickly.6.5.1 of batteryBatteries are wear parts. Wear parts also come with a two-year warranty.If the battery develops a fault during this period, yourspecialist cycle shop will of course replace it. Normal age-ing and battery wear do not constitute a fault.The service life of the battery depends on different factors.The most important wear-relevant factors are• the number of charge cycles and• the age of the battery.When you have fully charged and discharged your battery1,100 times, it will still have 60% of its initial capacity,providing it has been well looked after:BATTERY REMAININGCAPACITY ~ DISTANCE COVERED8 Ah 4.8 Ah 19,360 km12 Ah 7.2 Ah 30,800 km18 Ah 10.8 Ah 52,800 kmFrom the technical standpoint above therefore, the batteryis exhausted at this point. It also goes without saying thatthe battery ages. Even if you do not use your battery, itscapacity reduces.Providing you can still cover the journey distances withthis remaining battery capacity, you can of course con-tinue using it. If the capacity is no longer sufficient, youcan take your battery to a specialist cycle shop who willdispose of your battery and sell you a new one.› You can extend the service life of the battery byfully recharging it after every journey, howevershort. The Panasonic li-ion cobalt battery has nomemory effect.› You can also extend the service life of the batteryby using the assistance selectively. Avoid, for ex-ample, using gears that make pedalling difficultwith the highest assist level activated.