Fisher-Price W9257 Motorized Toy Car User Manual


 
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PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Vehiclerunssluggishly Underchargedbattery Chargethebattery.Anewbatteryshouldhavebeenchargedforat
least18hoursbeforeusingthevehicleforthersttime.Afterrst-
timeuse,rechargethebatteryforatleast14hoursaftereachuse.
Neverchargethebatterylongerthan30hours.
Checkallconnectors.Makesurethebatteryconnectoristightly
pluggedintothechargerconnector,andthatthechargeris
pluggedintothewall.
Makesurepowerowtothewalloutletis“ON”.
Batteryneedscharging Besuretochargethebatteryaftereachuse.
Batteryisoldandwillnot
acceptfullcharge
Evenwithpropercare,arechargeablebatterydoesnotlastforever.
Averagebatterylifeis1to3yearsdependingonvehicleuseanduse
conditions.ReplaceonlywithaPowerWheels®12Voltbatterywith
built-inthermalfuse.Do not substitute parts.
Vehicleisoverloaded Makesureyoudonotoverloadthevehiclebyallowingmorethan
onerideratonetime,exceedingthe130lbs(59kg).maximum
weightcapacity,orbytowingobjectsbehindthevehicle.Ifthe
vehicleisoverloaded,thebuilt-inthermalfuseinthebatterymay
“trip”,andautomaticallyshutdown.Adjustthedrivingconditions
topreventrepeatedautomaticshutdowns.
Drivingconditionsare
toostressful
Useonlyongenerallylevelground.
Sometimesthevehicle
doesn’trun,butother
timesitdoes
Loosewireorconnector Checkallwiresaroundthemotorsandallconnectorstorun,
butothertimesitdoesmakesuretheyaretight.
Motororelectrical
switchdamage
ContactyourlocalPowerWheels®authorizedservicecenterfor
diagnosisandrepair.
Whenthefootpedalis
pressed,thevehiclewon’t
runwithoutapush
Loosewireorconnector Checkallwiresaroundthemotorsandallconnectorsthevehicle
won’trunwithouttomakesuretheyaretight.
“DeadSpot”onmotor
ContactyourlocalPowerWheels®authorizedservicecenterfor
diagnosisandrepair.
Battery’sthermalfuse
constantly“trips”,butthe
vehicleisnotoverloaded
northedrivingconditions
toosevere
Damagedbattery
ContactyourlocalPowerWheels®authorizedservicecenterfor
diagnosisandrepair.
Childisswitching
betweenFORWARD
andREVERSEwithout
stopping
Teachyourchildtostopthevehiclebeforeswitchingdirection.
Loudclackingorgrinding
noisefromamotor-
gearbox
Brokengears
ContactyourlocalPowerWheels®authorizedservicecenterfor
diagnosisandrepair.
Chargergetswarm
duringuse
Itisnormalforsome
chargerstogetwarm
duringuseandisnot
reasonforconcern.
Somechargersdonot
getwarmduringuse.
Noactionrequired.Ifyourchargerdoesnotgetwarmduringuse,
itdoesnotmeanthatitisnotworkingproperly.
Batterymakesasizzling
orgurglingnoisewhen
charging
Itisnormalforsome
batteriestomakenoise
andswellslightlywhile
chargingandisnot
reasonforconcern.
Noactionrequired.
Ifyourbatterydoesnotmakenoiseorswellslightlyduring
charging,itdoesnotmeanthatitisnotacceptingthecharge.
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