Kalkhoff Fast Pedelec User Manual - page 368
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n
glis
h
–
6
Bosc
h
eBike Systems
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Interaction of the eBike System with the Bicycle Gears
T
h
e bicycle gears s
h
o
u
ld be
u
sed as
w
it
h
a
n
ormal bicycle,
e
v
e
n
w
it
h
eBike dri
v
e (please obser
v
e t
h
e operati
n
g i
n
str
u
c-
tio
n
s of yo
u
r eBike).
I
n
depe
n
de
n
t of t
h
e type of geari
n
g, it is recomme
n
ded to
briefly i
n
terr
u
pt t
h
e pedali
n
g
wh
ile c
h
a
n
gi
n
g gears. T
h
is
makes c
h
a
n
gi
n
g gears easier a
n
d red
u
ces t
h
e
w
ear of t
h
e
dri
v
e trai
n
.
By selecti
n
g t
h
e rig
h
t gear, yo
u
ca
n
i
n
crease t
h
e speed a
n
d
ra
n
ge
w
it
h
t
h
e same pedali
n
g effort.
Gathering First Experience
It is recomme
n
ded to gat
h
er first experie
n
ce
w
it
h
t
h
e eBike
a
w
ay from roads
w
it
h
h
ea
v
y traffic.
Try o
u
t t
h
e differe
n
t assista
n
ce le
v
els. As soo
n
as yo
u
feel
safe, yo
u
ca
n
participate i
n
traffic
w
it
h
t
h
e eBike as
w
it
h
a
n
y
ot
h
er bicycle.
Test t
h
e operati
n
g ra
n
ge of yo
u
r eBike
un
der differe
n
t co
n
di-
tio
n
s before pla
nn
i
n
g lo
n
ger a
n
d more c
h
alle
n
gi
n
g rides.
Influences on the Operating Range
T
h
e operati
n
g ra
n
ge depe
n
ds o
n
ma
n
y factors, s
u
c
h
as:
– Assista
n
ce le
v
el,
–
G
ear-s
w
itc
h
i
n
g be
h
a
v
io
u
r,
– Bicycle tyres a
n
d tyre press
u
re,
– Age a
n
d co
n
ditio
n
of t
h
e battery pack,
–
R
o
u
te profile (i
n
cli
n
es) a
n
d road or pat
h
co
n
ditio
n
s (road
or pat
h
s
u
rface),
– Head
w
i
n
d a
n
d ambie
n
t temperat
u
re,
– Weig
h
t of t
h
e eBike, rider a
n
d eq
u
ipme
n
t/l
u
ggage
For t
h
ese reaso
n
s, it is
n
ot possible to predict a
n
acc
u
rate op-
erati
n
g ra
n
ge before starti
n
g yo
u
r ride.
G
e
n
eral r
u
les:
– For
the same
motor o
u
tp
u
t of t
h
e eBike dri
v
e: T
h
e less
po
w
er or force t
h
at yo
u
h
a
v
e to bri
n
g abo
u
t to reac
h
a cer-
tai
n
speed (e.g. t
h
ro
u
g
h
optimal
u
se of t
h
e gears), t
h
e less
e
n
ergy t
h
e eBike dri
v
e
w
ill co
n
s
u
me, a
n
d t
h
e greater t
h
e
ra
n
ge for a battery-pack c
h
arge.
– T
h
e
higher
t
h
e assista
n
ce le
v
el
un
der ot
h
er
w
ise same co
n
-
ditio
n
s, t
h
e lo
w
er t
h
e ra
n
ge.
Careful Handling of the eBike
Please obser
v
e t
h
e operati
n
g a
n
d storage temperat
u
res of t
h
e
eBike compo
n
e
n
ts. Protect t
h
e dri
v
e
un
it, dri
v
e H
M
I a
n
d bat-
tery pack agai
n
st extreme temperat
u
res (e.g. from i
n
te
n
se
s
un
lig
h
t
w
it
h
o
u
t adeq
u
ate
v
e
n
tilatio
n
). T
h
e compo
n
e
n
ts (es-
pecially t
h
e battery pack) ca
n
become damaged t
h
ro
u
g
h
ex-
treme temperat
u
res.
Maintenance and Service
Maintenance and Cleaning
Keep all compo
n
e
n
ts of yo
u
r eBike clea
n
, especially t
h
e bat-
tery-pack co
n
tacts a
n
d correspo
n
di
n
g
h
older co
n
tacts.
C
lea
n
t
h
em caref
u
lly
w
it
h
a soft, damp clot
h
.
All compo
n
e
n
ts i
n
cl
u
di
n
g t
h
e dri
v
e
un
it may
n
ot be immersed
i
n
w
ater or clea
n
ed
w
it
h
a
h
ig
h
-press
u
re clea
n
er.
For ser
v
ice or repairs o
n
t
h
e eBike, please refer to a
n
a
u
t
h
or-
ised bicycle dealer.
After-sales Service and Customer Assistance
I
n
case of q
u
estio
n
s co
n
cer
n
i
n
g t
h
e eBike system a
n
d its com-
po
n
e
n
ts, please refer to a
n
a
u
t
h
orised bicycle dealer.
For co
n
tact data of a
u
t
h
orised bicycle dealers, please refer to
www.bosch-ebike.com
Transport
T
h
e battery packs are s
u
bject to t
h
e Da
n
gero
u
s
G
oods Legis-
latio
n
req
u
ireme
n
ts. Pri
v
ate
u
sers ca
n
tra
n
sport battery
packs by road
w
it
h
o
u
t f
u
rt
h
er req
u
ireme
n
ts.
W
h
e
n
bei
n
g tra
n
sported by commercial
u
sers or t
h
ird parties
(e.g.
v
ia air tra
n
sport or for
w
ardi
n
g age
n
cy), special req
u
ire-
me
n
ts o
n
packagi
n
g a
n
d labelli
n
g m
u
st be obser
v
ed (e.g. AD
R
R
eg
u
latio
n
s). For preparatio
n
of t
h
e item bei
n
g s
h
ipped, a
n
expert for
h
azardo
u
s material ca
n
be co
n
s
u
lted as req
u
ired.
Dispatc
h
battery packs o
n
ly
wh
e
n
t
h
e
h
o
u
si
n
g is
un
damaged.
Tape or mask off ope
n
co
n
tacts a
n
d pack
u
p t
h
e battery pack
i
n
s
u
c
h
a ma
nn
er t
h
at it ca
nn
ot mo
v
e aro
un
d i
n
t
h
e packagi
n
g.
Please also obser
v
e possibly more detailed
n
atio
n
al reg
u
la-
tio
n
s.
I
n
case of q
u
estio
n
s co
n
cer
n
i
n
g tra
n
sport of t
h
e battery
packs, please refer to a
n
a
u
t
h
orised bicycle dealer. Bicycle
dealers ca
n
also pro
v
ide s
u
itable tra
n
sport packagi
n
g.
Disposal
T
h
e dri
v
e
un
it, dri
v
e H
M
I (i
n
cl. operati
n
g
un
it), bat-
tery pack, speed se
n
sor, accessories a
n
d packagi
n
g
s
h
o
u
ld be sorted for e
nv
iro
n
me
n
tal-frie
n
dly recy-
cli
n
g.
Do
n
ot dispose of eBikes a
n
d t
h
eir compo
n
e
n
ts i
n
to
h
o
u
se-
h
old
w
aste!
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