| Mobility scooters help many millions of Americans each | | | | If when using your mobility scooter, the battery gauge |
| year who have trouble walking due to age, arthritis, or | | | | indicates a full or adequate charge, but the throttle |
| muscular diseases. Many grocery and retail stores | | | | control does not do anything then your mobility scooter |
| offer mobility scooters for their customers to use, | | | | may be in free wheel mode. Most electric mobility |
| making it easy to get around and eliminating the need | | | | scooters have something similar to neutral in a car |
| of bringing your with you to the store. As with almost | | | | called free wheel mode. When a mobility scooter is in |
| anything mechanical there may come a time that your | | | | free wheel mode, the brakes and transmission is |
| electric mobility scooter will require some | | | | disengaged which makes it easy to push or pull the |
| troubleshooting. Make sure you consult the user | | | | mobility scooter. Many times the free wheel mode |
| manual for your mobility scooter, but there are several | | | | switch is located in the back of the mobility scooter, so |
| common things that are easy to check and many | | | | if you are pushing the throttle control and nothing is |
| times will easily solve the problem you are having. | | | | happening than ensure that it is not in free wheel |
| One of the most dreaded things that can happen, | | | | mode. |
| especially after you have seen the full benefit derived | | | | If your mobility scooter's main circuit breaker is |
| from your mobility scooter, is when it just won't start | | | | constantly tripping, or if the battery gauge dips down |
| because it appears to be dead. The first thing you | | | | low and the motor surges or hesitates when the |
| should do in these instances is to remove the key and | | | | throttle is pushed it could be a sign of an electrical |
| then reinsert the key. If that still does not fix your | | | | problem. First though ensure that the mobility scooter is |
| problem then you should ensure that you have fully | | | | fully charged and in the case of a tripping main circuit |
| charged the battery. If you used it heavily for several | | | | breaker it may just be a case of infrequent charging, |
| days without charging it, it is possible that the unit has | | | | so try to get on a regular charging schedule. If charging |
| no charge. If this does not resolve the problem, then | | | | the scooter does not fix the problem then it is probably |
| you should reset the breaker switch. Most scooters | | | | a good idea to take it to a certified service repair |
| have a main breaker circuit, which is similar, in concept | | | | center. There are several tests that can be ran on the |
| anyway, to the black breakers commonly found | | | | electrical systems with a battery load tester and |
| homes. Find the breaker and either turn it off and on | | | | voltmeters, both available from most auto parts stores, |
| again or push the reset button, depending on the model | | | | but these exceed the scope of this document. |
| of mobility scooter you have. The next step in the | | | | If your mobility scooter stops working don't panic. |
| trouble shooting process is to check all of the | | | | Consult the user manual that came with your mobility |
| connections of the battery, and to follow the wires | | | | scooter and follow these simple troubleshooting steps. |
| from the battery and check that the wiring harness | | | | If that still doesn't resolve your problem it may be |
| connections are all tight. If this still does not fix your | | | | necessary to contact a certified service repair center |
| problem then you will probably want to take the device | | | | and have a certified technician take a look your |
| to a certified service repair center. | | | | mobility scooter. |