Golden Technologies GC440 manual

O w ner ’ s Manual Com p anion II, 4-w heel Com p anion II, 3-w heel Com p a ni on I Golden Te chnologies · 401 B ridge Stre et · Old Forge, PA · Te l: 800-624 -6374 · Fax: 800 -628 -5165 · www.gol dente ch.co m[...]

Th ank you for purch asing your Com panion S coot er. We are h on ored you ha ve cho sen Golden T echn ologies for y our mo bility n eeds. Please n ote, unless ot her wise spec ifie d, t he term Comp a nion refers to each of the model s li s ted b elow: Comp ani on I — 3 wh eel sc o oter GC2 40 — 300 l b. lo ad ca pac it y Companion I I – 3 w[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 3 I. INTRODUCT ION ................................................................................................................... 4 F eature s a nd Ben efi t s .......................................................................................................... ....... [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 4 Congrat ulations on the pu rchase of your ne w Gol d en Com panion scooter . T he Compani on, th e Compani on II, and the f our-wh eel Compan ion II al l com bine cutt ing edge t echnolog y with attr active designs t hat are a lso hi ghly function a l in to day’s wor ld. We a[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 5 Features and Benefits Your Golden Com panion scoot er shipping cart on cont ains an informat ional DV D that high - light s th e featur es an d bene fit s of your Companion scooter as wel l as im portant safet y and operating instr uction s. Please vi ew this video an d re ad t[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 6 Accessories for the Companion Scooters A variet y of accessories are ava ilable for your Golden Com panion Scoot er*. P lease con tact your Autho ri zed Gold e n Technol o gies ' Dealer for more info rmation. • Am put ee Leg Su pport s • Cane Ho lder T ube • Cup Hold[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 7 Your Golden Com pa nion is a batt ery-oper ated personal mobility vehicle. Please exercis e caut ion an d con sider ati on when you are op erating it . Drivin g you r Com pani o n care fully an d th oughtfu lly will h elp ensu re y our p erson al s afety and the s afety of oth [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 8 DRIVING ON INCLINES • For maximu m sta bility, l ean for war d in your Companion ’s seat wh ile pro ceedin g up ramps, inclin es, cu rbs, or any low rise . See figu re 1. • Drive w ith caut ion when attemptin g to neg otiate an y in cline, even h a ndic a p access ramp s.[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Co mpanio n 9 If i t is necessary to ba ck d own a slo p e follow one of two proced ur es. NO T E : Wh e n us i ng eit he r o f t he fo llo w i ng pro ced ur es to bac k down a slo pe, Go lde n Tec hno log i es , Inc. s tro ng ly a dvis es t hat yo u have t he ass is t ance o f an o t her pe[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 10 P lease use y o ur Go l de n Compa nion sco ot er o ften an d a ll o w i t to expan d t he h o r i zo ns of y o ur da ily life. T h e mo r e mo b i l it y yo u r G o ld e n C o mp a n io n b r i n g s t o yo u , t h e h a p p i e r yo u w i l l b e , a n d t h e mo r e sat is[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 11 Th e rapid d evelopmen t of el ectronics, especially in the area of commun icati ons, has satur ated our en vironm ent with electrom agn etic (radio) waves th at are emitted b y televis ion tr ansmit ters, cellu lar p hones , citizen’ s b and r adios (C Bs), am ateu r ra di[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 12 FOR Y OUR RE C ORD S Please f ill in y our Comp anion’s informat ion b elow. T his infor mation will be us eful in the event th at you ever nee d to con tact Gol den Techn ologies, Inc. concern ing your scooter. Your Co mpa nion Model ________________ Serial Number (un der [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 13 Spe cific ation GC240 GC340 GC440 Len gth 42.5 in . 45.8 in . 47.5 in. Width 23.5 in . 23.5 in . 24 in. Tires Solid Solid Solid Fro nt 9 in. 9 in. 10 in. Rear 9 in. 10 in. 10 in. Weight c apacity 300 lbs . 350 lbs . 350 lbs . Gr o und c l ear a nc e 3.5 in . 3.5 in . 4 in. Gr[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 14 CONTROLS Sp eed Ad just ment D ial • Th e sp eed adjust ment d ial all ows you t o pres elect th e maximum top speed of you r Go lden C omp anion. See figu re 5. • Tu rn th e dial coun terclock wise to o perate yo ur scooter at t he l owest s p eed level . • Tu rn th e [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 15 Pow er Indic at o r LED When the po wer to yo ur Compa ni on i s turne d on, the P ower Ind icato r LED (L ig ht Emitti ng Diode) will ligh t u p. See figure 5. T his LE D is u sed for di agnosing operation al problem s th at may ari se. Please see the Diagnostics section of [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 16 DC Voltage M eter Th is met er (see figure 5) shows t he amount of voltag e in you r Com pa nion ’s bat ter ies. • Green indi cates a full ch ar ge on th e batte ries . • Yellow indicat es caut ion and approxim ate ly a one-h alf charge of the ba tteries. • Red in d i[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 17 Armrest W idth Adjustment T o ad just th e armrest width: 1. Loosen the adju stme nt knobs at the rear of the seat. See figu re 6 . 2. Slide th e armrest s in or out to th e desir ed w idth . Se e fi gur e 7. 3. T igh ten th e ad justmen t knob s. Seat Hei ght A dju stment T [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 18 V. O P E R A T I O N Freewh eel Mod e You r Gol den Com pani on is equi pped with a freewheel lever th at c an set y our sco oter in or out of fre ewheel mod e. T he freewh eel lever engages your p a rk br ak e. T o d isengage t he bra ke and put your scooter in freewh eel mo[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 19 MOUNTING NOTE: For your first driving sessions, make certain that yo ur G ol den Comp anion star ts ou t on a le vel su rf ace a nd th at y ou will con tin ue driv ing on a lev el su rface . To Get on Your Companion 1. Stan d behin d you r Comp anion. 2. Make certain that t h[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 20 St eerin g St eering you r Go ld en Comp anion is easy and logi cal. 1. With b oth han ds on the han dgrips of t he tille r (see figure 4.), tu rn th e tiller t o the ri ght t o trav el to the ri ght. 2. With b oth han d s on t he hand grips of t he tille r (see figur e 4.), [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 21 CO NTROL THRO UGH TIG HT SPOTS As yo u use your Go ld e n Compa nion to g rea tly i ncrea se your mobi l ity, y o u wi l l undoubte d ly encoun ter some o bstacles t hat wi ll requ ire practice t o ne gotiate sm oothly a nd safe ly. Belo w are some common obstacles that you m[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 22 1. R EM OVING THE SEAT NOTE : Pin chless s eat hing es are stan dard on al l Gold en C omp anion scoote rs. 1. Remove th e key. 2. Make su re that t he scooter brake is en - gage d. 3. Loosen the adju stme nt knobs. S lide the arms of f the sc ooter if you are n ot ab le to c[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 23 VII. DISASS EM B L Y FIGURE 17. BATTE RY CONNECTO RS 4. DISCONNECT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAM E SECTIONS. 1. Pul l up o n the T hand le nex t to the s eat post S ee figu re 1 8 . Pull ing up on t he T hand le wi l l sepa rate the front a nd re a r section . 2. Your Companion sco[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 24 FIGURE 20. CO RRE CT FRAME ALIGNM E NT VIII. ASSEM B L Y Th e Companion scooters are easy to assem- ble. Ma ke sure th e key is out of the key switch befor e assem bling your s cooter. 1. C onne ct th e f rame secti ons. 1. Positi on the fr ont and r ear section s of th e fra[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 25 VIII. ASSEM B L Y WAR NING: Do not sit in or attempt to mov e your Companion unless the fr ame are r ear carri age are s ecure ly eng aged . Ac cident al sep arat ion of th e fr ame f rom th e r ear c arri age ma y oc cur and c ause injury of d am age. 4. REINSTALL THE SEAT. [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 26 NOT E: A ll Go lden C ompan ion s cooter s sho wn a bove can be e quipp ed w ith dock ing d evic es for loadin g on t o a vehicl e by me ans of a mech anic al l ift or hoist . C o ntact your Gold en T echno logi es, In c. dealer for more infor m ation conc ernin g d ockin g d[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 27 X. CARE AN D M AINTENANCE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Th e Golden Com panion is vir tually maint enan ce free. All of the b earing s on your G olden Compan ion ar e per mane nt ly lubr i cate d an d s eale d. No ad ditiona l lu bricat ion is r equir ed. Th ere are, h owever , sever a[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 28 X. CARE AN D M AINTENANCE BATTERIES AND CHARGING Batt ery main ten ance is th e most im portant part of m aintain ing y our scoot er. Keeping the batter i es fully charge d hel ps to exten d batt ery lif e. Use th e followin g guid elines to hel p kee p your ba tteri es i n o[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 29 IF YOUR COM PANION DOES NOT OPERATE • Make certain t hat t he freewhee l lever is set to t he engage d positi on. See page 18 . • Check th e main cir cuit breaker. If necess ary, r eset t he circu it b rea k er. • Make certain t hat t he speed adjust ment dia l is at t [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 30 Resett ing t he M ain Circu it B reak er 1. If the m ain circuit breaker t rips as a resu lt of run- down bat teries or becau se of a tem porary overlo ad, reset the c ircuit bre ak er: 2. Wa it ten minutes or so for the moto r c o ntrol b oa r d to re turn to the no rmal ope[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 31 3 Fla s he s Consu lt your auth orized G o lden T echnologies , Inc. de al er. 4 Fla s he s • Indic ates t hat t he motor con trol board is over loaded an d over he a ted. • An overloa d can o ccur if you have been drivin g your C ompanion for an extende d period of time [...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 32 X. CARE AN D M AINTENANCE 7 Fla s he s • Indic ates a problem with t he throt tle contr ol lever . • May al so ind ica te a p robl em wi th the pote nti ome ter ( spe e d co ntr o l). • You r scooter will not oper ate unt il the pro b lem is c orrected. Remed y: • Mak[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 33 XI. W ARRANTY[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 34 XI. W ARRANTY[...]

Com p a nion Own er's Manua l : G C240, GC340, GC440 Compa n io n 35 W ARRAN TY/R EGISTRA T ION FORM Gold en T ec hnol ogies Pr oduct Registrati on For m Pl ea se fi ll ou t thi s p r od uc t reg is tra tion f orm o r yo u ca n a l so regi s ter y our product online at www .gol dentech.com . Fa ilur e t o register yo ur p roduct could r esult [...]

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