X-Gel Deep Cycle Battery The X-Gel Deep Cycle Battery is shipped in an 80% charged state. New batteries may not initially perform to rated capacity; performance will increase with the first few rounds. Prior to your first round of golf, we recommend a full 12-hour charge when you receive the new battery. To Charge Your Kangaroo Battery 1. The safety cap on the battery terminal must be removed before attaching charger or before using on motorcaddie. 2. Disconnect the battery from your Kangaroo Motorcaddie. 3. Be sure the charger is OFF or UNPLUGGED when connecting or disconnecting battery. Doing so will avoid sparks or shock. 4. Connect the red (+) battery clip on the charger to the positive (+) terminal on the battery. Connect the black (-) clip to the negative (-) terminal on the battery. 5. Plug the charger into a standard 110/120-volt household outlet. If the charger has a switch, turn it on. When the green light comes on, the battery is fully charged. Always recharge immediately after each use! Never wait a day before recharging. If the battery is left discharged for long periods of time it will deteriorate faster, shortening the life of your new battery. Never use this battery to play more than 18 holes of golf on a single charge. Doing so will lessen the total life of your battery. A charger works best when the clips have a solid connection to clean battery terminals. Keep charger clips and battery terminals clean by periodically washing them with a baking soda and water solution. Do not store the battery or charger in a cold, damp, or dusty area. An unused battery will lose its charge in about 1 month/30 days. If it remains discharged, it can be permanently damaged. To maintain your battery’s life, it must be charged to keep it alive! Failure to do so will void the warranty. Please Note ANY of the following will void the battery warranty and make it ineligible for pro-rata adjustment due to failure: 1. Using any charger but these Kangaroo electronic chargers: . model KNBC (ReadyPro, silver case), . model CTBC (CareTaker, green case) 2. Failing to charge the battery for 24 hours at least once per month, year-round. 3. Failing always to recharge within 12 hours of ending a round of golf. BEGIN RECHARGING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ROUND IS FINISHED. 4. Using the battery on any motorcaddie other than a Kangaroo, or any purpose other than carrying the bag around a golf course, or holding back on the motorcaddie while in operation—causing it to utilize extra power from the battery. 5. Leaving the motorcaddie power switch ON while the motorcaddie is not in use. 6. Improper storage (freezing, etc.) or shorting out battery (by connecting terminals with metal objects, such as club shafts). 7. Utilization outside the USA. 8. Improper maintenance of the battery (removing permanent vacuum-sealed caps), or the charger (corrosion of clips), or the motorcaddie (battery drain due to motorcaddie malfunction). Leaving any charger other than Kangaroo’s ReadyPro Charger or CareTaker Chargers connected to the battery for more than 2 consecutive days. 9. Leaving the clips from the motorcaddie attached to the battery, when storing or recharging. 10. Leaving the charger clips attached to the battery terminals while the battery charger is OFF. 11. Failing to recharge for a minimum period of 12 hours— whether after 9 holes or 18 holes. 12. Using the battery to play more than 18 holes of golf before recharging. If You Use the ReadyPro Charger The ReadyPro Charger is designed to charge a Kangaroo battery to a full charge and maintain it during long periods of inactivity. The Kanova charger has no off-on switch. Turn off or re-set your Kanova by unplugging it. The ReadyPro Charger has two indicator lights. The red light indicates that the charger is plugged in to standard 110/120-volt alternating current. Red light remains on as long as plugged in. If the red light does not light, check the connection to the wall outlet; then make sure the two battery clips are connected correctly, (+) red to the positive terminal, (-) black to the negative terminal. Leave the battery connected to the charger until the GREEN light comes ON. When the GREEN light is ON, the battery is ready to play 18 holes of golf. You can safely leave the battery and charger connected. It will automatically monitor the battery, keeping it charged for Continuous Storage. If You Use the CareTaker Charger The CareTaker charger is a solid-state, automatic charger designed to charge a 12-volt deep-cycle gel-cell battery to a full charge and maintain it during long periods of inactivity. When the charger is properly connected to your battery, turn the switch ON. The RED light will light up. This indicates the battery is charging. If the red light does not light up, make sure the two battery clips are connected correctly, (+) red to the positive terminal, (-) black to the negative terminal. On the Caretaker charger, neither light will come on if the polarity is reversed. Leave the battery connected to the charger until the GREEN light comes ON. When the GREEN light is ON, the battery is ready to play 18 holes of golf. Red light remains on when green light comes on. You can safely leave the battery and charger connected. It will automatically monitor the battery, keeping it charged for Continuous Storage. Explanation of Charger Lights RED LIGHT . RED LIGHT indicates that the charger is properly connected to 110/120 volts AC. Red light remains on as long as charger is plugged into a functioning wall outlet. . If the charger is connected to the 110/120-volt current when you attach the battery, you may notice a slight momentary brightening of the red light. This is normal. If RED LIGHT remains dim when both red and black clips are connected, battery clips may be reversed, or improperly connected. GREEN LIGHT . Indicates that the battery is fully charged. Note: After an hour, the GREEN light will go on if no battery is connected and the charger is connected to 110/120 volts AC. . GREEN light will go off if: a) 110/120-volt current is disconnected and the battery charge drops below 13 volts DC. Note: battery will discharge if connected to charger and charger is unplugged from wall outlet. b) The charger is connected to a discharged or partially discharged battery. . GREEN light will stay lit if: 110/120-volt current is disconnected and battery is fully charged. Battery will self discharge; when charge drops below 13 volts, green light will go off. WHAT THE LIGHTS CAN TELL YOU Your charger lights can give you two different signals telling you your battery needs replacement: If you never get the green light, even after 24 hours of charging, you know that your battery has a “dead cell”. The battery can no longer achieve a full charge and therefore will require replacement, if it doesn’t power your motorcaddie for 18 holes. If you no longer get 18 holes of sufficient power, but the green light continues to come on after the charging cycle, your battery has “sulfated” with age and use. Your battery is being recharged to full voltage, but it no longer has sufficient capacity to power your motorcaddie for a round of golf. Be Responsible . . .Recycle Your Battery Properly Disposing improperly of worn-out batteries is illegal. No battery should be sent to a landfill or tossed out in an open area. Throughout the nation, battery distributors accept all brands of batteries at no charge. Most have established local pick-up points at garages and stores. They’re easy to find — simply look in your Yellow Pages under “Batteries.” If your Yellow Pages don’t list “Batteries,” here’s a toll-free national number to call: 1-800-365-7777. They’ll suggest a place which accepts batteries for recycling.