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CAUTION
Battery duration may vary depending on how it has been stored or used. Do not use a battery that is old or fully
discharged, as its power could suddenly drop, or it could have an extremely short running time.
Scooter saddle
Handle
The handles on either side of SAV-7 are handgrips to
hold onto. They are an important part of the scooter that are used
in many situations including take off, stopping, and turns.
The handgrips should not be used to carry the scooter on land.
Saddle
To minimize underwater resistance and to allow for effortless under-
water maneuvering, the SAV-7 is designed to be steered
hands-free. In doing so, the saddle helps to hold the diver in place,
and allows the diver to steer the scooter freely. Even relatively sharp
turns are made possible when riding hands free.
Throttle lever
The throttle lever functions the same way as the gas pedal on an
automobile.
The revolution speed goes up when pushed down, and goes down
as the lever returns to its original position.
Wing arms
Wing arms are used on the SAV-7 for triple (three-person) rides.
The grips are used to pull the two guest divers. By attaching a
karabiner onto the hole in the wing arms, they can also be used
to carry underwater equipment.
To loosen the knobs, the wing arms are pulled out.
WARNING
Do not carry the SAV-7 by one hand on the shore.
Hands-free riding. (PATENT.P)
Hands-free riding is a new riding style in which the diver uses his body instead of his hands to steer the scooter.
This frees up the diver's hands. Different from past scooters that were steered using both hands,
the diver steers the SAV-7 using his entire body. This greatly reduces the amount of physical strain put on the diver.
It allows for "long-distance travel" and "extended diving time," enabling the diver to explore greater distances and
diving environments that may have been impossible in the past.
There are great benefits to being able to drive hands-free.
Scooters that need to be steered by hand end up becoming like a piece of baggage itself underwater.
Divers who thought, "Using a scooter keeps me from being able to carry anything else underwater," will now be free
to take what ever they want on their dive.
Because different items of underwater equipment can be attached to the scooter using the wing arms, the carrying
capabilities are vastly improved.
Long-distance travel is made possible.
The SAV-7 can travel underwater distances of around 3,600 to 4,000 meters when a LEAD-ACID battery is used.
Since it takes over one hour to cover 4,000 meters when traveling nonstop, a diver can easily travel continuously
over the time span of a regular single dive. For leisure diving, in which the diver uses the scooter only to travel
between certain diving spots, it can easily run for two dives.
Do not carry by one hand.
Hold the grip with both hands.
Knob
