Traxxas XL-5 User Manual

EZ-Set Tips

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1) Connect a fully charged battery pack to the XL-5 electronic
speed control (ESC) and turn on your transmitter.

2) The SET button on the XL-5 turns the model on and off.
Press the SET button until the light turns green and then
release. The light MUST be on for proper operation.
If the light is not green, the speed control is not fully on.

3) For forward throttle, pull the throttle trigger on the
transmitter towards you.

4) For braking, push the throttle trigger forward (away from you).

5) For reverse, release the throttle trigger to neutral (after
applying brakes and coming to a complete stop) and
once again push the throttle trigger forward.

Note that the brakes must be applied before reverse will engage.
If the model has rolled to a stop without braking, push the trigger
forward to apply the brakes, release to neutral, and then push
forward again to engage reverse.

6) To turn the model (ESC) off, press the SET button until

the green light turns off.

7) If the model will be off for more than a few minutes,
disconnect the battery.

8) Always disconnect and remove batteries for storage.

Tip For Smooth Braking: For the best braking performance,
smoothly push the throttle trigger forward and hold at the desired
braking level. Do not pump the brakes. If the trigger is allowed
to return to neutral and then pushed forward again, reverse will
engage resulting in a sudden change in direction.

Optional Gearing Note: The included optional large pinion gear
is intended for high-speed running on hard surfaces. It is NOT for
off-road and repetitive starting and stopping conditions. Such use
creates excessive overheating and may damage your motor
(see the gearing instructions included in your optional
parts package).

XL-5 Operating Modes (Profiles):

Changing the mode is done by pressing and holding the
SET button until the XL-5 blinks red the number of times that
correspond with the desired Mode. Release the SET button
to select the Mode.

(See Owners Manual for more details)

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1) Connect a fully charged battery pack to the XL-5
and turn on your transmitter.

2) With the XL-5 off, press and hold the set button until the light
turns solid green, then solid red (indicating programming
mode), and then begins blinking red (indicating the
Mode numbers).

3) The light will blink once (Profile 1, Standard Mode), then twice
(Profile 2, Race Mode), and then 3 times (Profile 3, Training
Mode). If you missed the mode you wanted, keep the SET
button pressed down and the blink cycle will repeat until
a Mode is selected.

4) Release the set button after the light blinks the Mode
number you wish to select.

5) The light will then turn green and the model is Ready-To-Drive.

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Tip For Fast Mode Changes: The XL-5 is set to Profile 1
Standard Mode as the default. To quickly change to Profile 3
Training Mode, with the transmitter on, press and hold the SET
button until the light blinks red 3 times and then release.

To quickly change back to Profile 1 Standard Mode (full
power), with the transmitter on and the XL-5 off, press
and hold the EZ-SET button until the light turns green,
red, shuts off, blinks red one time and then release.

Caring for Your Motor: Your model is equipped with a high
performance modified 12-turn racing motor. Follow these tips to
maintain the best performance and longest life.

1) Break in the motor by driving smoothly on a flat paved surface
for the first battery pack. This will allow the brushes to seat.

2) Avoid abusive driving that puts extreme current loads on the
motor and cause it to become hot. Examples include driving
through deep sand, tall grass, attempting to push immovable
objects, and repetitive starting, stopping, and direction changes.

3) The XL-5 is equipped with thermal shutdown protection to
protect its circuitry, but it does not protect the motor from
thermal damage caused by abusive driving.