Vado SL 5.0 - lights go on when charging - how to turn them off?

[John in CA]

When I charge my 2021 Vado SL 5.0, the headlight and tail light both go on and stay on until charging is complete. I assume this is correct behavior, but I am wondering if there is a way to turn the lights off during charging. Thanks!

 

[TYJ]

Press the power button on the bike. The lights will go out and the battery will keep charging.

 

[John in CA]

Press the power button on the bike. The lights will go out and the battery will keep charging.

Thanks, @TYJ! So simple if you know what to do. I searched the manual and saw nothing about that.

 

[rochrunner]

I'm still wishing for a way to turn the light off when I'm riding, as I think it's unnecessary and annoying to others when I'm riding off-road on paths or trails (which is 95% of my riding!). My Vado 4.0 supported this, why not the SL?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

My Vado 4.0 supported this, why not the SL?

Because the motor systems are different? (Mahle/Specialized, Brose/Specialized).

 

[rochrunner]

Because the motor systems are different? (Mahle/Specialized, Brose/Specialized).

Or because they re-purposed the buttons. The bottom button that operated the Vado light is now for Walk Mode, the "+" button that was Walk on the older Vado is now held in to activate Micro-tune, and the top button cycles the pages on the Mastermind TCU.