Club Car Precedent Villager 2 User Manual

GENERALINFORMATIONStorage–ElectricVehicle
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STORAGE–ELECTRICVEHICLE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition,removethekey,andleavetheForward/Reverseswitchin
theNEUTRALpositionduringstorage.PlaceTow/RunswitchintheTOWposition.Thisistoprevent
unintentionallystartingthevehicleorarehazard.
•Donotattempttochargefrozenbatteriesorbatterieswithbulgedcases.Discardthebattery.Frozen
batteriescanexplode.
CAUTION
•Batteriesinalowstateofchargewillfreezeatlowtemperatures.
•Toavoidexposingelectricalcomponentstomoistureandsubsequentdamages,donotuseanytype
ofpressurewashingorsteamcleaningequipmenttowashthevehicle.
PREPARINGTHEELECTRICVEHICLEFOREXTENDEDSTORAGE
CheckBatteryWaterLevelsTwoWeeksPriortoStorage
Checkwaterlevelsatleasttwoweekspriortowinterstoragetoensurepropermixingofwaterandelectrolyte.Notethat
ittakesapproximatelyvechargecycleswithaminimumof10amphoursremovedaftereachchargetoproperlymix
thewaterwithelectrolyte.DoNOTwaterbatteriesimmediatelypriortostoragebecausethiswillnotprovidesufcient
chargetimetomixthewaterwiththeelectrolyte.Freezingcanoccurwhenbatteriesarestoredinthiscondition.
1.Checkthewaterlevelsineachbatterycell.Ifwaterisrequired,llthecellstocovertheplates,chargethe
batteries,andthenusedistilledwatertolleachcelltothecorrectlevel.Electrolytelevelshouldbefrom0.5inch
(13mm)aboveplatesto0.25inch(6mm)belowthelevelindicator(Figure14-3).
ImmediatelyPriortoStorage,PerformtheFollowingSteps
1.Unloadthevehiclesothattiresaresupportingonlytheweightofthevehicle.
2.TurnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition,removethekey,andleavetheForward/ReverseswitchintheNEUTRAL
positionduringstorage.
3.Ifsoinstalled,turnoffallaccessories,includingGPSunits,fans,etc.
4.PlacetheT ow/RunswitchintheTOWposition.
NOTE:Allfunctionsofthedash-mountedchargeindicatorlightaredisabledwhentheTow/Runswitchisinthe
TOWposition.
IfVisageorGuardianunitsareinstalledonvehiclesandremotemonitoringwillbeusedduringthestorage
period,makesuretheTow/RunswitchremainsintheRUNpositionratherthanintheTOWpositionrequired
forallothervehiclesduringstorage.
5.Batteriesshouldbecleanandfreeofcorrosion.Washtopsandterminalsofbatterieswithasolutionofbaking
sodaandwater;use1cup(237mL)bakingsodaper1gallon(3.8L)ofwater.Rinsesolutionoffbatteries.Do
notallowthissolutiontoenterthebatteries.LettheterminalsdryandthencoatthemwithBatteryTerminal
ProtectorSpray.
6.Tightenallbatterycableconnectionsto110in·lb(12.4N·m).
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Club Car Precedent Villager 2 Specifications

General

Brand	Club Car
Model	Precedent Villager 2
Category	Golf Cars
Language	English