Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

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Pre-OperationandDailySafetyChecklistPERIODICMAINTENANCE
WARNING
•Besuretheplastichasbeenremovedfromtheseatbottombeforeoperatingthevehicle.Failuretodo
somayresultinare,propertydamage,personalinjury,ordeath.
PERFORMANCEINSPECTION
Afteryouhavefamiliarizedyourselfwiththevehiclecontrolsandhavereadandunderstoodthedrivinginstructions,
takethevehicleforatestdrive.
UsethefollowingchecklistinconjunctionwiththeDailyPre-OperationandSafetyChecklistasaguidetoinspectthe
vehicleandcheckdailyforproperoperation.AnyproblemsshouldbecorrectedbyaClubCardistributor/dealerora
trainedtechnician.
AllVehicles
•Forward/Neutral/Reverseswitch:Checkforproperoperation.
•Brakes:Besurethebrakesfunctionproperly.Whenbrakepedalispressedusingmoderatepressure,the
vehicleshouldcometoasmooth,straightstop.Ifthevehicleswervesorfailstostop,stopsabruptly,ormakes
agrindingorsqueakingnoise,havethebrakesystemcheckedandadjustedasrequired.Continued,moderate
brakepedalpressureshouldbeabletolockthewheels,butusinglesserpressureshouldalsopermitaslow,
gradualdeceleration.
•Parkbrake:Whenlatched,theparkbrakeshouldlockthewheelsandholdthevehiclestationary(onaninclineof
20%orless).Itshouldreleasewheneithertheacceleratororbrakepedalispressed.
•Reversebuzzer:ThereversebuzzerwillsoundasawarningwhentheForward/Neutral/Reversehandleor
switchisintheREVERSEposition.
•Steering:Thevehicleshouldbeeasytosteerandshouldnothaveanyplayinthesteeringwheel.
•General:Listenforanyunusualnoisessuchassqueaksorrattles.Checkthevehicle’srideandperformance.
HaveaClubCardistributor/dealeroratrainedtechnicianinvestigateanythingunusual.
ElectricVehicles
•Accelerator:WiththekeyswitchintheONpositionandtheForward/Neutral/ReverseswitchintheFORWARD
position,astheacceleratorpedalispressed,themotorshouldstartandthevehicleshouldacceleratesmoothlyto
fullspeed.Whenthepedalisreleaseditshouldreturntotheoriginalposition.AllClubCarvehiclesoperateat
reducedspeedinreverse.
•WalkAwayBraking:Withthevehicleparkedonlevelgroundandtheparkbrakedisengaged,placetheTow/Run
switchintheRUNpositionandattempttopushthevehicle.Motorbrakingshouldengageandcauseresistanceto
rolling((movingatnomorethan1to3mph)(1.6to4.8km/h))withtheForward/Neutral/Reverseswitchinany
position.Whenwalkawaymotorbrakingisengaged,thereversebuzzershouldemitadistinctpatternofbeeps.
SeefollowingWARNING.
WARNING
•WalkAwayBrakingwillnotlimitvehiclespeedto3mph(4.8km/h)onverysteepgrades.Donot
operatevehicleonslopesexceeding20%grades.
•MotorBraking:Acceleratedownaninclinewiththeacceleratorpedalfullypressed.Whenthevehiclereaches
maximumprogrammedspeed,motorbrakingshouldengageandlimitthevehicletoitsmaximumprogrammed
speed.Onverysteepgrades,thevehiclemayslightlyexceeditsmaximumprogrammedspeed,requiringtheuseof
thebrakepedal.Also,traveldownhillwiththeacceleratorpedalpartiallypressed.Motorbrakingshouldlimitspeed
tolessthantopspeedandmaintainspeedsproportionaltotheacceleratorpedalposition.Onalevelsurface,
acceleratethevehicletofullspeedandthenreleasetheacceleratorpedal.Motorbrakingshouldsmoothlyslowthe
vehicletoacompletestoporelseallowthevehicletocoastfreely,dependingontheselectedcontrollersetting.
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Club Car Precedent Specifications

General

Power Source	Electric
Batteries	Six 8-volt (Electric)
Brakes	Mechanical Drum
Seating Capacity	2
Overall Length	91.5 in
Overall Width	47 in
Range	Up to 30 miles (depending on conditions)
Frame	Aluminum
Suspension	Leaf spring (front and rear)
Tires	18 x 8.5-8
Payload Capacity	800 lb