Club Car Precedent Maintenance And Service Manual

PERIODICMAINTENANCEMaintenance
10
GasolineVehicles
•Accelerator:WiththekeyswitchintheONpositionandtheForward/Neutral/ReverseswitchintheFORWARD
position,astheacceleratorpedalispressed,theengineshouldstartandthevehicleshouldacceleratesmoothlyto
fullspeed.Whenthepedalisreleaseditshouldreturntotheoriginalposition.AllClubCarvehiclesoperateat
reducedspeedinreverse.
•Governor:Checkmaximumspeedofthevehicle.Thevehicleshouldoperateat12to15mph(19to24km/h)
onalevelsurface.
NOTE:The12to15mph(19to24km/h)isforeetgolfcars.Thereisanoptional19mph(30km/h)speedkitavailable
fornon-eetgolfcars,thesevehiclesshouldbesetbetween18.5and19.5mph(29.7and31.3km/h).
MAINTENANCE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
Toensuretrouble-freevehicleperformance,itisveryimportanttofollowanestablishedpreventivemaintenance
program.Regularandconsistentvehiclemaintenancecanpreventvehicledowntimeandexpensiverepairsthatcan
resultfromneglect.UsethePre-OperationandDailySafetyChecklistbeginningonpage10-2,thePerformance
Inspection,andthefollowingPeriodicServiceSchedulesandPeriodicLubricationSchedulestokeepthevehiclein
properworkingcondition.
Anyvehiclenotfunctioningcorrectlyshouldberemovedfromuseuntilitisproperlyrepaired.Thiswillpreventfurther
damagetothevehicleandavoidthepossibilityofinjuryduetounsafeconditions.
ContactyourlocalClubCardistributor/dealertoperformallrepairsandsemiannualandannualperiodicservice.
WARNING
•Ifanyproblemsarefoundduringscheduledinspectionorservice,donotoperatethevehicleuntil
repairsaremade.Failuretomakenecessaryrepairscouldresultinre,propertydamage,severe
personalinjury,ordeath.
•Onlytrainedtechniciansshouldserviceorrepairthevehicleorbatterycharger.Anyonedoingeven
simplerepairsorserviceshouldhaveknowledgeandexperienceinelectricalandmechanicalrepair.
Theappropriateinstructionsmustbeusedwhenperformingmaintenance,service,oraccessory
installation.
Electricvehicles:
•Hot!Donotattempttoservicehotmotor.Attemptingtodosocouldcausesevereburns.
•Toavoidunintentionallystartingthevehicle,disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.
SeeDisconnecttheBatteries–ElectricVehiclesonpage1-4.
Gasolinevehicles:
•Movingparts:Donotattempttoservicegasolinevehiclewhiletheengineisrunning.
•Hot!Donotattempttoservicehotengineorexhaustsystem.Failuretoheedthiswarningcould
resultinsevereburns.
•Toavoidunintentionallystartingthevehicle,disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeDisconnecttheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
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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