Maintenance
MAINTENANCE
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage14.
Toensuretrouble-freevehicleperformance,itisveryimportanttofollowanestablishedpreventivemaintenance
program.Regularandconsistentvehiclemaintenancecanpreventvehicledowntimeandexpensiverepairsthatcan
resultfromneglect.UsethePre-OperationandDailySafetyChecklistbeginningonpage31,thePerformance
Inspection,andthefollowingPeriodicServiceSchedulesandPeriodicLubricationSchedulestokeepthevehiclein
properworkingcondition.
Anyvehiclenotfunctioningcorrectlyshouldberemovedfromuseuntilitisproperlyrepaired.Thiswillpreventfurther
damagetothevehicleandavoidthepossibilityofinjuryduetounsafeconditions.
ContactyourlocalClubCardistributor/dealertoperformallrepairsandsemiannualandannualperiodicservice.
WARNING
•Ifanyproblemsarefoundduringscheduledinspectionorservice,donotoperatethevehicleuntil
repairsaremade.Failuretomakenecessaryrepairscouldresultinre,propertydamage,severe
personalinjury,ordeath.
•Onlytrainedtechniciansshouldserviceorrepairthevehicleorbatterycharger.Anyonedoingeven
simplerepairsorserviceshouldhaveknowledgeandexperienceinelectricalandmechanicalrepair.
Theappropriateinstructionsmustbeusedwhenperformingmaintenance,service,oraccessory
installation.
Electricvehicles:
•Hot!Donotattempttoservicehotmotor.Attemptingtodosocouldcausesevereburns.
•Toavoidunintentionallystartingthevehicle,disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.
SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehiclesonpage17.
Gasolinevehicles:
•Movingparts:Donotattempttoservicegasolinevehiclewhiletheengineisrunning.
•Hot!Donotattempttoservicehotengineorexhaustsystem.Failuretoheedthiswarningcould
resultinsevereburns.
•Toavoidunintentionallystartingthevehicle,disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).SeeLow
MaintenanceBattery:DisconnectingtheBattery–GasolineVehiclesonpage16.SeeNoMaintenance
Battery:DisconnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage17.
•Frameground–Donotallowtoolsorothermetalobjectstocontactframewhendisconnecting
batteriesorotherelectricalwiring.Neverallowapositivewiretotouchthevehicleframe,engine,
orothermetalcomponent.
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