Club Car Resort Villager 1998 Owner'S Manual Download

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PERFORMANCE INSPECTION

After you have familiarized yourself with the vehicle controls and have read and understood the driving
instructions, take the vehicle for a test drive. Use the following checklist as a guide to inspect your new vehi-
cle. Any problems should be corrected only by your CLUB CAR distributor/dealer or a trained technician.

All vehicles:

• Brakes:

Be sure the brakes function properly. When brake pedal is fully depressed under moderate

pressure, it should

not

go more than halfway to the floor, and vehicle should come to a smooth, straight

stop. Tourall vehicles should stop within 14 feet. Trans-Porter/Trans-Sender and Resort Villager vehi-
cles should stop within 16 feet. If the brake pedal goes more than halfway to the floor or if the vehicle
swerves or fails to stop within the appropriate braking distance for your vehicle (see preceding sen-
tences), have the brake system checked and adjusted as required. Brake adjustment must be main-
tained so that the brake pedal

cannot

be depressed to the floor under any circumstances.

• Park Brake:

When latched, the park brake should lock the wheels and hold the vehicle stationary (on

incline of 20% or less). It should release when either the accelerator or brake pedal is depressed.

• Reverse Buzzer:

The reverse buzzer should sound as a warning when vehicle is in reverse.

• Steering:

The vehicle should be easy to steer and should not have any play in the steering wheel.

• Accelerator:

Electric Trans-Porter/Trans-Sender, Electric Resort Villager, Gasoline and Electric Tourall vehi-
cles:

As the accelerator pedal is depressed, the engine or motor should start and the vehicle should

accelerate smoothly to full speed. When the pedal is released it should return to the original position
and the engine or motor should stop. Both the electric and gasoline vehicles should run at a reduced
speed when in reverse.

Gasoline powered Trans-Porter/Trans-Sender and Resort Villager vehicles:

After starting the

engine, the vehicle should accelerate smoothly to full speed as the accelerator pedal is depressed.
When the accelerator pedal is released it should return to the original position and the engine should
idle.

• Governor (gasoline vehicles):

Check maximum speed of the vehicle. All electric vehicles and the

gasoline powered Tourall should run at 12-15 mph (19-24 kph) on a level surface. The Trans-Porter/
Trans-Sender and Resort Villager gasoline powered vehicles should run at 14-16 mph (23-26 kph) on a
level surface.

• General:

Listen for any unusual noises such as squeaks or rattles. Check the vehicle ride and perfor-

mance. Have a CLUB CAR distributor/dealer or a trained mechanic investigate anything unusual.

• Tourall Electric Vehicles with PowerDrive Plus (Motor Braking):

- Zero Speed Detect:

With the vehicle parked on level ground, the Forward/Reverse handle in any

position and the park brake disengaged, place the tow switch in the RUN position and attempt to
push the vehicle. It should resist rolling (moving at no more than 1 or 2 mph). A warning buzzer
should sound two seconds after the vehicle begins to move.

Pedal Up

Motor Braking:

Accelerate the vehicle to full speed and release the accelerator pedal.

Motor braking should quickly and smoothly slow the vehicle to approximately 9 mph. Motor braking
will disengage when vehicle slows to 9 mph.

Pedal Down

Motor Braking:

Accelerate down an incline with the accelerator pedal depressed.

When the vehicle reaches approximately 15 mph, motor braking should engage and moderate vehi-
cle speed between 15 and 16 mph, depending on the grade of the hill.

•

BE SURE THE PLASTIC HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SEAT BOTTOM BEFORE OPERAT-
ING THE VEHICLE. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, PER-
SONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.

WARNING