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GENERAL INFORMATION & ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Read all of Section B and this section before attempting any procedure. Pay particular attention to Notices, Cautions, Warnings and Dangers.
SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION
Three serial number and manufacture date code labels
are on the vehicle. One is on the body below the front,
driver side of the seat. The other two are located on the
chassis under the seat. The serial number is also
engraved on the flat portion of the frame rail.
Fig. 1 Serial Number Location
Design changes take place on an ongoing basis. In
order to obtain correct components for the vehicle, the
manufacture date code, serial number and vehicle
model must be provided when ordering service parts.
STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH A
DISCHARGED BATTERY
Do not attempt to ‘jump start’ a vehicle using
another vehicle.
The vehicle is equipped with a starter/generator. When
starting the engine, the starter/generator functions as a
starter and with the engine running, it functions as a
generator.
With the short running times associated with this kind of
vehicle, the generator is more than adequate to maintain
the battery charge level. The generator is not designed
to charge a discharged battery.
Since the engine stops when the accelerator is
released,
jump starting should not be attempted
.
If the vehicle is equipped with lights and/or accessories
that are used when the vehicle is not in motion, the
starter/generator may not be adequate to maintain bat-
tery charge. In this situation, the battery may require
charging with a 12V 10 amp max charger.
Observe all instructions provided by the manufacturer of
the charger.
SERVICING THE VEHICLE
To prevent severe injury or death, resulting
from improper servicing techniques, observe
the following Warnings:
Do not attempt any type of
servicing operations before
reading and understanding
a l l n o t e s , c a u t i o n s a n d
warnings in this manual.
Any servicing requiring adjustments to be
made to the powertrain while the motor is
running must be made with both drive
wheels raised.
Wear eye protection when working on the
vehicle. In particular, use care when work-
ing around batteries, or using solvents or
compressed air.
To reduce the possibility of causing an
electrical arc, which could result in a bat-
tery explosion, turn off all electrical loads
from the batteries before removing any
heavy gauge battery wires.
To prevent the possibility of motor disinte-
gration, never operate vehicle at full throt-
tle for m or e than 4 - 5 seconds while
vehicle is in a “no load” condition.
It is in the best interest of both vehicle owner and servic-
ing dealer, to carefully follow the procedures recom-
mended
in
this
manual.
Adequate
preventative
maintenance, applied at regular intervals, is the best
guarantee for keeping the
vehicle both dependable and
economical.
In any product, components will eventually fail to per-
form properly as the result of normal use, age, wear or
abuse.
It is virtually impossible to anticipate all possible compo-
nent failures or the manner in which each component
may fail.
A vehicle requiring repair indicates the vehicle is no lon-
ger functioning as designed and should be considered
potentially hazardous. Use extreme care when working
on a vehicle. When diagnosing, removing or replacing
any components that are not operating properly, con-
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