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GENERAL INFORMATION & ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Repair and Service Manual
Read all of this manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notes, Cautions and Warnings.
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TOWING
To reduce the possibility of severe injury or
death:
Use extra caution when towing a vehicle.
DO NOT ride on the vehicle being towed.
DO NOT attempt to tow the vehicle with
ropes, chains or any device other than a
factory approved tow bar.
DO NOT tow the vehicle on highways.
DO NOT tow a single vehicle at speeds in
excess of 12 mph (19 kph).
DO NOT tow more than three vehicles at a
time.
DO NOT exceed 5 mph (8 kph) while towing
multiple vehicles.
Place key switch in ’N’ and the Run/Tow switch in the
‘TOW’ position prior to towing the vehicle to prevent
damage to the electric motor and controller.
Do not tow a single vehicle at speeds in excess of 12
mph (19 kph). Do not tow more than three vehicles at a
time. Do not exceed 5 mph (8 kph) while towing multi-
ple vehicles. Towing the vehicle above the recom-
mended speed may result in severe injury and/or
damage to the vehicle and other property.
Tow bars are not intended for road use.
If a vehicle is towed in excess of 15 mph the motor brake will
engage and slow the vehicle down.
This vehicle is equipped with a ‘Run/Tow’ switch located
underneath the seat on the passenger side. The ‘TOW’
position, with the key switch in the ’N’ position, allows
the vehicle to roll freely without activating the warning
beeper and eliminating potential damage to controller or
motor. Check to see that vehicles to be towed are
switched to the ‘TOW’ position and the key is turned to
the neutral (’N’) position.
Never use ropes or chains to tow vehicle(s). Tow bars
are available from the E-Z-GO Service Parts Depart-
ment.
Tow bars are not intended for highway use. Before tow-
ing, place the direction selector in neutral (N) and make
sure that the ’Run/Tow’ switch in ’TOW’. Do not ride on a
vehicle being towed. Tow bars are designed to tow only
one vehicle at a maximum speed of 12 mph (19 kph)
and up to three vehicles at a maximum speed of 5 mph
(8 kph).
In the event that there is no power through the controller
to release the parking brake with the vehicle in the
’TOW’ mode, the vehicle can still be moved by using the
Manual Brake Release Lever. The lever is located under
the rear body on the driver’s side of the vehicle. To ac-
cess the lever, raise the seat, the lever is located on the
end of the motor brake. Push the lever in a counter
clockwise direction and hold it down as the vehicle is
moved. As soon as the lever is released the vehicle will
stop.
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 understand-
ing all notes, cautions and warnings in this
manual.
ANY servicing requiring adjustments to the
powertrain while the motor is running must
be made with both rear wheels raised.
Wear eye protection
when working on the
vehicle. Use extra care
when working around
batteries, or using sol-
vents or compressed air.
To reduce the possibility of causing an
electrical arc, which could result in a battery
explosion, turn off all electrical loads from
the battery before removing battery wires.
Wrap wrenches with vinyl
tape to reduce the possibil-
ity of a dropped wrench
‘shorting out’ a battery,
which could result in an
explosion.
