Flash Code #5 - Brake Fault - Golden Companion Service Manual

7) Make sure that the batteries are secure.
8) Lower the tiller.
9) Turn the scooter over onto its side.
10) Remove the controller cover.
11) Disconnect the front intermediate motor harness
(11c and 11d) from the controller.
12) Make sure that the pins are seated properly on 10b.
Check the continuity between 11c/11d and 10b.
• 10 ohms or less? – Replace the controller.
• Open? – Go the next step.
13) Turn the scooter back over.
14) Remove the batteries.
15) Separate the front and rear sections of the
scooter.
16) Inspect the front and rear intermediate motor
harness connectors. Are they discolored or corroded?
• Yes? - Replace as necessary.
• No? - Go to the next step.
17) Take a quarter and slide into the contacts marked "+" and "-" on the front intermediate motor harness
connector. (See #1 in figure 16.) Does each contact hold the quarter firmly in place?
• No? - Replace the front intermediate motor harness.
• Yes? - Go to the next step.
18) Check the front intermediate motor harness and the rear intermediate motor harness for continuity.
• 10 ohms or less? – Replace the controller.
• Open? – Replace as necessary.

FLASH CODE #5 - BRAKE FAULT

This Flash Code appears because the park brake release switch is active or the park brake may be faulty.
1) Turn the key to the off position.
2) Disengage and then re-engage the park brake.
3) Turn the key to the on position. Did the flash code clear?
• Yes? - OK.
• No? - Go to the next step.
4) Remove the seat and the rear shroud.
5) Make sure that the batteries are secure.
6) Lower the tiller.
7) Turn the scooter over.
8) Remove the controller cover.
9) Disconnect 11b from the controller.
10) Make sure that the pins on 11b are seated properly. Measure resistance across pin 1 and pin 2 on the front
intermediate motor harness (11b) with park brake engaged.
• 80 ohms or less but not shorted? – Replace the controller.
• Shorted or open? – Go to the next step.
11) Unplug the motor/brake assembly (12a) from the rear intermediate motor harness (10b.)
12) Make sure that the pins are seated properly on 10b. Check the continuity between 11b and 10b.
• 10 ohms or less? – Go to step 18.
• Open? – Go the next step.
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Figure 16. Front Intermediate Motor Harness (Disassembled for
clarity)
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