Exclusions - Club Car CARRYALL 300 GASOLINE Operating Manual

EXCLUSIONS

Excluded from any Club Car warranty is damage to a vehicle or component resulting from a cause
other than a defect including poor maintenance, neglect, abuse, accident and collision, maintenance
adjustments, unreasonable or unintended strain or use, improper installation of accessories,
installation of parts or accessories that are not original equipment including Club Car approved or non-
approved GPS systems, non-approved alteration, and acts of God. Also excluded from any Club Car
warranty are all fuses, filters, decals (except safety decals), lubricants, routine wear items such as
engine mounts, bed floor lining, mats, pads, spark plugs, light bulbs, brake pads, belts, brushes,
solenoids, bushings, drive buttons, cosmetic deterioration, and items that deteriorate, fade or fail due
to exposure or ordinary wear and tear.
The provisions of this limited warranty shall not apply to failure due to the following conditions:
• Batteries
– Improper charging of a vehicle due to the use of a battery charger model not approved by
Club Car for use with the vehicle.
– Use of water in batteries, including tap water, that contains impurities. Distilled water or a
properly maintained, Club Car approved battery water deionizer and filter system must be
used to ensure water quality.
– Abuse such as overcharging, undercharging, improper fluid levels, loose wiring and
fasteners, or rusted or corroded hardware.
– Use of energy management systems that do not allow a minimum of 12 hours of charge time
to assure proper charging.
– Use of any accessories that do not draw power off the complete system voltage.
– Neglect, breakage, freezing, fire, explosion, wreckage, melted terminal posts, the addition of
any chemical, or the operation of the battery in an uncharged condition (below half charge
1.200 specific gravity); the installation of the batteries in reverse or recharging in reverse,
breakage of containers, covers, or terminal post, or batteries used in applications for which
they were not designed.
– A battery damaged by a defective charger or batteries in vehicles that do not receive proper
charging.
– A vehicle not having an operational charger on a circuit that has the parameters specified in
the vehicle owner's manual (the number of operational chargers must equal the number of
operational vehicles), or use of an unapproved algorithm.
• Lack of proper maintenance such as preventive maintenance checks, proper rotation of vehicles
in a fleet application, maintaining proper tire pressure and alignment and tightening loose wire
connections as outlined in the owner's manual.
• Damages caused by improper installation of the component.
• Failed semiconductor parts such diodes and fuses that are vulnerable to electrical overloads
(including lightning) beyond the control of CLUB CAR.
• Damaged charger AC and DC cord set with plug, which is a wear item and subject to user abuse.
• Use of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing in any way, and as part of its limited warranty
exclusion, Club Car does not warrant that its vehicle or components such as batteries, computer,
controller or electrical device are suitable for use in any application other than in its products. As in the
use of any vehicle, batteries, computer, controller or electrical device, a prudent owner will read and
study the owner's manual, the operator instructions and the warning labels; and will exercise due care
in working on or around vehicles, batteries or electrical devices.
CARRYALL 300 GASOLINE
Operators Manual
TPCC01MC00EN019 (Edition A)
Warranties
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Limited Warranty
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