Warning - Club Car Villager 2001 Owner's Manual

5.3. Slowly depress the accelerator pedal. The park brake will release automatically and the vehicle
will start to move. As the accelerator pedal is depressed, speed will increase until full speed is
reached. See following WARNING and NOTE.
• Key-Start Vehicle:
5.1. Make sure the Forward/Reverse handle is positioned in NEUTRAL.
5.2. Depress and hold down brake pedal.
5.3. Turn the key all the way to the START position and release after the engine has started. The
engine will idle in NEUTRAL.
5.4. Keeping brake engaged, place the Forward/Reverse handle in desired position (F = forward or R =
reverse). A buzzer will sound as a warning when the vehicle is in REVERSE.
5.5. Release brake pedal and slowly depress accelerator pedal. The park brake will release automati-
cally and the vehicle will start to move. As the accelerator pedal is depressed, speed will increase
until full speed is reached. See following WARNING and NOTE.

WARNING

• VEHICLE OPERATOR MUST CONTROL SPEED WHEN GOING DOWNHILL.
• NEVER SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF FORWARD WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. IF YOU DO YOU
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR BACK INTO FORWARD UNTIL STOPPED.
• DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS NECESSARY AND PARTIALLY DEPRESS THE
ACCELERATOR WHEN DESCENDING A HILL. WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PARTIALLY
DEPRESSED, THE GOVERNOR WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO ASSIST THE BRAKES IN
CONTROLLING DOWNHILL SPEED.
NOTE
• PEDAL-START VEHICLE: IF THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, POWER WILL BE CUT
OFF AND THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING.
• KEY-START VEHICLE: IF ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE THE FORWARD/
REVERSE (F&R) HANDLE IS IN NEUTRAL, OR IF F&R HANDLE IS SHIFTED FROM FORWARD
TO REVERSE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, POWER WILL BE CUT OFF
AND THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, THE ACCELERATOR
PEDAL MUST BE RELEASED COMPLETELY BEFORE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE.
STOPPING THE VEHICLE
WARNING
• DRIVING THROUGH WATER MAY AFFECT THE BRAKES. AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER,
CHECK EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES BY GENTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AT THE NORMAL RATE, CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THE
BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE BRAKES DRY OUT AND NORMAL PERFORMANCE RETURNS.
CAUTION
• WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL, USE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HOLD YOUR POSITION. DO NOT
USE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
To stop the vehicle, release the accelerator pedal and depress the brake pedal until the vehicle comes to a
complete stop.
24 2001 Transportation Gasoline Vehicle Owner's Manual
Driving Instructions