Starting And Driving; Starting The Vechile With Discharged Battery - Ezgo 622021-GB Owner's Manual

Read all of this manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notices, Cautions, Warnings, and Dangers.

STARTING AND DRIVING

To reduce the possibility of roll-back which could result in severe injury or vehicle damage, do
not release service brake until engine has started.
To operate vehicle:
• Apply the service brake, place the key in the key switch and turn it to the 'ON' position.
• Move the direction selector to the direction desired.
• Release the park brake by depressing the service brake pedal until the park brake releases.
• Slowly depress the accelerator pedal to start the engine. Release service brake when engine starts.
• When the accelerator pedal is released, the ignition circuit is de-energized and the engine stops. To stop the
vehicle more quickly, depress the service brake pedal
When the direction selector is in the reverse position, a warning signal will sound to indicate that the vehicle is ready to
STARTING THE VEHICLE ON A HILL
To reduce the possibility of roll-back which could result in severe injury or vehicle damage, do
not release service brake until engine has started.
Do not hold vehicle on hill by using accelerator and engine. This will cause premature and excessive wear to drive
train components.
To reduce the possibility of permanent damage to the drive system, it is important to prevent excessive roll-back
when starting the vehicle on a hill.
Place left foot on service brake and release the park brake. Depress accelerator with right foot and release the ser-
vice brake by lifting left foot.
Starting the Vehicle with 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. Since the engine stops when the accelerator is
released, do not attempt jump starting.
With the running times associated with this kind of vehicle, the generator is more than adequate to maintain the bat-
tery charge level. The generator is not designed to charge a discharged battery.
If the vehicle is equipped with additional lights and/or a strobe light that is used when the vehicle is not in motion, the
starter/generator may not be adequate to maintain battery charge. If the vehicle battery has become discharged, it
OPERATING PROCEDURES
run in reverse.
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