Controls And Indicators - Club Car DS Golf Car 2001 Owner's Manual

• "Pedal Up" Motor Braking: Accelerate the vehicle to full speed and then release the accelerator
pedal. Motor braking should quickly and smoothly slow the vehicle to approximately 9 mph. Motor brak-
ing will disengage when vehicle slows to 9 mph (15 km/h).
• "Pedal Down" Motor Braking: Accelerate down an incline with the accelerator pedal depressed.
When the vehicle reaches approximately 15 mph (24 km/h), motor braking should engage and moder-
ate vehicle speed between 15 and 16 mph (24-26 km/h), depending upon the grade of the hill.

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

Read DANGER and WARNING on page 9.
WARNING
• IF RENTING OR LOANING THE VEHICLE, MAKE SURE THE DRIVER IS FAMILIAR WITH ALL
CONTROLS AND OPERATING PROCEDURES BEFORE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN.
• DO NOT MODIFY OR CHANGE THE VEHICLE IN ANY WAY WHICH MIGHT AFFECT ITS
STABILITY OR HANDLING, OR INCREASE MAXIMUM SPEED BEYOND FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS.
PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH COULD RESULT.
• DO NOT SHIFT THE FORWARD/REVERSE (F&R) SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. TO
AVOID INJURY TO AN UNSUSPECTING PASSENGER OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, ALWAYS
BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP BEFORE SHIFTING THE F&R SWITCH.
• RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY
UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPS. TO AVOID UNINTENTIONALLY STARTING OR ROLLING THE
VEHICLE, SET THE PARK BRAKE, TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO OFF, AND REMOVE THE KEY
WHEN LEAVING THE VEHICLE.
KEY SWITCH
The key switch is mounted on the dash to the right of the steering column (Figure 4, Page 13). It has two
positions, OFF and ON, which are clearly labeled. See following NOTE.
NOTE
• THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE KEY SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION ONLY.
Figure 4 Key Switch
O F F
O N
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