Club Car Gasoline Service Manual page 18

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FORWARD AND REVERSE CONTROL -
DS Gasoline, DS V-Glide Electric, and DS PowerDrive System 48:
The Forward and Reverse Shift Lever is located on the seat support panel, below and to the right of the
driver's right knee (See Figure 3-4). The lever has three distinct positions: F (forward), N (neutral), and R
(reverse). Rotate the lever towards the driver, F (forward), to run the vehicle in the forward direction, or
towards the passenger, R (reverse), to run the vehicle in reverse. When the lever is in the straight up, or N
(neutral) position, the vehicle will not run. The engine on the DS Gasoline will stop if it is shifted to neutral
while it is running. The DS Electric vehicle operates at reduced speed in reverse.
DS PowerDrive Plus With Regenerative Braking:
The Forward and Reverse Shift Switch is located in the same place on the PowerDrive Plus as the Forward
and Reverse Shift Lever is on all other DS models; on the seat support panel below and to the right of the
driver's right knee. The Forward (F) and Reverse (R) positions are clearly marked on the switch. Push down
the F (forward) side of the switch to run the vehicle in the forward direction, or push down the R (reverse) side
of the switch to run the vehicle in reverse. When the switch is positioned with neither side down, the vehicle is
in the NEUTRAL position and the vehicle will not run if the accelerator is depressed (See Figure 3-5).
NOTE
• THE REVERSE BUZZER WILL SOUND AS A WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL -
The accelerator pedal is the pedal on the right, with the word GO molded into it (See Figure 3-6).
NOTE
• OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DIFFERS FROM THAT OF AN AUTOMOBILE.
WHEN THE KEY SWITCH IS ON, AND THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN EITHER FORWARD OR
REVERSE, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE THE
PARK BRAKE AND START THE VEHICLE MOVING IN THE DIRECTION SELECTED (FORWARD
OR REVERSE). AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, SPEED WILL INCREASE
UNTIL FULL SPEED IS REACHED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED, POWER WILL BE
CUT OFF AND THE ENGINE OR MOTOR WILL STOP RUNNING
• POWERDRIVE PLUS VEHICLES WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKING ONLY: SEE "PEDAL UP" AND
"PEDAL DOWN" MOTOR BRAKING ON PAGE 3-3.
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