Club Car Gasoline Service Manual page 392

Removing the Battery Warning Light, Continued:
20A
NOTE
NOTE
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• BENDING THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE CENTER DASH INWARD WHILE REMOVING IT
WILL PREVENT THE CONTACTS ON THE REAR OF THE KEY SWITCH FROM TOUCHING THE
METAL FRAME AROUND THE DASH.
2.5. Slide center dash panel up the steering column by snapping out the top and then rotating the
panel out and up. There is sufficient slack in the wiring to allow for this.
3. Disconnect the wires from the battery warning light. Do not allow wires to touch.
4. Depress the two retaining tabs and remove the light from the center dash.
Testing the Battery Warning Light
1. Turn the key switch off and place the forward and reverse switch in neutral. Leave battery cables con-
nected.
2. Disconnect the 18 gauge brown wire from the on-board computer at the spade connector (located near
the on-board computer).
3. Disconnect the batteries. Then connect one end of a jumper wire to the male side of the spade connec-
tor, and connect the other end of the jumper wire to the negative (-) post of battery number 2. The bat-
tery warning light should illuminate. If it does not, proceed to step 4.
WARNING
• DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 20-1, PAGE 20-2)
• TO AVOID ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DISCHARGE THE CONTROLLER ON POWERDRIVE SYSTEM
48 VEHICLES AS FOLLOWS:
- TURN THE KEY TO ON AND PLACE THE FORWARD AND REVERSE SWITCH IN THE
REVERSE POSITION.
- SLOWLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND KEEP IT DEPRESSED UNTIL THE
REVERSE WARNING BUZZER CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD. WHEN THE BUZZER STOPS
SOUNDING, THE CONTROLLER IS DISCHARGED.
- TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO OFF AND PLACE THE FORWARD AND REVERSE SWITCH IN
THE NEUTRAL POSITION.
• SEE THE SAFETY WARNINGS ON PAGE 20-1.
4. Remove the center dash (See Battery Warning Light Removal, Page 20-41).
5. Disconnect the 18 gauge brown wire from the battery warning light.
6. Set the multimeter to ohms (Ω), connect the black (-) probe to the male side of the brown wire spade
connector. Connect the red (+) probe to the brown wire female spade that was disconnected from the
battery warning light. Reading should be continuity. If reading is incorrect, repair or replace the wire.
7. Disconnect the 18 gauge orange/white wire from the battery warning light.
8. Set the multimeter to ohms (Ω), connect the black (-) probe to the female spade connector on the
orange/white wire and connect the red (+) probe to the key switch terminal with the orange/white wire.
The reading should be continuity. If the reading is incorrect, repair or replace the wire.
9. If both wires test good, then replace the battery warning light.
Installing the Battery Warning Light
1. Install in reverse order of removal.
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