Club Car 1995 Golf Car, Maintenance Service Supplement

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SECTION 17C - ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
THE KEY SWITCH
The key switch is mounted just to the right of the steering column on the center dash panel.
17-25
DANGER
• WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING AROUND BATTERIES BECAUSE OF THE DAN-
GER OF AN EXPLODING BATTERY.
• BATTERY - EXPLOSIVE GASES - DO NOT SMOKE! KEEP SPARKS, FLAMES, CIGARETTES
AWAY. TOOLS, WIRES AND METAL OBJECTS CAN CAUSE SPARKS WHEN “SHORTED”
ACROSS A BATTERY. INSULATED TOOLS SHOULD BE USED. EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE
TAKEN WHEN DISCONNECTING OR RECONNECTING BATTERIES. WHEN WIRES ARE DIS-
CONNECTED, BE SURE TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM BATTERY POSTS AND OTHER WIRES.
VENTILATE WHEN CHARGING OR USING IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE TO PREVENT EXPLO-
SIVE GAS BUILD-UP.
• POISON - CONTAINS ACID - CAUSES SEVERE BURNS - AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN,
EYES OR CLOTHING!
BATTERY ACID ANTIDOTES:
EXTERNAL - FLUSH WITH WATER. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY!
INTERNAL - DRINK LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK OR WATER. FOLLOW WITH MILK OF
MAGNESIA OR VEGETABLE OIL. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY!
EYES - FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY!
WARNING
• ONLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS SHOULD REPAIR OR SERVICE THIS VEHICLE. ANYONE
DOING EVEN SIMPLE REPAIRS OR SERVICE SHOULD HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIR. FOLLOW ALL PROCEDURES EXACTLY
AND HEED ALL WARNINGS STATED IN THIS MANUAL.
• ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR APPROVED EYE PROTECTION WHILE SERVICING
VEHICLE. WEAR A FULL FACE SHIELD WHEN WORKING WITH BATTERIES.
• TURN KEY SWITCH OFF, PLACE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER IN THE NEUTRAL POSI-
TION, AND REMOVE KEY PRIOR TO SERVICING.
• DO NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING. REMOVE JEWELRY SUCH AS RINGS, WATCHES,
CHAINS, ETC. BEFORE SERVICING VEHICLE.
• ALWAYS USE INSULATED TOOLS WHEN WORKING NEAR BATTERIES OR ELECTRICAL
CONNECTIONS.
• TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL STARTING OF THE VEHICLE, DISCONNECT BATTERIES AS
SHOWN IN FIGURE 17-1, PAGE 17-2, AND THEN DISCHARGE THE CONTROLLER AS FOL-
LOWS:
- TURN THE KEY SWITCH TO “ON” AND PLACE THE FORWARD AND REVERSE LEVER 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.