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2012-01-NEV

2012

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV)

CHARGING   PROCEDURE

         

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Summary of Contents for T SPORT NEV 2012

Page 1: ...2012 01 NEV 2012 Neighborhood Electric Vehicle NEV CHARGING PROCEDURE ...

Page 2: ...ed charger When charging your vehicle please be sure to use a proper grounded cord to provide power to the charger see Table T Page 6 for details 5 Please be sure to raise the hood of the vehicle to allow ventilation of the charger so that it does not overheat Please refer to the separate Owner s Manual for further detailed information about your vehicle 6 When stopping and leaving the vehicle a M...

Page 3: ...hown in Picture below The Key Switch is mounted on the dash to the right of the steering column It has two positions 1 OFF position OFF There is no power to vehicle Key is Vertical as shown above 2 ON position vehicle is ON and can be driven Key is turned clockwise 45 degrees WARNING The Vehicle Power must be turned OFF before and during the Charging Cycle Failure to do so may cause Vehicle damage...

Page 4: ...e Brake Pedal is in locked PARK position and the vehicle is stationary WARNING The Park Brake will release automatically when either the Accelerator Pedal or Brake Pedal is depressed The park brake has multiple locking positions and should be firmly pressed and locked to prevent the vehicle from rolling Charging Procedure Page 4 ...

Page 5: ...ight of the vehicle center and to the right of the Lights Switch The switch is labeled Direction There are three 3 distinct positions D N and R and so indicated on label to the Right of the switch Switch the Direction Control Switch to the central Neutral position N Direction Switch shown in Neutral position Charging Procedure Page 5 ...

Page 6: ...xtension Cord must be of suitable length and proper AWG See Table T on Page 6 for proper AWG wire size Plug the other end of the AC Extension Cord into 120V AC 3 conductor Grounded 120V AC household socket that is fused at a minimum of 15 Amp 20 Amp circuit is preferable if available or optionally see item b on next page Charging Procedure Page 6 ...

Page 7: ...e or appliance into the same 15A 20A circuit or the circuit may become overloaded which will result in tripping of the circuit breaker Kill A Watt Meter if you use this optional device to monitor charging refer to Page 11 for operating instructions Table T AWG extension cable selection Extension Cable Length Minimum AWG rating Wire Size 100 Feet 10 AWG 50 Feet 12 AWG 25 Feet 14 AWG 12 Feet 14 AWG ...

Page 8: ...Left handlebar at the top as shown below and indicated by b The Seat will rotate on the hinge that is installed at the Front of the seat cushion c Traction Batteries Brake Fluid Reservoir and the On board Charger are located under the seat as shown in photo on next page Charging Procedure Page 8 ...

Page 9: ...lltale LED on the Charger is lighted Condition YELLOW ON b verify that one of the charger charge rate telltale LEDs I IIIIII on the Charger is lighted Condition YELLOW ON OK Charging Condition YELLOW FLASHING OK Charging at reduced rate Charging Procedure Page 9 ...

Page 10: ...nutes if the Traction Battery is not fully depleted the Charger will automatically switch to the Maximum Charge Rate Mode Yellow LED IIIIII lighted in just few seconds Charger ON Max rate of Charge As charging progresses the Charge Algorithm reduces the charge rate either due to state of battery charge or due to excessive internal charger temperature Charging Procedure Page 10 ...

Page 11: ...imum Rate of Charge Charger power input of about 1 to 2 Amperes 120 V AC If the charge rate is reduced due to high internal charger temperature the appropriate Ammeter LED will be Flashing When any of the Ammeter Yellow LEDs Flashes the Total Charging Time will be increased Charger ON Min rate of Charge When the 80 state of Charge is reached the Yellow LED indicating 80 charge will be lighted Bulk...

Page 12: ...te of Charge is reached the Green LED indicating End of Charge charge will be lighted continuously Charger ON Stand by End of Charge Maintenance Mode When the End of Charge condition is reached the Charger will automatically switch to Maintenance Mode Charger will Auto restart if 30 days elapse or if Traction Battery Voltage drops to below 50 4 Volts Voltage less than 2 1V per battery cell Chargin...

Page 13: ...telltale LED on the Charger is lighted Condition GREEN FULLY CHARGED b Kill A Watt Meter if you use this optional device to monitor charging refer to Page 14 for operating instructions Record the Accumulated data Total Charging Time and Total kWh c Extension Cord Unplug the 120V AC extension power cord from vehicle charging inlet socket d Extension Cord Unplug the extension power cord from the hou...

Page 14: ... a toggle function key Press the HZ PF key once to display the frequency Hertz then press key again to display the Power Factor HZ is the Frequency of output Voltage where PF is the Power Factor PF W Vrms Arms 6 The KWH Hour is a toggle function key Press the KWH Hour key once to show the cumulative energy consumption since power was applied to the unit kWh Then press key to display the cumulative...

Page 15: ...WARNING Do not exceed maximum ratings as detailed on label Button 1 Volt Button 2 Amp Button 3 Watt VA toggle Button 4 Hz PF toggle Button 5 kWh TIME toggle Charging Procedure Page 15 ...

Page 16: ...d by American Custom Golf Cars Inc ACG 15740 El Prado Rd Chino CA 91710 USA 909 597 2885 909 597 7183 fax www acgcars com Copyright 2009 2011 American Custom Golf Cars Inc ACG logo Is registered trademark of American Custom Golf Cars Inc ...

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