P4
Owner’s Manual 2015
2.0 SAFETY
2.1 GETTING STARTED
For personal safety before operating the vehicle, it is the operator’s responsibility to read, understand and
follow the basic rules of operation and maintenance instructions in this manual. If you are responsible for
the use of the vehicle, it is your responsibility to inform the person or persons using the vehicle about the
following basic rules of operation for their personal safety.
It is Columbia ParCar Corp
oration’s specific recommendation that the following warnings must be
observed at all times. Not all are repeated throughout this manual, but the recommendations included
must be observed whenever these subjects (vehicle operation hazards, battery hazards, etc.) are
encountered. Section 4.0 ELECTRIC SYSTEM contains important safety and other system information.
Be a safe operator. Electric vehicles are only as safe as the person who is at the controls. If accidents are
to be prevented, and they most certainly can be prevented, operators must accept their full measure of
responsibility. While the designer, the manufacturer and the safety engineer can help minimize the
possibility of an accident, their combined efforts can be erased by a single careless act.
2.2 SAFETY GUIDELINES
Observe the following guidelines for safe operation.
Define
where
vehicles may be driven.
Define
who
should be allowed to drive the vehicle.
Instruct first-time drivers.
Maintain vehicles
in a safe driving condition.
Enforce
safe-driving
rules
.
2.3 SAFETY VEHICLE STATEMENTS
When replacement parts are required, use only genuine Columbia vehicle parts.
No modifications or additions, which affect the mechanical or electrical integrity and the safe
operation of the unit, shall be made without the written approval of the manufacturer. If in
doubt about any modification, contact your local Columbia Dealer or Columbia ParCar Corp.
Customer Service.
This vehicle will not provide protection from lightning, flying objects, or other storm related
hazards. If driving the vehicle in a storm, leave the vehicle and take shelter as per safety
guidelines for your location.
Any modifications or changes to the vehicle that affect the stability, steering or that results in
increased speed beyond factory specifications could result in vehicle damage, severe personal
injury or death.
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