GeneralWarnings
DANGER
•Battery–Explosivegases!Donotsmoke.Keepsparksandamesawayfromthevehicleandservice
area.Ventilatewhenchargingoroperatingvehicleinanenclosedarea.Wearafullfaceshieldand
rubbergloveswhenworkingonornearbatteries.
•Gasoline–Flammable!Explosive!Donotsmoke.Keepsparksandamesawayfromthevehicleand
servicearea.Serviceonlyinawell-ventilatedarea.
•Donotoperateengineinanenclosedareawithoutproperventilation.Theengineproducescarbon
monoxide,whichisanodorless,deadlypoison.
•Thevehiclewillnotprovideprotectionfromlightning,yingobjects,orotherstorm-relatedhazards.If
caughtinastormwhiledrivingaClubCarvehicle,exitthevehicleandseekshelterinaccordancewith
applicablesafetyguidelinesforyourlocation.
WARNING
•Followtheproceduresexactlyasstatedinthismanual,andheedallDANGER,WARNING,and
CAUTIONstatementsinthismanualaswellasthoseonthevehicleandbatterycharger.
•Donotleavechildrenunattendedinvehicleatanytime.
•Priortoleavingthevehicleunattendedorservicingthevehicle,settheparkbrake,placethe
Forward/ReversehandleorswitchintheNEUTRALposition,turnthekeyswitchtotheOFFposition,
andremovethekey.Chockthewheelswhenservicingthevehicle.
•Improperuseofthevehicleorfailuretoproperlymaintainitcanresultindecreasedvehicle
performance,severepersonalinjury,ordeath.
•Anymodicationorchangetothevehiclethataffectstheelectricalsystem,stabilityorhandlingof
thevehicle,orincreasesmaximumvehiclespeedbeyondfactoryspeciî‚¿cations,canresultinsevere
personalinjuryordeath.
•Checkthevehicleforproperlocationofallvehiclesafetyandoperationdecalsandmakesuretheyare
inplaceandareeasytoread.
•Forvehicleswithcargobeds,removeallcargo(includingaccessories)beforeraisingthebedor
servicingthevehicle.Ifthevehicleisequippedwithaproprod,ensurethatitissecurelyengaged
whilebedisraised.Donotclosebeduntilallpersonsareclearofcargobedarea.Keephandsclearof
allcrushareas.Donotdropcargobed;lowergentlyandkeepentirebodyclear.Failuretoheedthis
warningcanresultinseverepersonalinjuryordeath.
•Onlytrainedtechniciansshouldserviceorrepairthevehicleorbatterycharger.Anyonedoingeven
simplerepairsorserviceshouldhaveknowledgeandexperienceinelectricalandmechanicalrepair.
Theappropriateinstructionsmustbeusedwhenperformingmaintenance,service,oraccessory
installation.
Electricvehiclesonly:
•Ensurebatteryconnectionsarecleanandproperlytightened.SeeBatteryCare–VehiclesEquipped
withtheSingle-PointWateringSystem(SPWS)onpage51orBatteryCare–VehiclesWithoutthe
Single-PointWateringSystem(SPWS)onpage52.
•PlaceTow/RunswitchintheTOWpositionbeforedisconnectingorconnectingthebatteries.Failureto
heedthiswarningcanresultinabatteryexplosionorseverepersonalinjury.
•Toavoidunintentionallystartinganelectricvehicle,disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethe
controller.SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehiclesonpage19.
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