E-Z-GO Express L6 - Electric Owner Manual - Page 48

OPERATING PROCEDURES Read all of this manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notices, Cautions, Warnings, and Dangers. The options are defined as follows: Performance No Plug Top Speed 18 mph (29 kph) Pedal-Up Speed Control Mild Performance Characteristics 4 The vehicle's top speed is sensed and regulated directly by the controller and the feature to slow the vehicle when the accelerator pedal is up is mild. Speed Control To prevent the possibility of loss of control that could cause severe injury or death, use service brake to control speed. The PDS system is not a substitute for the service brake. PDS models are equipped with a motor control system. Example: If all of the following events occur... a) the vehicle is being driven down a slope. b) the vehicle speed exceeds the designed speed with the accelerator pedal depressed or released. The motor control system will limit the speed of the vehicle to the specified top speed (the warning beeper will not sound). When the system is activated by this sequence of events, the motor generates power which is returned to the batteries. If the operator attempts to override the electronic braking feature by moving the direction selector or key switch to another position, the warning beeper will sound and the vehicle will brake rapidly until it reaches the speed of approximately 2 mph (3 kph). Pedal-Up Feature The pedal-up feature slows the vehicle when the accelerator pedal is released while the vehicle is moving between 10 mph (16 kph) and the vehicle's top speed. Example: If all of the following events occur... a) the vehicle is being driven down a slope b) the accelerator pedal is released for more than one second The pedal-up feature will slow the vehicle (the warning beeper will not sound) until either the vehicle speed is reduced to 10 mph (16 kph), at which it freely coasts between 10 and 4 mph (9 kph), or the accelerator pedal is applied. When pedal-up feature is activated by this sequence of events, the motor generates power which is returned to the batteries. Walk-Away Feature Walk-Away limits vehicle movement without driver input, slowing the vehicle to 2 mph (3 kph) and sounding an audible alarm (reverse beeper). Example: If all of the following events occur... a) the vehicle has been stopped for more than 1.5 seconds b) the accelerator pedal has been released for more than one second c) the vehicle begins to roll above 2 mph (3 kph) The walk-away feature will limit speed to approximately 2 mph (3 kph) and the warning beeper will sound. When the accelerator pedal is depressed, the walk-away feature and warning beeper will be overridden and normal vehicle operation resumes. Any unusual situation sensed by the PDS system will cause a similar response. The system functions in all key switch positions. 4- 6