4. CHARGING THE BATTERIES: Hopefully, you
have been keeping your batteries charged up
over the winter months, as lead acid batter-
ies need to be stored charged. If you have
stored your batteries for a long period of
time without charging them you can cause
serious damage to them. If cart won’t move
and your charging won’t turn on, typically
this is because your battery packs are so low
that it won’t turn the charger on. If you have
checked to ensure your tow run switch is in
the run mode then the next step is to find a
friend with the same voltage cart as you and
connect their cart to your cart with jumper ca-
bles. Once connected you can plug your char-
ger in and it will turn on, as you have fooled it
into thinking that your battery pack is charged.
WARNING: If you do not know how to properly
jump a cart, please contact a golf cart dealer in
your area that can help, as you can do serious
damage to your carts electronics.
look at any visible bolts and screws ensuring
that they are tight.
10. CHECK YOUR BATTERY CABLES: Also be
sure to check your battery cables and make
sure the connections are tight. A loose con-
nection or bad battery cable can burn up a
battery post in no time.
just starts to cover the cells. Once you have
just a very bit of water covering the cells you
can begin to charge your cart.
If you follow these simple pre-season tips
you will be sure to have a great trouble free
season with your cart.
If you’re not a “Do It Yourselfer” - many of
your local golf cart dealers offer a pre-season
maintenance package that includes a com-
plete inspection of your cart. Some even of-
fer a convenient pickup and drop off service.
Many offer initial maintenance package
which includes:
• Checking the brake pads and function of
the brakes
• Inspecting the battery cables
• Checking the correct function of all front
5. CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE: With the cart end components
• Ensuring the air pressure in the tires is
charging it is a great time to check the tire
pressure and make sure they are all even and correct
• Checking all fluid levels
at the proper operating pressure.
• Complete check on batteries including an
6. GREASE & CHECK YOUR FLUIDS: You will
electrolyte test, load test, and charger test
also want to grease any fittings and check
The initial maintenance package usually runs
your differential fluids at the same time.
about an hour and their labor rate varies so
7. CHECK YOUR BRAKES: Next it is a good
be sure to check around for a reputable or
authorized dealer. Authorized dealers can
idea to check your brakes by jacking up the
rear of the cart, safely supporting it and then be found listed on the major OEM websites
removing the wheels to access your brakes. It (we listed the links for you below). If anything
is a great time to take some compressed air
pops up that they feel needs attention during
the maintenance process, they will contact
and blow out the brake dust. Then you can
check the thickness of your pads.
you and provide you with your options.
8. CHECK YOUR BRAKE PADS: Also check the
play in your brake pedal, you may need to
adjust it so that you don’t have excess play.
9. TIGHTEN YOUR SCREWS & BOLTS: Have a
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