Towing with no power

Threeput · 02-22-2018, 05:37 PM

I'd like to ask a hypothetical question...if all of a sudden the cart dies 2009 RXV ..no battery power open circuit....would you have to tow it with the drive wheels off the ground ..or is there another way to get it back to the shop..as I'm assuming the main brake would be on
Thanks

cgtech · 02-22-2018, 09:11 PM

Tow/run switch not in run. Key in neutral. That should unlock it. If not --> Some earlier Rxv had a lever to unlock brake on the brake. Many Rxv have a set of "jumpers" on the bottom of the plastic controller cover.

SBIRD! · 02-22-2018, 09:36 PM

NCM_0500.jpgMy question isn't hypothetical(grin). Had a battery terminal melt the other day, bad wire I'm guessing cause I'd just PM'd cart 2 days before. Of course tow switch didn't work with no contact at molten mess but when I followed instructions for switching jumpers under the cover the brake still wouldn't release. Ended up having my help sit on batteries and hold cable to led while in tow mode so I could pull it home. Isn't bypass for complete power loss?

cgtech · 02-22-2018, 10:10 PM

Complete power loss would require older lever style brake, or total brake removal (3x "10mm" M6 bolts).

02-22-2018, 05:37 PM	#1
Threeput Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 180	Towing with no power I'd like to ask a hypothetical question...if all of a sudden the cart dies 2009 RXV ..no battery power open circuit....would you have to tow it with the drive wheels off the ground ..or is there another way to get it back to the shop..as I'm assuming the main brake would be on Thanks
Threeput Gone Wild Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 180

02-22-2018, 09:11 PM	#2
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Towing with no power Tow/run switch not in run. Key in neutral. That should unlock it. If not --> Some earlier Rxv had a lever to unlock brake on the brake. Many Rxv have a set of "jumpers" on the bottom of the plastic controller cover.

02-22-2018, 09:36 PM	#3
SBIRD! Gone Wild Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Lickin' County, Ohio Posts: 328	Re: Towing with no power NCM_0500.jpgMy question isn't hypothetical(grin). Had a battery terminal melt the other day, bad wire I'm guessing cause I'd just PM'd cart 2 days before. Of course tow switch didn't work with no contact at molten mess but when I followed instructions for switching jumpers under the cover the brake still wouldn't release. Ended up having my help sit on batteries and hold cable to led while in tow mode so I could pull it home. Isn't bypass for complete power loss?

02-22-2018, 10:10 PM	#4
cgtech Over This Interview Is... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 17,449	Re: Towing with no power Complete power loss would require older lever style brake, or total brake removal (3x "10mm" M6 bolts).

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