What Happens When You Tow A Golf Cart In Run Mode? When your cart runs during storage, it generates its regenerative braking system, so your batteries may drain slowly due to the machine’s active action. In addition, you’ll lose functionality for time after time while the cart runs unattended. What Is Tow Mode On Golf Cart?
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Golf Cart
Support for gas-powered and electric golf carts, sometimes referred to as golf cars or club cars after the Club Car Golf Cart brand.
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All I can tell you is I have a 48 volt Club Car golf cart. I did the same thing and called the repair shop I use
The Tow Run Switch Explained
In general, a golf cart’s tow mode is activated via a tow run switch, which occasionally is referred to as a tow/ maintenance switch. This switch is common among modern golf carts and is rarely present on older models. The reason for this variance is that tow run switches are only installed on golf carts with a separately excited motor.
Where is the Tow Run Switch Located
Most likely, the tow run switch for your golf cart is located in the battery compartment. As you are probably aware, this compartment is almost always under a golf cart’s seat. The tow run switch should be in plain sight.
Will a Golf Cart Charge in Tow Mode?
The simple answer to this question is, yes, your golf cart will charge while tow mode is activated. Yes, activating tow mode will disable your cart’s computer, but it does not affect your battery or its charging capabilities. However, you can also charge your golf cart while it’s tow maintenance switch is toggled to ‘run’.
Tow Run
The tow run switch, also sometimes called a tow maintenance switch, is present in many brands and models of modern golf carts. This switch is only installed into golf carts with a separately excited motor which produces regenerative braking. They are not used in traditional golf carts with a series wound motor.
Separately Excited Systems
The tow run switches are used in golf carts with separately excited motor and corresponding controller. The electronic speed controllers used in this application have a bit of logic memory within, similar to your automobile’s stereo when it saves your favorite preset stations.
Roll Away Feature
There is also another use for the tow run switches used in golf carts with a sepex controllers and motors. Most carts with this type of system also have a special feature built into the programming of the controller, called the “Roll Away” feature.
