People ask me this question all the time. Or on other occasions I here someone say they flip the run tow switch off when they leave for the holidays or for vacation or until next season. I can only smile sometimes as I think this guy doesn’t even have a clue – but up until recently most people have had to learn about their golf cart by trial and error or by just experience with issues as a golf cart owner. No much out there in the way of actual useful information unless you are in the know. Accessorizing, Building or Repairing golf carts everyday of your life.
Anyhow, So lets get into why you need to turn your new style golf cart from run to tow mode when it is not able to move under its own power. Meaning you will need to push it, pull and or tow it home. Not because the motor blew up or you broke a drive shaft or the transmission or differential went out like in a car or truck. This actually happens more often then you might think being it is a battery operated thing. People go out and about sometimes not knowing if their golf cart battery charger charged the batteries last night. Or they are really using it one day getting around an event or car show and the batteries just finally die. Or the batteries are just so old they do not provide the motive power or range that they did when they where new. Whatever the scenario is – it happens… and quite frequently. My advise if you use your golf cart often and for regular transportation get a golf cart battery meter or battery state of charge indicator so you know how much juice you still have in your golf cart batteries. This will allow you to better determine range or run time. Not everyone uses a golf cart to play a round of golf anymore. Golf carts have become a very utilitarian type of device or vehicle in today’s society.
