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Operators Manual ATLAS CARTS
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Operators Manual ATLAS CARTS
Atlas Carts Vehicle Warranty
Exclusions
Excluded from any Atlas warranty is damage to a vehicle or component resulting
from a cause other than a defect including poor maintenance, neglect, abuse,
accident and collision, maintenance adjustments, unreasonable or unintended
strain or use, improper installation of accessories, installation of parts or
accessories that are not original equipment including Atlas approved or
non- approved GPS systems, non-approved alteration, and acts of God.
Also excluded from any Atlas warranty are all fuses, filters, decals (except safety
decals), lubricants, routine wear items such as engine mounts, bed floor lining,
mats, pads, spark plugs, light bulbs, brake pads, brushes, solenoids, bushings,
drive buttons, cosmetic deterioration, and items that deteriorate, fade or fail due
to exposure or ordinary wear and tear.
The provisions of this limited warranty shall not apply to failure due
to the following conditions:
• Batteries
– Tampering with or opening of the battery case.
– Intentional overcharging or undercharging of a vehicle.
– Improper charging of a vehicle due to the use of a battery charger model
not approved by Atlas for use with the vehicle.
– Use of energy management systems that do not allow a minimum
of 4 hours of charge time to assure proper charging.
– Neglect, breakage, freezing, fire, explosion, wreckage, melted terminal
posts, the addition of any chemical, or the operation of the battery in an
uncharged condition; the installation of the batteries in reverse or
recharging in reverse, breakage of containers, covers, or terminal post,
or batteries used in applications for which they were not designed.
– A battery damaged by a defective charger or batteries in vehicles that
do not receive proper charging.
– A vehicle not having an operational charger on a circuit that has the
parameters specified in the vehicle operator’s manual (the number
of operational chargers must equal the number of operational vehicles),
or use of an unapproved algorithm.
• Operationoutsidethemanufacturer’sstatedallowableoperatingtempera-
ture of less than -15 degrees Celsius or more than 55 degrees Celsius.
Lack of proper maintenance such as preventive maintenance checks, proper
rotation of vehicles in a fleet application, maintaining proper tire pressure
and alignment and tightening loose wire connections as outlined in the
operator’s manual.
• Damagescausedbyimproperinstallationofthecomponent.
• Failedsemiconductorpartssuchdiodesandfusesthatarevulnerable
to electrical overloads (including lightning) beyond the control of Atlas.
• DamagedchargerACandDCcordsetwithplug,whichisawearitem
and subject to user abuse.
• Improperextendedstorage.
Transportation expenses for warranty services are also excluded from
this warranty.