Safety
2Safety
2.1Safetyandttinginstructions
Thesesafetyinstructionsareintendedtopreventaccidents
atwork,anditisimperativethattheyareobserved.
Beforeanyinspectionorrepairwork
•Readandobservethisrepairmanualandtheassociated
usermanual.
•Observetheminimumrequirementsforcarryingoutthe
work(see1.1Generalinformation,page4
).
Personalsafetyequipment
Safetyshoes
Themobilitydevice,andsomeofitscomponents,arevery
heavy.Thesepartscanresultininjuriestothefeetifthey
areallowedtodrop.
•Wearstandardizedsafetyshoesduringallwork.
Eyeprotection
Itispossiblethatbatteryacidcanbedischargedwhen
workingondefectivebatteriesorwhenhandlingbatteries
improperly.
•Alwaysweareyeprotectionwhenworkingonany
defectiveorpossiblydefectivebatteries.
Safetygloves
Itispossiblethatbatteryacidcanbedischargedwhen
workingondefectivebatteriesorwhenhandlingbatteries
improperly.
•Alwayswearacid-proofsafetygloveswhenworkingon
anydefectiveorpossiblydefectivebatteries.
Generalsafetyinformationandinformationabouttting
/removal
CAUTION!
Riskofcrushing
Variouscomponentssuchasthedriveunit,
batteries,seatetcareveryheavy.Thisresultsin
injuryhazardstoyourhands.
–Notethehighweightofsomecomponents.
Thisappliesespeciallytotheremovalofdrive
units,batteriesandtheseat.
CAUTION!
Injuryhazardifthevehiclestartsmoving
unintentionallyduringrepairwork
–Switchthepowersupplyoff(ON/OFFkey).
–Engagethedrive.
–Beforeliftingup,securethevehiclebyusing
chockstoblockthewheels.
CAUTION!
Fireandburnhazardduetoelectricalshort-circuit
–Themobilitydevicemustbecompletely
switchedoffbeforeremovalofvoltage-carrying
components!Todothis,removethebatteries.
–Avoidshort-circuitingthecontactswhen
carryingoutmeasurementsonvoltage-carrying
components.
CAUTION!
Riskofburnsfromhotsurfacesonthemotor
–Allowthemotorstocooldownbefore
commencingworkonthem.
CAUTION!
Injuryhazardandriskofdamagetovehicledue
toimproperorincompletemaintenancework
–Useonlyundamagedtoolsingoodcondition.
–Somemovingpartsaremountedinsockets
withPTFEcoating(Teon™).Nevergrease
thesesockets!
–Neveruse"normal"nutsinsteadofself-locking
nuts.
–Alwaysusecorrectly-dimensionedwashersand
spacers.
–Whenreassembling,alwaysreplaceanycable
tieswhichwerecutduringdismantling.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewed
start-upofthemobilitydevice,checkall
connectionsfortighttting.
–Aftercompletingyourwork/beforerenewed
start-upofthemobilitydevice,checkallparts
forcorrectlocking.
–Onlyoperatethevehiclewiththeapprovedtire
pressures(seetechnicaldata).
–Checkallelectricalcomponentsforcorrect
function.Notethatincorrectpolaritycanresult
indamagetotheelectronics.
–Alwayscarryoutatrialrunattheendofyour
work.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryanddamagetoproperty,ifthe
maximumspeedreductiononawheelchairwith
alifterdoesnotfunctioncorrectly
Thewheelchair’scontrolunitmustreducethe
maximumpossiblespeedassoonasthelifteris
raised.
–Testthemaximumspeedreductionforcorrect
functionafteranymaintenanceworkor
modicationstothewheelchair.
CAUTION!
Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthe
drivingcharacteristicsandthetippingstability
ofthevehicle
–Changestothedriveprogrammayonlybe
carriedoutbytrainedInvacarespecialist
dealers.
–Invacaresuppliesallmobilitydeviceswitha
standarddriveprogramex-works.Invacarecan
onlygiveawarrantyforsafevehicledriving
behavior-especiallytippingstability-forthis
standarddriveprogram.
Markallcurrentsettingsforthemobilitydevice
(seat,armrests,backrestetc.),andtheassociated
cableconnectingplugs,beforedismantling.This
makesreassemblyeasier.Allplugsarettedwith
mechanicalsafetydeviceswhichpreventreleaseof
theconnectingplugsduringoperation.Toreleasethe
connectingplugsthesafetydevicesmustbepressed
in.Whenreassemblingensurethatthesesafety
devicesarecorrectlyengaged.
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