Invacare®EspritAction®4NG

enPowerWheelchair

UserManual

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1.4Typeclassication..............................6

1.5Intendeduse..................................6

1.6Indications...................................6

1.7Usability.....................................7

1.8Warranty.....................................7

1.9Limitationofliability............................8

1.10Servicelife..................................8

2Safety..........................................9

2.1Safetyinformation..............................9

2.2Safetyinformationontheelectricalsystem...........11

3.1Overview....................................20

3.2Generalsetupinformation.......................21

3.3Controlunitsinformation........................22

3.4Controlunitadjustments.........................22

3.5Armrests.....................................23

3.5.1Armrestremovable,widthanddepthadjustable

witharmpadheightanddepthadjustable.........23

3.6Backrest.....................................24

3.6.1Backrestcover..............................24

3.6.2Backrestcoverheight.........................25

3.8.2Swiveling,elevatinglegrests...................29

3.9Anti-tipperALBERandstandard....................30

3.10Tires.......................................32

3.11Seatcushion.................................32

4.1Posturebelt..................................33

4.2Headrest.....................................34

4.3HeadrestJunior................................35

4.4Manualpropulsion(22”or24”wheels)..............36

4.4.1Parkingbrakes..............................37

5.2Beforedrivingforthersttime....................41

5.3Gettinginandoutofthemobilitydevice............41

5.3.1Removingthearmrestinordertosidetransfer......41

5.3.2Informationaboutgettinginandout.............41

5.4TakingObstacles...............................42

5.4.1Maximumobstacleheight.....................42

5.4.2Safetyinformationwhentakingobstacles..........42

5.4.3Thecorrectwaytotakeobstacles...............43

5.5Drivingupanddowngradients....................44

5.6Pushingthemobilitydevicein“free-wheeling”mode....44

7.3Transportingtheoccupiedwheelchairinavehicle......48

7.4Disassemblingthewheelchairfortransport...........53

7.4.1Foldingandunfoldingthewheelchair.............53

7.5Liftingthewheelchairframe(part>10kg)...........54

7.6Removingandttingthepowered12”rearwheels.....55

7.7Reassemblingthewheelchair......................56

8Maintenance.....................................57

8.1Safetyinformation..............................57

8.2Inspectionchecks..............................57

8.2.1Beforeeachuseofthemobilitydevice............57

8.2.2Weekly...................................58

9.1.2Long-termstorage...........................61

9.2Re-use......................................62

9.3Disposal.....................................62

10TechnicalData...................................63

10.1Technicalspecications.........................63

10.2Materials....................................67

11Service.........................................68

11.1Inspectionsperformed..........................68

1General

notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies

toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot

otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall

modelsoftheproduct.

Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan

befoundinthecountry-specicpricelists.

Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications

withoutfurthernotice.

Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe

latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe

productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour

Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis

document.

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Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working

withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.

Thevehiclewassuccessfullytestedaccordingtointernational

standardsastoitssafety.Itsatisestherequirements

accordingtoRoHS2011/65/EU,REACH1907/2006/EC,EN

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Thetermofthewarrantyis24months.

Furthermore,thetermsandconditionsarepartofthe

generaltermsandconditionsparticulartotheindividual

countriesinwhichtheproductissold.

1.9Limitationofliability

Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:

•Non-compliancewiththeusermanual

•Incorrectuse

•Naturalwearandtear

•Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora

provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended

useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand

servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan

beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly

maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances

donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan

alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.

Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes

notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.

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Safety

2Safety

–Neverdrivethemobilitydeviceunderthe

inuenceofmedicationoralcohol.Ifnecessary,

themobilitydevicemustbeoperatedbyan

attendantwhoisphysicallyandmentallyable.

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mobilitydeviceisbeingused.

Thehangingofadditionalload(backpack

orsimilaritems)ontoyourwheelchairback

postscanaffecttherearwardstabilityofyour

wheelchair.Thiscancausethechairtotip

backwardscausinginjury.

–Alwaysmakesurethattheanti-tipperdeviceis

ttedcorrectlyoneachsidewhenusingyour