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enPowerWheelchair
UserManual
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Contents
1General.........................................7
1.1Introduction..................................7
1.2SymbolsinThisManual..........................7
1.3IntendedUse.................................8
1.4Indications...................................8
1.5TypeClassication..............................8
1.6Regulations...................................8
1.7Usability.....................................8
1.8WarrantyInformation...........................9
1.9ServiceLife...................................9
1.10LimitationofLiability...........................9
2Safety..........................................10
2.1GeneralSafetyNotes............................10
2.2SafetyInformationWithRegardtoCareand
Maintenance.................................13
2.3SafetyInformationonElectromagneticInterference.....13
2.4Safetyinformationondrivingandfreewheelmode.....15
2.5SafetyInformationRegardingChangesand
ModicationstotheMobilityDevice...............16
2.6SafetyInformationonWheelchairswithaLifter........18
2.7Labelsonproduct..............................19
3Components......................................22
3.1Mainpartsofthewheelchair.....................22
3.2Remotes.....................................22
3.3TheLifter....................................22
4Accessories......................................24
4.1PostureBelts..................................24
4.1.1Typesofposturebelts........................24
4.1.2AdjustingPostureBeltCorrectly.................25
4.2UsingCaneHolder.............................25
4.3UsingKLICKxAdapter..........................25
5Setup...........................................27
5.1Generalsetupinformation.......................27
5.2AdjustmentPossibilityforRemote..................28
5.2.1AdjustingRemoteforLengthofUser'sArm........29
5.2.2AdjustingRemoteHeight(onlyforSwing–Away
RemoteSupports)...........................29
5.2.3AdjustingRemoteOffset......................29
5.2.4SwivellingRemotetoSide.....................30
5.3Adjustmentoptionsforstandardarmrests...........30
5.3.1Changingthearmsupportposition...............30
5.3.2Settingheightofarmrests.....................30
5.3.3Adjustingwidthofarmrests....................31
5.4Adjustmentoptionsforparallelslidingarmrests........31
5.4.1Settingtheheightoftheparallelslidingarmrests....31
5.4.2Adjustingangleofarmpadonparallelsliding
armrests..................................32
5.4.3Adjustingthewidthoftheparallelsliding
armrests..................................32
5.4.4Adjustingthemobilityoftheparallelsliding
armrests..................................33
5.4.5Adjustingthearmsupportpositionsfortheparallel
slidingarmrests............................34
5.5AdjustingManualChinControl....................35
5.5.1AdjustingExtremityControlJoystick..............35
5.5.2AdjustingEggSwitch.........................36
5.5.3AdjustingSwing-AwayMechanism...............36
5.6AdjustingPoweredChinControl....................37
5.6.1AdjustingExtremityControlJoystick..............37
5.6.2AdjustingJoysticksandSwitchesonLinkage........38
5.6.3AdjustingHeightofLinkageSwitch...............39
5.7AdjustmentOptionsforModuliteSeatUnit...........40
5.7.1AdjustingArmrestHeight......................40
5.7.2AdjustingArmrestWidth......................40
5.7.3AdjustingArmrestDepth......................41
5.7.4AdjustingSeatWidth.........................41
5.7.5Adjustingtheseatdepth......................42
5.8Adjustingtheseatangle.........................42
5.8.1Manual...................................43
5.9AdjustingBackrest..............................43
5.9.1Adjustingthebackrest(standardseat)manually
withsplint
-pins.............................43
5.9.2AdjustingthebackseatangleontheEasy-Adapt
seatingsystem.............................44
5.9.3AdjustingBackrestHeight......................44
5.9.4AdjustingBackrestWidth......................44
5.9.5AdjustingBackrestAngle......................45
5.9.6Adjustingtheadaptablebackrestpadding..........46
5.10AdjustingReaHeadrest.........................48
5.10.1AdjustingPositionofReaHeadrestorNeckrest.....48
5.10.2AdjustingHeightofReaHeadrestorNeckrest......48
5.10.3AdjustingCheekSupports.....................49
5.11AdjustingElanHeadrest.........................49
5.11.1AdjustingElanHeadrestHardware..............50
5.12Adjustingthetrunksupport(Easy-Adaptseating
system).....................................51
5.12.1Adjustingthewidth.........................52
5.12.2Adjustingtheheight.........................52
5.12.3Adjustingthedepth.........................52
5.13Adjusting/RemovingTray........................53
5.13.1AdjustingTrayLaterally.......................53
5.13.2AdjustingDepthofTray/RemovingTray...........53
5.13.3SwingingTrayAwaytoSide...................53
5.14Seatsupport.................................54
5.14.1Adjustingseatwidth.........................54
5.14.2Adjustingtheseatdepth.....................55
5.14.3Adjustingtheseatdepthwithoutreplacingthe
seatsupportplate..........................56
5.14.4Adjustingtheseatdepthwithreplacingtheseat
supportplate..............................57
5.15Backrestunitwithergonomiclengthcompensation
(Easy-Adapt).................................58
5.15.1Adjustingthewidth.........................58
5.16Center-mountedlegrestsmanuallyadjustable......58
5.16.1Removingthelegrest........................58
5.16.2Settingtheangleofthelegrest................59
5.16.3SettingLengthofLegrest.....................59
5.16.4SettingAngleofFootPlate....................60
5.16.5SettingAngleandHeightofCalfPad............60
5.17LNXlegrest..................................60
5.17.1Settingthelengthofthelegrest................60
5.17.2SettingAngleofFootPlate....................61
5.17.3SettingHeightandWidthofCalfPad............61
5.18Vari-Ffootrest................................62
5.18.1Swivellingthefootrest/legrestoutwardand/or
removing.................................62
5.18.2Settingtheangle...........................62
5.18.3Settingtheendstopofthefootrest............63
5.18.4Adjustingthelengthofthefootrest.............65
5.19Vari-Alegrests................................65
5.19.1Swivellingthefootrest/legrestoutwardand/or
removing.................................65
5.19.2Settingtheangle...........................66
5.19.3Settingtheendstopofthelegrest..............67
5.19.4Adjustingthelengthofthelegrest..............69
5.19.5Adjustingthedepthofthecalfpad.............69
5.19.6Adjustingtheheightofthecalfpad.............70
5.19.7Unlockingandswivellingthecalfpadbackward
whenalighting.............................70
5.19.8Adjustingtheangle–adjustablefootplate.........71
5.19.9Adjustingtheangle–anddepth–adjustablefoot
plate....................................71
5.20ADMlegrests................................72
5.20.1Swivellingthelegrestoutwardand/orremoving....72
5.20.2Settingtheangle...........................72
5.20.3Adjustingthelengthofthelegrest..............73
5.20.4Adjustingthedepthofthecalfpad.............73
5.20.5Adjustingtheheightofthecalfpad.............74
5.20.6Unlockingandswivellingthecalfpadbackward
whenalighting.............................74
5.20.7Adjustingtheangle–adjustablefootplate.........75
5.20.8Adjustingtheangle–anddepth–adjustablefoot
plate....................................75
5.21Poweredelevatinglegrests(ADElegrests)............76
5.21.1Swivellingthelegrestoutwardand/orremoving....76
5.21.2Settingtheangle...........................76
5.21.3Adjustingthelengthofthelegrest..............76
5.21.4Adjustingthedepthofthecalfpad.............77
5.21.5Adjustingtheheightofthecalfpad.............77
5.21.6Unlockingandswivellingthecalfpadbackward
whenalighting.............................77
5.21.7Adjustingtheangle–adjustablefootplate.........78
5.21.8Adjustingtheangle–anddepth–adjustablefoot
plate....................................78
5.22Adjustingthewidthofside-mountedlegrests.........79
6Usage..........................................80
6.1BeforeDrivingforFirstTime......................80
6.2GettinginandoutofMobilityDevice...............80
6.2.1Removingarmreststogetin...................80
6.2.2DisconnectingRemote........................80
6.2.3InformationAboutGettinginandout.............81
6.3TakingObstacles...............................81
6.3.1MaximumObstacleHeight.....................81
6.3.2SafetyInformationWhenTakingObstacles.........82
6.3.3CorrectWaytoTakeObstacles..................82
6.4DrivingupanddownGradients....................83
6.5ParkingandStationary..........................84
6.6UseonPublicRoads............................84
6.7Pushingthemobilitydeviceinfreewheelmode........84
6.7.1Disengagingmotors(conventionalmotors).........84
7ControlsSystem...................................86
7.1ControlsProtectionSystem.......................86
7.2Batteries.....................................86
7.2.1GeneralInformationonCharging................86
7.2.2GeneralInstructionsonCharging................86
7.2.3ChargingBatteries...........................87
7.2.4DisconnectingMobilityDeviceAfterCharging.......88
7.2.5StorageandMaintenance......................88
7.2.6InstructionsonUsingBatteries..................88
7.2.7TransportingBatteries........................89
7.2.8GeneralInstructionsonHandlingBatteries.........89
7.2.9HandlingDamagedBatteriesCorrectly............89
7.2.10Usethecorrectbatteries.....................90
8Transport........................................91
8.1TransportGeneralinformation...................91
8.2TransferringMobilityDevicetoVehicle..............91
8.3UseofMobilityDeviceasSeatinVehicle.............92
8.3.1Howthemobilitydeviceisanchoredinavehicle
foruseasavehicleseat......................94
8.3.2Howtheuserissecuredwithinthemobility
device...................................95
8.4Transportingthemobilitydevicewithoutoccupant.....97
8.4.1Removingthefrontshroud.....................97
8.4.2Removingtherearshroud.....................98
8.4.3Removing/Installingthebatteries................98
8.5DahlDockingSystem............................99
9Maintenance.....................................103
9.1MaintenanceIntroduction........................103
9.2CleaningMobilityDevice.........................103
9.3InspectionChecks..............................103
9.3.1BeforeEachUseofMobilityDevice..............103
9.3.2Weekly...................................104
9.3.3Monthly...................................104
9.4WheelsandTyres..............................105
9.5Short
-TermStorage.............................106
9.6Long-TermStorage.............................106
10AfterUse.......................................107
10.1Reconditioning...............................107
10.2Disposal....................................107
11TechnicalData...................................108
11.1Technicalspecications.........................108
12Service.........................................115
12.1InspectionsPerformed..........................115
General
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan
befoundinthecountry-specicpricelists.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
Ifyoundthatthefontsizeintheprinteddocumentis
difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont
sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacarerepresentative.Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.
1.2SymbolsinThisManual
Inthismanual,hazardstatementsareindicatedbysymbols.
Thesymbolsareaccompaniedbyasignalwordthatindicates
theseverityoftherisk.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
IMPORTANT
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC
concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdate
ofthisproductisstatedintheCEdeclaration
ofconformity.
Thissymbolidentiesalistofvarioustools,
componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedin
ordertocarryoutcertainwork.
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1.3IntendedUse
Thismobilitydevicewasdesignedforpersonswhoseability
towalkisimpaired,butwhoarestillintermsoftheir
eyesightandphysicallyandmentallyabletooperatean
electricmobilitydevice.
1.4Indications
Theuseofthispowerwheelchairisrecommendedforthe
followingindications:
Theinabilityoragreatlyrestrictedabilitytowalkwithin
thescopeofthebasicrequirementtobeabletomove
withinone’sownfourwalls.
Theneedtoleavethedwellingplaceinordertoget
somefreshairduringashortwalkortoreachthose
placesgenerallytobefoundatclosedistancetothe
dwellingandwhereeverydaybusinessiscarriedout.
Provisionofpowerwheelchairsforinteriorandexterior
areasisadvisableiftheuseofhand-operatedwheelchairsis
nolongerpossibleonaccountofthedisability,yetproper
operationofanelectromotivedriveunitisstillpracticable.
Contraindications
Therearenocontraindicationsknown.
1.5TypeClassication
ThisvehiclehasbeenclassiedaccordingtoEN12184asa
classBmobilityproduct(forindoorandoutdoorareas).It
isthereforecompactandagileenoughforindoorareas,but
alsoabletoovercomemanyobstaclesinoutdoorareas.
1.6Regulations
ThevehiclewassuccessfullytestedaccordingtoGerman
andinternationalstandardsastoitssafety.Itsatises
therequirementsaccordingtoRoHS2011/65/EU,REACH
1907/2006/ECandDINEN12184includingEN1021-2and
ISO7176–14.Itwasalsotestedsuccessfullyaccordingto
EN60529IPX4astoitsresistancetospraywater,andis
thereforewellsuitedforweatherconditionssuchastypical
Europeanweatherconditions.Whenequippedwithan
appropriatelightingsystem,thevehicleissuitableforuse
onpublicroads.
1.7Usability
Onlyuseamobilitydevicewhenitisinperfectworking
order .Otherwise,youmightputyourselfandothersatrisk.
Thefollowinglistdoesnotclaimtobeexhaustive.Itisonly
intendedtoshowsomeofthesituationsthatcouldaffect
theusabilityofyourmobilitydevice.
Incertainsituations,youshouldimmediatelystopusing
yourmobilitydevice.Othersituationsallowyoutousethe
mobilitydevicetogettoyourprovider .
Youshouldimmediatelystopusingyourmobilitydeviceif
itsusabilityisrestricteddueto:
Unexpecteddrivingbehaviour
brakefailure
YoushouldimmediatelycontactanauthorisedInvacare
provideriftheusabilityofyourmobilitydeviceisrestricted
dueto:
thelightingsystem(iftted)failingorbeingdefective
reectorsfallingoff
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wornthreadorinsufcienttirepressure
damagetothearmrests(e.g.tornarmrestpadding)
damagetothelegresthangers(e.g.missingortorn
heelstraps)
damagetotheposturalbelt
damagetothejoystick(joystickcannotbemovedinto
theneutralposition)
cablesthataredamaged,kinked,pinchedorhavecome
loosefromthexation
themobilitydevicedriftingwhenbraking
themobilitydevicepullingtoonesidewhenmoving
unusualsoundsdevelopingoroccurring
Orifyouhavethefeelingthatsomethingiswrongwith
yourmobilitydevice.
1.8WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.9ServiceLife
Weestimateaservicelifeofveyearsforthisproduct,
provideditisusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintended
useassetoutinthisdocumentandallmaintenanceand
servicerequirementsaremet.Theestimatedservicelifecan
beexceedediftheproductiscarefullyusedandproperly
maintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscienticadvances
donotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan
alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.
Thefactthatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoes
notconstituteanadditionalwarranty.
1.10LimitationofLiability
Invacareacceptsnoliabilityfordamagearisingfrom:
Non-compliancewiththeusermanual
Incorrectuse
Naturalwearandtear
Incorrectassemblyorset-upbythepurchaserora
thirdparty
Technicalmodications
Unauthorisedmodicationsand/oruseofunsuitable
spareparts
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2Safety
2.1GeneralSafetyNotes
DANGER!
RiskofDeath,SeriousInjury,orDamage
Lightedcigarettesdroppedontoanupholstered
seatingsystemcancauseareresultingin
death,seriousinjury,ordamage.Mobilitydevice
occupantsareatparticularriskofdeathor
seriousinjuryfromtheseresandresulting
fumesbecausetheymaynothavetheabilityto
moveawayfromthemobilitydevice.
DONOTsmokewhileusingthismobilitydevice.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath
Impropermonitoringormaintenancemaycause
injury,damageordeathduetoingestionor
chokingonpartsormaterials.
Closelysupervisechildren,pets,orpeoplewith
physical/mentaldisabilities.
WARNING!
RiskofDeath,SeriousInjuryorDamage
Improperroutingofcablesmaycauseatripping
entanglementorstrangulationhazardthatmay
resultindeath,seriousinjuryordamage.
Ensureallcablesareroutedandsecured
properly.
Ensuretherearenoloopsofexcesscable
extendingawayfromthewheelchair.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifmobilitydeviceisusedinany
otherwaythanthepurposedescribedinthis
manual
Onlyeverusethemobilitydeviceinaccordance
withtheinstructionsinthisusermanual.
Paystrictattentiontothesafetyinformation.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydeviceisdriven
whenabilitytooperateavehicleisimpairedby
medicationoralcohol
Neverdrivethemobilitydeviceunderthe
inuenceofmedicationoralcohol.Ifnecessary,
themobilitydevicemustbeoperatedbyan
attendantwhoisphysicallyandmentallyable.
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WARNING!
Riskofdamageorinjuryifmobilitydeviceis
accidentallysetintomotion
Switchthemobilitydeviceoffbeforeyouget
in,getoutorhandleunwieldyobjects.
Whenthedriveisdisengaged,thebrakeinside
thedriveisdeactivated.Forthisreason,
pushingthemobilitydevicebyanattendant
isonlyrecommendedonatsurfaces,never
ongradients.Neverleaveyourmobilitydevice
onagradientwithitsmotorsdisengaged.
Alwaysre-engagethemotorsimmediatelyafter
pushingthemobilitydevice(refertoPushing
themobilitydeviceinfreewheelmode).
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydeviceisswitched
offwhiledriving,forexamplebypressingthe
On/OffButtonordisconnectingacable,dueto
itcomingtoanabrupt,sharpstop
Ifyouhavetobrakeinanemergency,simply
releasethejoystickwhichwillbringyoutoa
halt(refertotheremoteusermanualformore
information).
WARNING!
Riskofinjurywhentransferringmobilitydevice
toavehiclefortransportwiththeoccupant
seatedinit
Itisalwaysbettertotransferthemobility
devicetoavehiclewithouttheoccupantseated
init.
Ifthemobilitydeviceneedstobeloadedupa
ramptogetherwithitsdriver,ensurethatthe
rampdoesnotexceedtheratedslope(referto
11TechnicalData,page108 ).
Ifthemobilitydevicedoesneedtobeloaded
usingarampwhichexceedstheratedslope
(referto11TechnicalData,page108 ),thenyou
mustuseawinch.Anattendantcansafely
monitorandassisttheloadingprocess.
Asanalternativeyoucanuseaplatformlift.
Ensurethatthetotalweightofthemobility
deviceincludingtheuserdoesnotexceedthe
maximumpermissibleweightfortheplatform
liftorwinchifyouareusing.
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WARNING!
Riskoffallingoutofthemobilitydevice
Donotslideforwardontheseat,donotlean
forwardbetweenyourknees,donotlean
backwardsoutoverthetopofthebackrest,for
exampletoreachanobject.
Ifaposturebeltisinstalled,itshouldbe
correctlyadjustedandusedeachtimeyouuse
themobilitydevice.
Whentransferringtoadifferentseat,position
themobilitydeviceascloseaspossibletothe
newseat.
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Storingorusingthemobilitydevicenearopen
ameorcombustibleproductscanresultin
seriousinjuryordamage.
Avoidstoringorusingthemobilitydevicenear
openameorcombustibleproducts.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryifmaximumpermissibleloadis
exceeded
Donotexceedthemaximumpermissibleload
(referto11TechnicalData,page108 ).
Themobilitydeviceisonlydesignedforuseby
asingleoccupantwhosemaximumweightdoes
notexceedthemaximumpermissibleloadof
thedevice.Neverusethemobilitydeviceto
transportmorethanoneperson.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryduetowrongliftingordropping
ofheavycomponents
Whenmaintaining,servicingorliftinganypart
ofyourmobilitydevice,takeintoaccountthe
weightoftheindividualcomponentsespecially
thebatteries.Besureatalltimestoadoptthe
correctliftingpostureandaskforassistance
ifnecessary.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjurybymovingparts
Makesurethatnoinjuryisincurredbymoving
partsofthemobilitydevice,likewheelsorone
oftheliftermodules(iftted),especiallywhen
childrenarearound.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces
Donotleavethemobilitydeviceindirect
sunlightforprolongedperiods.Metalparts
andsurfacessuchastheseatandarmrestscan
becomeveryhot.
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CAUTION!
Riskofreorbreakingdownduetoelectric
devicesbeingconnected
Donotconnectanyelectricdevicestoyour
mobilitydevicethatarenotexpresslycertied
byInvacareforthispurpose.Haveallelectrical
installationsdonebyyourauthorizedInvacare
provider .
2.2SafetyInformationWithRegardtoCareand
Maintenance
WARNING!
Riskofdeath,seriousinjury,ordamage
Incorrectrepairand/orservicingofthismobility
deviceperformedbyusers/caregiversor
unqualiedtechnicianscanresultindeath,
seriousinjury,ordamage.
DONOTattempttocarryoutmaintenance
workthatisnotdescribedinthisusermanual.
Suchrepairand/orserviceMUSTbeperformed
byaqualiedtechnician.Contactaprovider
orInvacaretechnician.
CAUTION!
Riskofaccidentandlossofwarrantyif
maintenanceisinsufcient
Forreasonsofsafetyandinordertoavoid
accidentswhichresultfromunnoticedwear,it
isimportantthatthismobilitydeviceundergoes
aninspectiononceeveryyearundernormal
operatingconditions(seeinspectionplan
containedinserviceinstructions).
Underdifcultoperatingconditionssuchas
dailytravelonsteepslopes,orinthecase
ofuseinmedicalcarecaseswithfrequently
changingmobilitydeviceusers,itwouldbe
expedienttocarryoutintermediatecheckson
thebrakes,accessoriesandrunninggear .
Ifthemobilitydeviceistobeoperatedon
publicroads,thevehicledriverisresponsible
forensuringthatitisinanoperationallyreliable
condition.Inadequateorneglectedcareand
maintenanceofthemobilitydevicewillresult
inalimitationofthemanufacturer'sliability.
2.3SafetyInformationonElectromagnetic
Interference
Thispoweredmobilitydevicewassuccessfullytestedin
accordancewithInternationalstandardsastoitscompliance
withElectromagneticInterference(EMI)regulations.
However,electromagneticelds,suchasthosegeneratedby
radioandtelevisiontransmitters,andcellularphonescan
inuencethefunctionsofpoweredmobilitydevices.Also,
theelectronicsusedinourmobilitydevicescangeneratea
lowlevelofelectromagneticinterference,whichhowever
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willremainwithinthetolerancepermittedbylaw.For
thesereasonsweaskyoutopleaseobservethefollowing
precautions:
WARNING!
Riskofmalfunctionduetoelectromagnetic
interference
Donotswitchonoroperateportable
transceiversorcommunicationdevices(suchas
radiotransceiversorcellularphones)whenthe
mobilitydeviceisswitchedon.
Avoidgettingnearstrongradioandtelevision
transmitters.
Incasethemobilitydeviceshouldbeset
inmotionunintentionallyorthebrakesare
released,switchitoffimmediately.
Addingelectricalaccessoriesandother
componentsormodifyingthemobilitydevice
inanywaycanmakeitsusceptibleto
electromagneticinterference.Keepinmind
thatthereisnosurewaytodeterminethe
effectsuchmodicationswillhaveonthe
overallimmunityoftheelectronicsystem.
Reportalloccurrencesofunintentional
movementofthemobilitydevice,orreleaseof
theelectricbrakestothemanufacturer .
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2.4Safetyinformationondrivingandfreewheel
mode
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydevicetipsover
Inclinesanddeclinescanonlybetravelled
uptothemaximumsafeslope(referto11
TechnicalData,page108 ).
Alwaysreturnthebackrestofyourseatorthe
seattilttoanuprightpositionbeforeascending
slopes.Werecommendthatyoupositionthe
seatbackrestandtheseattilt(iftted)slightly
totherearbeforedescendingslopes.
Onlyeverdrivedownhillatamaximumof2/3
ofthetopspeed.Avoidabruptbrakingor
acceleratingongradients.
Ifatallpossible,avoiddrivingonslippery
surfaces(suchassnow,gravel,iceetc.)where
thereisariskofyoulosingcontroloverthe
vehicle,especiallyonagradient.Ifdrivingon
suchasurfaceisinevitable,thenalwaysdrive
slowlyandwiththeutmostcaution.
Neverattempttoovercomeanobstaclewhen
onanuphillordownhillgradient.
Neverattempttodriveupordownaightof
stepswithyourmobilitydevice.
Whenovercomingobstacles,alwaysobserve
themaximumobstacleheight(referto11
TechnicalData,page108andinformationabout
overcomingobstaclesin6.3TakingObstacles,
page81).
Avoidshiftingyourcenterofgravityaswell
asabruptjoystickmovementsandchangesof
directionwhenthemobilitydeviceisinmotion.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydevicetipsover
(continued)
Neverusethemobilitydevicetotransport
morethanoneperson.
Donotexceedtheoverallmaximumpermissible
loadorthemaximumloadperaxle(referto11
TechnicalData,page108 ).
Notethatthemobilitydevicewillbrakeor
accelerateifyouchangethedrivingmode
whilstthemobilitydeviceisinmotion.
WARNING!
Riskofbreakingdowninadverseweather
conditions,i.e.extremecold,inanisolatedarea
Ifyouareauserwithseverelylimitedmobility,
weadvisethatinthecaseofadverseweather
conditionsDONOTattemptajourneywithout
anaccompanyingattendant.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifyourfootslidesoffthefootrest
andgetscaughtunderneaththemobilitydevice
whenitisinmotion
Makesureeachtimebeforeyoudrivethe
mobilitydevicethatyourfeetaresquarelyand
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securelyinplaceonthefootplates,andthat
bothlegrestsareproperlylockedintoplace.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifyoucollidewithanobstacle
whendrivingthroughnarrowpassagessuchas
doorwaysandentrances
Drivethroughnarrowpassagesinthelowest
drivingmodeandwithduecaution.
WARNING!
Ifyourmobilitydevicehasbeenttedwith
elevatinglegrests,thereisariskofpersonal
injuryanddamagetothemobilitydeviceifyou
drivethemobilitydevicewiththelegrestsraised
Toavoidunwanteddisplacementofthemobility
devicecenterofgravitytothefront(especially
whentravellingdownhill)andinorderto
avoiddamagetothemobilitydevice,elevating
legrestsmustalwaysbeloweredduringnormal
travelling.
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Antitippers(stabilizers)areonlyeffectiveonrm
ground.Theysinkinonsoftgroundsuchas
grass,snowormudifthemobilitydevicerests
itselfonthem.Theylosetheireffectandthe
mobilitydevicecantipover.
Onlydrivewithextremecareonsoftground,
especiallyduringuphillanddownhilljourneys.
Intheprocesspayincreasedattentiontothe
tipstabilityofthemobilitydevice.
Informationonmodelswithelectricseatangle
adjuster
Ifyourwheelchairisttedwithanelectric
seatangleadjuster,itisalsottedwitha
microswitchwhichautomaticallyreducesthe
speedassoonastheseatangleexceedsaround
15°.Toincreasespeedagain,readjusttheseat
angletobringitintoanalmostverticalposition.
2.5SafetyInformationRegardingChangesand
ModicationstotheMobilityDevice
WARNING!
Riskofseriousinjuryordamage
Useofincorrectorimproperreplacement
(service)partsmaycauseinjuryordamage
ReplacementpartsMUSTmatchoriginal
Invacareparts.
Alwaysprovidethewheelchairserialnumberto
assistinorderingthecorrectreplacementparts.
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CAUTION!
Riskofinjuriesanddamagetomobilitydevice
duetounapprovedcomponentsandaccessory
parts
Seatingsystems,additionsandaccessoryparts
whichhavenotbeenapprovedbyInvacarefor
usewiththismobilitydevicecanaffectthe
tippingstabilityandincreasetippinghazards.
Onlyeveruseseatingsystems,additionsand
accessorypartswhichhavebeenapprovedby
Invacareforthismobilitydevice.
Seatingsystemswhicharenotapprovedby
Invacareforusewiththismobilitydevicedo
not,undercertaincircumstances,complywith
thevalidstandardsandcouldincreasethe
ammabilityandtheriskofskinirritation.
Onlyuseseatingsystemsthathavebeen
approvedbyInvacareforthismobilitydevice.
Electricalandelectroniccomponentswhichhave
notbeenapprovedbyInvacareforusewiththis
mobilitydevicecancauserehazardsandlead
toelectromagneticdamage.
Onlyeveruseelectricalandelectronic
componentswhichhavebeenapprovedby
Invacareforthismobilitydevice.
Batterieswhichhavenotbeenapprovedby
Invacareforusewiththismobilitydevicecan
causechemicalburns.
Onlyeverusebatterieswhichhavebeen
approvedbyInvacareforthismobilitydevice.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuries,anddamagetothemobility
device,ifunapprovedbackrestsareused
Aretrottedbackrestwhichisnotapprovedby
Invacareforusewiththismobilitydevicemay
overloadthebackresttubeandthusincreasethe
riskofinjuriesandofdamagetothemobility
device.
PleasecontactyourInvacarespecialistprovider
whowillperformriskanalyses,calculations,
stabilitychecksetc.toensurethatthebackrest
canbeusedsafely.
CEmarkingofthemobilitydevice
Theconformityassessment/CEmarkingwas
carriedoutaccordingtotherespectivevalid
regulationsandonlyappliestothecomplete
product.
TheCEmarkingisinvalidatedifcomponentsor
accessoriesarereplacedoraddedthathave
notbeenapprovedforthisproductbyInvacare.
Inthiscase,thecompanythataddsorreplaces
thecomponentsoraccessoriesisresponsible
fortheconformityassessment/CEmarkingor
forregisteringthemobilitydeviceasaspecial
designandfortherelevantdocumentation.
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Importantinformationaboutmaintenancework
tools
Somemaintenanceworkwhichisdescribedin
thismanualandcanbecarriedoutbytheuser
withoutproblemsrequirethecorrecttoolsfor
properwork.Ifyoudonothavethecorrect
toolavailablewedonotrecommendthatyou
trytocarryouttherelevantwork.Inthiscase,
weurgentlyrecommendthatyoucontactan
authorizedspecialistworkshop.
2.6SafetyInformationonWheelchairswitha
Lifter
WARNING!
Riskofinjurybymovingparts
Neverletobjectsgetcaughtinthespace
underneatharaisedlifter .
Makesurethatneitheryounoranyoneelseis
injuredbyplacinghands,feetorotherbody
extremitiesundertheraisedseat.
Shouldyounotbeabletoviewundertheseat,
forexample,duetolimitedmanoeuvrability,
turnthewheelchaironceonitsownaxlebefore
youlowertheseat.Thiswillallowyoutomake
surethatnobodyislocatedinthedangerzone.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryifthewheelchairtipsover
Neverexceedthemaximumpermissibleload
(seechapter11TechnicalData,page108 ).
Avoiddangerousdrivingsituationswhenthe
lifterisinaraisedposition,suchastryingto
overcomeobstacleslikecurbsordrivingupor
downsteepgradients.
Neverleanoutoftheseatwhenthelifteris
raised.
Inspecttheliftermoduleatleastonceamonth
tomakesuretheautomaticspeedreduction
function,whichreducesthespeedofthe
wheelchairwhenthelifterisraised,isworking
properly(seechapterTheLifter).Notifyyour
authorizedproviderimmediatelyifitisnot
workingproperly.
CAUTION!
Riskofmalfunctionoftheliftermodule
Inspecttheliftermoduleatregularintervals
tomakesuretherearenoforeignobjectsor
visibledamage,andtomakesuretheelectric
plugsarermlyinsertedintotheirsockets.
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CAUTION!
Damagetowheelchaircausedbyone-sided
loadingonlifterpillar
One-sidedloadingoccursiftheseatisraised
and/ortilted.Alwaysreturnyourseatbackrest
totheuprightpositionandtheseattiltingto
thehorizontalpositionbeforeascendingslopes.
Neversubjectthelifterpillartocontinuous
single-sidedloading.Theraisingandtilting
functionoftheseatonlyprovidesadditional
restpositions.
Importantinformationregardingspeedreduction
withraisedlifter
Ifthelifterhasbeenraisedaboveacertain
point,thedriveelectronicsconsiderably
reducesthespeedofthewheelchair .Ifspeed
reductionhasbeenactivated,drivemodecan
onlybeusedtocarryoutminormovementsof
thewheelchairandnotforregulardriving.To
drivenormally,lowerthelifteruntilthespeed
reductionhasbeendeactivatedagain.See
chapterTheLifterfordetails.
2.7Labelsonproduct
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A
Ifthemobilitydevice
isttedwithatable,
itisimperativethatit
isremovedandsafely
stowedwhentransporting
themobilitydeviceina
vehicle.
B
Identicationofthetie-downpointsatthefrontand
back:
Ifthesymbolappearson
abrightyellowsticker,the
tie-downpointissuitable
forxationofthemobility
deviceinavehicleforuse
asavehicleseat.
C
Identicationlabelsticker
underthecoveratthe
frontcontainingthe
followingsymbols:
Fordetailsseebelow.
D
Identicationofthe
positionofthecoupling
leverfordrivingand
pushoperation(onlythe
rightsideisvisibleinthe
picture):
Fordetailsseebelow.
E
Warningthatthemobility
devicemaynotbeused
asavehicleseat
Thismobilitydevice
doesnotsatisfythe
requirementsofISO
7176-19.
F
Indicationofthemaximum
widthtowhichthe
armrestcanbeset
G
Indicationofpinchpoints
thatcouldoccuronthe
mobilitydevice
H
Indicationnottostrain
backwithmorethan6kg
altogether .
Explanationofsymbolsonlabels
Dateofmanufacture
ThisproductcomplieswithDirective
93/42/EECconcerningmedicaldevices.The
launchdateofthisproductisstatedintheCE
declarationofconformity.
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