Invacare FDX User manual

Invacare®FDX®

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-mountedlegrests—manuallyadjustable......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

8.1Transport—Generalinformation...................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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