Invacare COLIBRI User manual

Invacare®Colibri™

ENScooter

UserManual

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BEFOREusingthisproduct,readthismanualandsaveforfuturereference.

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Contents

1General......................................5

1.1Introduction..............................5

1.2Symbolsinthismanual.......................5

1.3Typeclassificationandintendeduse.............6

1.4Warranty................................6

1.5Servicelife................................6

2Safety........................................7

2.1Generalsafetynotes........................7

2.2Safetyinformationwithregardtocareand

maintenance..............................8

2.3Safetyinformationonelectromagnetic

interference...............................8

2.4Safetyinformationondrivingandfreewheel

mode...................................9

2.5Labelsontheproduct.......................10

3Components..................................13

3.1Keyfeatures..............................13

3.2Operatingconsolearrangement................13

3.2.1StatusDisplay.............................13

3.2.2Batterychargedisplay.......................14

4Setup........................................15

4.1Adjustingthearmrestwidth...................15

4.2Adjustingthearmrestangle...................15

4.3Replacingarmrestpads.......................16

4.4Disengagingtheseattorotateitorremoveit......16

4.5Adjustingtheseatheight......................16

4.6Adjustingthetillerangle......................17

5Usage........................................19

5.1Gettinginandout..........................19

5.2Beforedrivingforthefirsttime.................19

5.3TakingObstacles...........................20

5.3.1Maximumobstacleheight.....................20

5.3.2Safetyinformationwhenascendingobstacles.......20

5.3.3Thecorrectwaytoovercomeobstacles..........20

5.4Drivingupanddowngradients.................20

5.5Parkingandstationary.......................21

5.6Pushingthescooterbyhand...................21

5.6.1DisengagingMotors.........................21

5.7Drivingthescooter.........................22

6Electricalsystem...............................23

6.1Electronicsprotectionsystem..................23

6.1.1Themainfuse.............................23

6.2Batteries.................................23

6.2.1Generalinformationoncharging................23

6.2.2Generalinstructionsoncharging................23

6.2.3Howtochargethebatteries...................24

6.2.4Howtodisconnectthebatteriesafter

charging.................................26

6.2.5StorageandMaintenance.....................26

6.2.6Instructionsonusingthebatteries...............26

6.2.7Transportingbatteries.......................27

6.2.8Generalinstructionsonhandlingthebatteries......27

6.2.9Howtohandledamagedbatteriescorrectly........27

6.35Abatterycharger.........................28

6.3.1Symbolsfoundontheproduct.................28

6.3.2Features.................................28

6.3.3LEDdisplay...............................28

6.3.4Caution..................................28

6.3.5Operatinginstructions.......................29

6.3.6Troubleshooting...........................29

6.3.7Technicalspecifications......................29

7Transport....................................31

7.1Transport-Generalinformation................31

7.2Dismantlingthescooterfortransport............31

7.2.1Removing/Installingthebatterybox..............31

7.2.2Removingthedriveunit......................32

7.3Reassemblingthescooter.....................32

8Maintenance..................................34

8.1Maintenanceintroduction.....................34

8.2Cleaningthemobilitydevice...................34

8.3Inspectionchecks...........................34

9AfterUse.....................................36

9.1Disposal.................................36

10Troubleshooting...............................37

10.1Diagnosisandfaultrepair.....................37

10.1.1Errordiagnosis............................37

10.1.2Errorcodesanddiagnosticcodes...............37

10.2Resettingthecircuitbreaker...................39

11Technicaldata.................................40

11.1Technicalspecifications......................40

General

1General

1.1Introduction

Dearuser,

Thankyouforpurchasingourproduct!Wehopeyouwillenjoy

yournewscooter.

Thismanualcontainsimportanthintsandinformationon:

•Safety

•Operation

•Careandmaintenance.

Takecaretoreadtheusermanualthoroughlybefore

startingoutonyourfirstjourney.

Ifyoufindthatthefontsizeintheprintversionoftheusermanual

isdifficulttoread,youcandownloaditasapdffromtheInvacare

website.Thiscanthenbescaledonscreentoafontsizethatismore

comfortableforyou.

Thisproducthasbeendesignedtofittheneedsofdifferenttypesof

userswithdifferentrequirements.

Thedecisionwhetherthemodelissuitablefortheusermayonlybe

takenbymedicalspecialistswithappropriateaptitude.

Invacareortheirstatutoryrepresentativescanacceptnoliabilityin

casesinwhichthemobilityproducthasnotbeenadaptedtosuit

theuser'sdisabilities.

Somemaintenanceandsettingscanbecarriedoutbytheuser.

Certainadjustmentsdohoweverrequiretechnicaltrainingandmay

onlybecarriedoutbyyourInvacarespecialistdealer.Damagesand

errorscausedbynonobservanceoftheusermanualorasaresultof

incorrectmaintenanceareexcludedfromallguarantees.

Thismanualmaycontaininformationthatpertainstomodelssold

onlyincertaincountries.Inthiscasetheinformationwillbeclearly

markedaspertainingtoaparticularcountry-specificversion.We

reservetherighttomakeanyalterationsonthegroundsoftechnical

improvements.

1.2Symbolsinthismanual

Inthisusermanualwarningsareindicatedbysymbols.Thewarning

symbolsareaccompaniedbyaheadingthatindicatestheseverity

ofthedanger.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin

seriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin

minororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.

IMPORTANT

Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresultin

damagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.

Givesusefultips,recommendationsandinformation

forefficient,trouble-freeuse.

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ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EEC

concerningmedicaldevices.Thelaunchdateofthis

productisstatedintheCEdeclarationofconformity.

Requirements:

Thissymbolidentifiesalistofvarioustools,

componentsanditemswhichyouwillneedinorder

tocarryoutcertainwork.Pleasedonotattemptto

carryouttheworkifyoudonothavethelistedtools

available.

1.3Typeclassificationandintendeduse

Thisvehiclewasdesignedforpersonswhoseabilitytowalkis

impaired,butwhoarestillintermsoftheireyesightandphysically

andmentallyabletooperateanelectricvehicle.Ithasbeenclassified

accordingtoEN12184asaclassAmobilityproduct.Thismeans

itisacompact,manoeuvrablevehiclemainlyforinternaluseandnot

necessarilycapableofnegotiatingoutdoorobstacles.

Youcanfindpreciseinformationaboutspeeds,turningradius,driving

range,maximumsafeslope,maximumobstacleheightandpermissible

operatingconditionsinchapter11Technicaldata,page40

.

Pleasealsopayattentiontoallsafetyinformationinchapter2Safety,

page7

.

ThevehiclewassuccessfullytestedaccordingtoGermanand

internationalstandardsastoitssafety.Itsatisfiestherequirements

accordingtoRoHS2011/65/EU,REACH1907/2006/ECandDIN

EN12184includingEN1021-1/-2.Itwasalsotestedsuccessfully

accordingtoEN60529IPX4astoitsresistancetospraywater,andis

thereforewellsuitedforweatherconditionssuchastypicalmiddle

Europeanweatherconditions.

1.4Warranty

Thetermsandconditionsofthewarrantyarepartofthegeneral

termsandconditionsparticulartotheindividualcountriesinwhich

thisproductissold.

1.5Servicelife

Weestimateaservicelifeoffiveyearsforthisproduct,providedit

isusedinstrictaccordancewiththeintendeduseassetoutinthis

documentandallmaintenanceandservicerequirementsaremet.

Theestimatedservicelifecanbeexceedediftheproductiscarefully

usedandproperlymaintained,andprovidedtechnicalandscientific

advancesdonotresultintechnicallimitations.Theservicelifecan

alsobeconsiderablyreducedbyextremeorincorrectusage.Thefact

thatweestimateaservicelifeforthisproductdoesnotconstitutean

additionalwarranty.

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2Safety

2.1Generalsafetynotes

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryifthisscooterisusedinanyother

waythanthepurposedescribedinthismanual!

–Adherestrictlytotheinstructionsinthisusermanual.

Riskofinjuryifthescooterisdrivenwhenyour

abilitytodriveisimpairedbymedicationor

alcohol!

–Neverdriveanyvehicleundertheinfluenceof

medicationoralcohol.

Riskofdamageorinjuryifthescooteris

accidentallysetintomotion!

–Switchthepowersystemoffbeforeyougetin,getout

orhandleawkwardobjects.

–Beawarethatthemotorbrakesareautomatically

deactivatedwhenthemotorsaredisengaged.Forthis

reason,freewheeloperationisonlyrecommendedon

flatsurfaces,neverongradients.Neverleaveyour

vehicleonagradientwithitsmotorsdisengaged.

Alwaysre-engagethemotorsimmediatelyafter

pushingthevehicle.

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryifthepowerisswitchedoffwhile

thevehicleisinmotion,duetoitcomingtoan

abrupt,sharpstop!

–Ifyouhavetobrakeinanemergency,simplyrelease

thethrottleandallowthescootertocometoa

completestop.

–Iffitted,pullthehandbrakeuntilthescootercomes

toastop.

–Onlyswitchthevehicleoffwhileinmotionasalast

resort.

Riskofinjuryifthescooteristransportedin

anothervehiclewiththeoccupantseatedinit!

–Nevertransportthescooterwiththeoccupantseated

init.

Riskofinjuryifyoufalloffthescooter!

–Ifrestrainingsystemsareinstalled(suchasseatbelts),

usethemeachtimeyoudrivethescooter.

Riskoffireorbreakingdownduetoelectric

devicesbeingconnected!

–Donotconnectanyelectricdevicestoyourvehicle

thatarenotexpresslycertifiedbyInvacareforthis

purpose.Haveallelectricalinstallationsdonebyyour

authorisedInvacareDealer.

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CAUTION!

Riskofinjuryifmaximumpermissibleloadis

exceeded!

–Donotexceedthemaximumpermissibleload(refer

to11Technicaldata,page40

).

Riskofinjurywhenliftingheavycomponents!

–Whenmaintaining,servicingorliftinganypartofyour

scooter,takeintoaccounttheweightoftheindividual

components,especiallythebatteries!Besureatall

timestoadoptthecorrectliftingpostureandaskfor

assistanceifnecessary.

Riskofinjurybymovingparts!

–Makesurethatnoinjuryisincurredbymovingparts

ofthescooter,likewheelsoraseatlifter(iffitted),

especiallywhenchildrenarearound.

Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces!

–Donotleavethemobilitydeviceindirectsunlightfor

prolongedperiods.Metalpartsandsurfacessuchas

theseatandarmrestscanbecomeveryhot.

Riskoftechnicalfailureandinjuryifunauthorized

sparepartsandcomponentsareused!

–OnlyuseoriginalInvacarespareparts,whichhave

beenapprovedforusewiththisvehicle.

2.2Safetyinformationwithregardtocareand

maintenance

CAUTION!

Riskofaccidentandlossofwarrantyif

maintenanceisinsufficient

–Forreasonsofsafetyandinordertoavoidaccidents

whichresultfromunnoticedwear,itisimportantthat

thiselectricmobilityproductundergoesaninspection

onceeveryyearundernormaloperatingconditions

(seeinspectionplancontainedinserviceinstructions).

–Underdifficultoperatingconditionssuchasdailytravel

onsteepslopes,orinthecaseofuseinmedicalcare

caseswithfrequentlychangingwheelchairusers,it

wouldbeexpedienttocarryoutintermediatechecks

onthebrakes,accessoriesandrunninggear.

2.3Safetyinformationonelectromagnetic

interference

Thiselectricvehiclewassuccessfullytestedinaccordancewith

InternationalstandardsastoitscompliancewithElectromagnetic

Interference(EMI)regulations.However,electromagneticfields,

suchasthosegeneratedbyradioandtelevisiontransmitters,and

cellularphonescaninfluencethefunctionsofelectricvehicles.Also,

theelectronicsusedinourvehiclescangeneratealowlevelof

electromagneticinterference,whichhoweverwillremainwithinthe

tolerancepermittedbylaw.Forthesereasonsweaskyoutoplease

observethefollowingprecautions:

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WARNING!

Riskofmalfunctionduetoelectromagnetic

interference

–Donotswitchonoroperateportabletransceiversor

communicationdevices(suchasradiotransceiversor

cellularphones)whenthevehicleisswitchedon.

–Avoidgettingnearstrongradioandtelevision

transmitters.

–Incasethevehicleshouldbesetinmotion

unintentionallyorthebrakesarereleased,switchit

offimmediately.

–Addingelectricalaccessoriesandothercomponents

ormodifyingthevehicleinanywaycanmakeit

susceptibletoelectromagneticinterference.Keepin

mindthatthereisnosurewaytodeterminetheeffect

suchmodificationswillhaveontheoverallimmunity

oftheelectronicsystem.

–Reportalloccurrencesofunintentionalmovementof

thevehicle,orreleaseoftheelectricbrakestothe

manufacturer.

2.4Safetyinformationondrivingandfreewheel

mode

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryifthevehicletipsover

–Onlyevernegotiategradientsuptothemaximum

tilt-resistantgradientandonlywiththebackrestin

anuprightposition,andtheseatlifterinthelowest

position(ifinstalled).

–Onlyeverdrivedownhillatamaximumof2/3ofthe

topspeed.Avoidabruptbrakingoracceleratingon

gradients.

–Ifatallpossible,avoiddrivingonslipperysurfaces

(suchassnow,gravel,iceetc.)wherethereisarisk

ofyoulosingcontroloverthevehicle,especiallyona

gradient.Ifdrivingonsuchasurfaceisinevitable,then

alwaysdriveslowlyandwiththeutmostcaution.

–Neverattempttoovercomeanobstaclewhenonan

uphillordownhillgradient.

–Neverattempttodriveupordownaflightofsteps.

–Alwaysapproachobstaclesstraighton.Ensurethat

thefrontwheelsandrearwheelsmoveoverthe

obstacleinonestroke,donotstophalfway.Donot

exceedthemaximumobstacleheight(referto11

Technicaldata,page40

).

–Avoidshiftingyourcentreofgravityaswellasabrupt

changesofdirectionwhenthevehicleisinmotion.

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WARNING!

Riskofinjuryifthevehicletipsover(continued)

–Neverusethevehicletotransportmorethanone

person.

–Donotexceedthemaximumpermissibleload.

–Whenloadingthevehicle,alwaysdistributetheweight

evenly.Alwaystrytokeepthecentreofgravityof

thevehicleinthemiddle,andasclosetotheground

aspossible.

–Notethatthevehiclewillbrakeoraccelerateifyou

changethedrivingspeedwhileitisinmotion.

Riskofinjuryifyoucollidewithanobstacle

whendrivingthroughnarrowpassagessuchas

doorwaysandentrances

–Drivethroughnarrowpassagesinthelowestdriving

speedandwithduecaution.

WARNING!

Thecentreofgravityforthescooterishigher

thanthatofanelectricwheelchair.

Thereisanincreasedtippinghazardwhennegotiating

bends.

–Reducespeedbeforenegotiatingbends!Only

acceleratewhenyouhavecomeoutofthebend.

WARNING!

Riskoftipping

Antitippers(stabilizers)areonlyeffectiveonfirmground.

Theysinkinonsoftgroundsuchasgrass,snowormudif

themobilitydevicerestsitselfonthem.Theylosetheir

effectandthemobilitydevicecantipover.

–Onlydrivewithextremecareonsoftground,

especiallyduringuphillanddownhilljourneys.Inthe

processpayincreasedattentiontothetipstabilityof

themobilitydevice.

–KeepinmindthatthemobilitydeviceasaclassA

productismainlyforinternaluseandthereforenot

necessarilycapableofnegotiatingoutdoorobstacles.

2.5Labelsontheproduct

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A

Pullthebatteryboxlatchtothefronttoreleasethebattery

boxforremoving

B

Quickinfohowtodisassemblethescooter.Readtheuser

manualformoreinformation.

C

Voltagewarningsignlabel

Batterylabelunderthecover

D

Possiblepinchpointatseatpostwhenbatteryboxis

removed

E

Europeanrepresentativelabelontheseatpost

F

Thisproducthasbeensuppliedfromanenvironmentally

awaremanufacturer.Thisproductmaycontainsubstances

thatcouldbeharmfultotheenvironmentifdisposedof

inplaces(landfills)thatarenotappropriateaccordingto

legislation.

•The'crossedoutwheeliebin'symbolisplacedon

thisproducttoencourageyoutorecyclewherever

possible.

•Pleasebeenvironmentallyresponsibleandrecyclethis

productthroughyourrecyclingfacilityatitsendoflife.

G

Driveunitwarningsignlabel

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H

Disengagingleverlabelindicatingthe“Push”and“Drive”

positionofthelever

I

Identificationlabelstickerontheseatpostcontainingthe

followingsymbols:

Dateofmanufacture

ThisproductcomplieswithDirective93/42/EECconcerning

medicaldevices.Thelaunchdateofthisproductisstated

intheCEdeclarationofconformity.

Theproductneedstobetieddownatindicatedanchor

pointswithalashingsystemduringtransport.

Thisproductmaynotbeusedasavehicleseat.

Seeabove

J

Thissymbolindicatesthemaximumwidthtowhichan

armrestmaybeadjusted.Pullingthearmrestoutfurther

cancauseittofalloutofitsfixation.

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Components

3Components

3.1Keyfeatures

A

Operatingconsole

(3)

B

Leverforadjustingtillerinclination(4)

C

Unlockingleverforswivellingandremovingseat(front

belowseat)

(2)

D

Disengaginglever(1)

3.2Operatingconsolearrangement

A

Batterychargedisplay

(1)

B

Speedcontroller(5)

C

Drivelever(6)

D

Keyswitch(ON/OFF)

(4)

E

Horn(2)

F

Statusdisplay/ON/OFFdiode(3)

3.2.1StatusDisplay

NOTE:

–TheON/OFFdiodeisusedasafaultdisplay(status

display).Itwillflashifthereisaproblemwiththe

scooter.Thenumberofflashesindicatesthetypeof

error.Referto10.1.2Errorcodesanddiagnostic

codes,page37

.

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3.2.2Batterychargedisplay

•Alldiodesilluminate:maximumdrivingrange

•Onlyredandyellowdiodesilluminate:reduceddrivingrange.

Rechargethebatteriesattheendofyourjourney.

•OnlyredLEDsilluminate/blink,electronicbeeps3x:

batteryreserve=severelyrestricteddrivingrange.

Rechargebatteriesimmediately!

NOTE:

–Overdischargeprotection:afteracertaindrivetime

onreservebatterypowertheelectronicssystem

switchesthedriveoffautomaticallyandbringsthe

Scootertoastandstill.Ifyoudonotdriveyour

Scooterforawhilethebatterieswill"recuperate"and

allowafurther,butshort,journey.However,aftera

verybriefjourneythereddiodeswillilluminateagain

andtheelectronicsystemwillbeepthreetimes.This

procedureleadstobatterydamageandshouldbe

avoidedifpossible!

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Setup

4Setup

4.1Adjustingthearmrestwidth

WARNING!

Seriousinjuryhazardifoneofthearmrests

fallsoutofitsbracketbecausetheyhavebeen

adjustedtoawidthwhichexceedsthepermissible

value

–Thewidthadjustmentisfittedwithsmallstickerswith

markingsandtheword"STOP".Thearmrestsmust

neverbepulledoutfurtherthanthepointatwhich

theword"STOP"iscompletelylegible.

–Alwaystightenthefixingscrewsproperlyonce

adjustmentshavebeencompleted.

TheknobsforreleasingthearmrestsarelocatedundertheseatA.

1.Turntheknobstoloosenthefixingforthearmrest.

2.Adjustthearmreststotherequiredwidth.

3.Retightentheknobs.

4.2Adjustingthearmrestangle

CAUTION!

Pinchpointmayoccurwhenadjustingthearm

angle

–Payattentiontoyourfingers.

1.Liftupthearmrest.

2.LoosenthejamnutA.

3.AdjustthesocketscrewBupordowntothedesiredarmangle

position.

4.Tightenthejamnut.

5.Todeterminethesameanglefortheoppositearmrest,count

theexposedthreadsafterthejamnuthasbeentightened.

6.RepeatSTEPS1-4foroppositearmrest,ifnecessary.

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4.3Replacingarmrestpads

1.RemovethetwomountingscrewsAthatsecurethearmrest

padBtothearmC.

2.Removetheoldarmrestpad.

3.Installthenewarmrestpadandsecurelytightenwiththeexisting

mountingscrews.

4.Ifnecessary,repeatSTEPS1-3toreplacetheotherarmrestpad.

4.4Disengagingtheseattorotateitorremove

it

Theseatcanbeturnedtoonesidetomakegettinginandoutofthe

scootereasier.Theseatisalsoeasiertoremovefromthisposition.

TheseatleverAislocatedundertheseatinthefront.

Rotatingtheseat

1.Pulltheleverupwardstodisengagetheseat.

2.Turntheseattotheside.

Removingtheseat

1.Pulltheleverupwardstodisengagetheseat.

2.Holdtheseatfirmlybythebackrestandfrontedgeandremove

itupwards.

Installingtheseat

1.Lowertheseatassemblyontotheseatpost.

2.Allowtheseattodropintothelockedposition.

3.Liftupontheseatassemblytoensuretheseatissecure.

4.5Adjustingtheseatheight

Theseatheightcanbeadjustedto390,410,or430mm.

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Requirements:

•2xopen-endedspanners17mm

1.Removetheseat.

2.

RemovetheseatpostlockingboltAusingbothopen-ended

spanners.

3.

Adjusttheseatheight.

4.Replacethesecuringboltandtighten.

4.6Adjustingthetillerangle

WARNING!

Riskofinjuryiftillerisnotlockedintoposition

–Ensurethatthetillerisproperlyadjustedbefore

drivingthescooter.

–Aftermakinganytillerangleadjustmentsandbefore

use,thetillerMUSTbesecurelylockedintoposition.

Otherwise,afallfromthescootercouldoccurcausing

bodilyinjuryand/ordamagetothescooter.Gently,

push/pullagainsttillertoensurethatthetilleris

securelyengagedintotheadjustmentplate.

Thetillerlocksintooneofthreepositions.Thetillercanalsobe

foldeddownfortransportationandstorage.

Adjustingthetillerangle

1.RotateorpulloutthetilleradjustmentleverAuntilthepin

disengagesfromthemountinghole.

2.Movethetillertothedesiredposition.

3.Releaseorrotatethetilleradjustmentlevertolockthepininto

thedesiredmountingholeB.

4.Gentlypush/pullagainsttillertoensurethatthetillerissecurely

locked.

Foldingdownthetiller

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1.RotateorpulloutthetilleradjustmentleverAuntilthepin

disengagesfromthemountinghole.

2.Folddownthetiller.

3.Releaseorrotatethetilleradjustmentlevertolockthepin

abovethetillerbaseB.

4.Gentlypush/pullagainsttillertoensurethatthetillerissecurely

locked.

Youcannowusethetillerasahandletotransportthefrontframe

assembly:

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5Usage

5.1Gettinginandout

Thearmrestscanbeswivelledupwardstoassistgettinginandout.

Theseatcanalsoberotatedtoassistgettinginandout.

1.

LiftthedetentleverAup.

2.

Turntheseattotheside.

Informationonturningtheseat

–Thedetentautomaticallyengagesagainineighth-turns.

5.2Beforedrivingforthefirsttime

Beforeyoutakeyourfirsttrip,youshouldfamiliariseyourselfwell

withtheoperationofthevehicleandwithalloperatingelements.

Takeyourtimetotestallfunctionsanddrivingmodes.

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NOTE

–Ifinstalled,makesuretoproperlyadjustandusethe

posturalbelteachtimeyouusethewheelchair.

Sittingcomfortably=Drivingsafely

Beforeeachtrip,makesurethat:

•Youarewithineasyreachofalloperatingcontrols.

•Thebatterychargeissufficientforthedistanceintendedtobe

covered.

•Theposturalbelt(ifinstalled)isinperfectorder.

•Therearmirror(ifinstalled)isadjustedsoyoucanlookbehind

atalltimeswithouthavingtobendforwardorshiftyourseating

position.

5.3TakingObstacles

5.3.1Maximumobstacleheight

Youcanfindinformationaboutmaximumobstacleheightsinthe

chapterentitled11Technicaldata,page40.

5.3.2Safetyinformationwhenascendingobstacles

WARNING!

Riskoftippingover

–Neverapproachobstaclesatananglebutat90

degreesasshownbelow.

–Putyourbackrestintoanuprightpositionbefore

climbinganobstacle.

5.3.3Thecorrectwaytoovercomeobstacles

Right

Wrong

Drivingupoveranobstacle

1.Approachthecurborobstacleslowlyhead-on.Shortlybefore

thefrontwheelstouchtheobstacle,increasethespeedand

reduceonlyaftertherearwheelshavealsoclimbedtheobstacle.

Drivingdownoffofanobstacle

1.Approachthecurborobstacleslowlyhead-on.Beforethefront

wheelstouchtheobstacle,reducespeedandkeepituntilalso

therearwheelshavecomedownoffoftheobstacle.

5.4Drivingupanddowngradients

Forinformationconcerningthemaximumsafeslope,referto11

Technicaldata,page40.

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