Alber e-pilot, User Manual

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5. Driving mode
5.1 Switching on the e-pilot
Press button [31] on button [2] to switch on the e-pilot. Do not activate the throttle
handle [1] when doing this.
First the start screen appears on the display [3], followed by the driving screen described
in chapter 4.3.2. If nothing appears on the display [3], you may need to “wake up” the
battery pack (see chapter 3.4).
5.2 Forward travel
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Turn the throttle handle [1] clockwise and travel begins.
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Regulate the speed with the throttle handle [1]. Always adjust your speed to your sur-
roundings, in order to avoid accidents!
Take care when travelling on slopes!
Never exceed the preset maximum speed.
The e-pilot registers the speed you are travelling at and automatically
switches off the electromotive support if the maximum speed is exceeded.
This means that the wheel is then freewheeling and the throttle handle
has no function!
In these situations, the speed has to be reduced until the e-pilot is
once again under the maximum permissible speed. The throttle handle [1]
can only be used for driving again once this has happened.
Take care when cornering!
Take corners at a speed adjusted to the current driving conditions, tak-
ing particular care to avoid toppling over the wheelchair and e-pilot.
5.3 Reverse travel
To travel in reverse, you use not the throttle handle [1] but button [32]. You can press it
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once or multiple times briefly to move backwards in bursts
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and hold it down to travel in reverse continuously (only recommended
for experienced users).
The speed of reverse travel cannot be altered, it is always 3 km/h.
During reverse travel, the driving screen shown in the diagram here appears on the
display [3].
If you do not press button [32] in pulses or continuously, the wheel switches to free-
wheeling. The regular driving screen is also displayed again.
Never travel on slopes in reverse!