Breezy Ibis PowerDrive, User Manual

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Maintenance 11 Ibis PowerDrive
6 Maintenance
The wheelchair’s lifespan is dependent on it
being well maintained
For information concerning specific settings,
maintenance or repair work, please contact
your dealer Always be sure to mention the
model, year of manufacture and identification
number provided on the identification plate of
the wheelchair when contacting your dealer
Note!
The wheelchair should be serviced by
your dealer once a year or, in the case of
intensive use, every six months
6.1 Maintenance plan
Task Chap.
Daily
Charge the batteries
after each use
62
Weekly
Check the tyre
pressure and inflate
the tyres if necessary
63
Monthly Clean the wheelchair 64
Annually
Have wheelchair
serviced by dealer
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6.2 Batteries
The wheelchair uses two 12V ‘dry’ gel batteries
in series These batteries are fully sealed and
require no maintenance
Note!
Do not use ‘wet’ batteries
Take into account the fact that the
wheelchair’s range is reduced at low
temperatures During a period of light frost,
the capacity is roughly 75% of the normal
capacity. At temperatures below -5˚C this will
be roughly 50%
Charging the batteries (
&
Battery charger)
Consult the user manual for the battery charger
to determine whether it is suitable for the
batteries in use (see 92 Technical information)
• Switch off the wheelchair’s controller.
• Plug the battery charger’s charging plug into
the charging connector on the controller
• Activate the battery charger Consult the
user manual for the battery charger
Warning!
It is advised to mount a smoke detector in
the charging area
Disconnect batteries in case of longer
storage without usage
Charge the batteries if the wheelchair is not
being used for an extended period of time The
batteries should be charged every night under
normal use The battery charger’s display will
indicate when the batteries are fully charged
Depending on how depleted the batteries are,
it may take up to 12 hours to fully charge the
batteries again
Maintaining the batteries
Note!
Ensure that the batteries are always fully
charged Not using the batteries for an
extended period of time can damage them
Do not use the wheelchair if the batteries
are almost depleted and never completely
deplete the batteries This can seriously
damage the batteries and you may run the
risk of coming to an unintended standstill