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Globetraveller user manual
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7.7 Cleaning
It is important to clean your wheelchair regularly.
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Clean the upholstery, chassis and plastic components on the wheelchair regularly with a mild soap and water.
Never use abrasive cleaners, they can damage the varnish. Also never use steam or high pressure cleaners;
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Wax the varnish of the chassis regularly. Never use solvents, abrasive waxes, caustic chemicals or spray
silicone;
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Dry the wheelchair after cleaning. Also dry you wheelchair after you have been, for example, in a rainstorm.
8. PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS
Your Excel® wheelchair is inspected and adjusted so that you can use it immediately. Continual use necessitates
maintenance, especially if the factory set adjustments have been altered.
The following troubleshooting guide, lists several common problems that may occur and offers corrective actions
for each.
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POSSIBLE CAUSE AND CORRECT SOLUTION
Check if the tyre pressure is correct and equal in both wheels. See
chapter 7.1.
Check if all nuts and bolts are tightly stuck.
Rear wheels and/or castors may be adjusted improperly. Make sure that both
rear wheels and castor are mounted in identical positions.
Check if the bearings are not worn.
Castor forks may be adjusted improperly. Make sure they are adjusted
properly.
If you have problems that cannot be solved with the troubleshooting table, we advise you to contact a
qualified Excel® dealer.
You can also use a car shampoo; this cleans, protect and gives
a beautiful gloss to your wheelchair.
We recommend the use of only Excel® replacement
parts. If you do not use original Excel® parts the
warranty will be expired.
