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II. SAFETY
Your Golden
Alanté
is a battery-operated personal mobility vehicle. Please exercise
caution and consideration when you are operating it. Driving your
Alanté
carefully and
thoughtfully will help ensure your personal safety and the safety of other people.
MANDATORY!
Read and follow the owner’s manual before operating your
power chair.
Before learning to operate your
Alanté
, have your Golden Technologies, Inc.
representative determine if it is advisable for you to practice getting on and off your pow-
er chair and operating it in the presence of an attendant.
BEFORE getting on your
Alanté
• Check to be certain that the power is turned OFF. See “Operation” section on pages 25-
32. This will eliminate the possibility of accidentally activating the joystick and causing
injury to you or to others.
• Check to be certain that your
Alanté
is not in the freewheel mode. See the “Operation”
section of pages 25-32.
• Flip up the armrests.
• If your chair is equipped with swing away leg rests, move them to the sides.
• If your chair is equipped with a footrest, flip it to the “up” position.
Getting ON your
Alanté
• Carefully seat yourself comfortably and securely on the seat.
• Adjust the leg rests or flip down the footrest.
• Flip down the armrests.
• Fasten the seat belt.
Getting OFF your
Alanté
• Make certain that the power is turned off.
• Unfasten the seat belt.
• Flip up the armrests.
• Flip up the footrest, or move the leg rests to the sides.
• Carefully stand and step away from the chair.
MAXIMUM WEIGHT
Your
Alanté
has been rated to a maximum payload (passenger and anything else being
carried on the power chair) of
300 pounds
. Exceeding the maximum weight rating will
void your warranty.
Exceeding the maximum weight capacity will void your
warranty and may result in injury to yourself and/or others.
