Heartway Medical Products S19F, User Manual, Page: 23 / 31

Free-Wheeling:
 The motors are designed to engage the electromagnetic brakes when the
vehicle is not in use or when the power is OFF. They also have a manual
feature that allows them to “free
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wheel” so the scooter can be moved without
turning it on. Free
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wheeling is accomplished by adjusting the free
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wheeling
switch to the free
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wheeling position.
 Engaging in freewheel mode will have the function as parking brake.
Electromagnetic Brakes:
Your power scooter comes with Electromagnetic Brakes., i.e. an automatic magnetic
disc safety brake which is also known as Fail-Safe brake. The electro-magnetic Brakes
are automatic and work when the power scooter is ON but in a steady state (i.e. Wigwag
is released to the neutral position), even when the scooter is on a slope. The
Electromagnetic Brakes will also be set whenever the power scooter is OFF, but the
motor levers are in the engaged (vertical) position.
Parking brake:
There is an automatic parking brake function included in the electromagnetic brake. The
scooter will stop when the motor is engaged and the power switch is off or when the
power switch is on and the wigwag is in the neutral position. If the scooter is in the free
wheel mode (motor is disengaged), you can use the manual parking brake function by
moving the engaging/disengaging lever back into the engaged position by an attendant.
The electromagnetic brake will stop the scooter when the wigwag paddle is released to
the neutral position
Thermal Protection:
Your power scooter controller is equipped with a safety system called thermal rollback.
A built-in circuit monitors the temperature of the controller and motor. In case of
excessive heat of the controller and motor, the controller will cut-off the power to allow
the electrical components to cool down. Although your power scooter will resume its
normal speed when the temperature returns to a safe level, we recommend waiting for
5 minutes before restarting to allow the components to cool down.
WARNING
 Never free
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wheel your power scooter on a slope.
 Never free
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wheel the motors while operating your vehicle.
 Always remember to engage the motors before turning the power ON.
 PLEASE TURN OFF THE POWER BEFORE FOLDING/UNFOLDING POWER
SCOOTER
In Case the switch (see the attached photo) is turned to FREE-WHEEL
mode (accidently) while driving, the error code will be activated to remind
the user to stop driving. However, the scooter will not stop operation
automatically while the user switch the DRIVE mode to FREE-WHEEL
mode accidently.
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