PREPARING YOUR POWERCHAIR READY FOR USE
Unfolding
CAUTION
When unfolding and folding your Powerchair take care to ensure that your hands or fingers are not
positioned between moving parts and therefore likely to become trapped.
Whether it is delivered to your home or you brought it back in the boot of your own car, your
Powerchair will have arrived folded with the footrests (or elevating legrests) separated. If it has a
reclining backrest, the headrest extension will also be detached. In this case push the tubes of the
headrest extension firmly and squarely into the backrest tubes before you unfold the Powerchair. It is
easier to do this first, before the backrest is opened and stretched.
A demonstration showing assembly procedures relating to the correct installation of Batteries, Battery
Cradle, Joystick Control Box and the connection of the Wiring Harness will have been carried out by
your
INVACARE
supplier/dealer prior to delivery/collection, if you experience difficulties during assembly,
DO NOT hesitate to contact your dealer who will be pleased to assist you.
You can carry out the following steps standing up or seated, whichever is more comfortable to you.
1. Manoeuvre
the
Powerchair into a position,
so that you are facing one side of it and
that both wheel locks are applied.
2.
Tilt the Powerchair towards you. Rear
wheel and castor on the side away from
you are slightly lifted off the floor.
3. Press down on the seat side tube furthest
from you and the Powerchair will
smoothly unfold.
4.
Locate and Fit Armrests, Footrests and
Joystick Box assemblies.
5.
Install Batteries/Cradle, ensure the Cradle is correctly located on the Tubes and fit Cradle Clamp
with thumb screws (Fig.3), strap down batteries. Take care when lifting Batteries. To avoid
injury be sure to adopt the correct lifting posture, ask for assistance if required.
6.
Connect Harness and Cables.
7.
Check all components are located correctly and fasteners are securely tightened.
8.
Check the operation of all components and ensure they function correctly.
Folding/Dismantling
For ease of storage and transportation your Powerchair has been designed to dismantle into easily
manageable components, remember, when lifting to adopt the correct posture, knees bent back straight,
ask for help if you cannot manage the heavier components.
1. Switch off power on the Joystick Box.
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