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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
!
WARNING
Your power wheelchair is not designed for use in a heavy rain
storm, or in snowy or icy conditions.
1. Contact with water or excessive moisture can cause an
electrical malfunction. The frame, motors and other parts are
not water-tight and may rust or corrode from the inside.
TO AVOID A MALFUNCTION
• Minimize exposure of your power wheelchair to rain or
very wet condi tions.
• NEVER take your power wheelchair into a shower, tub,
pool or sauna.
• DO NOT use your power wheelchair in fresh or salt
water (such as at the edge of a stream, lake, or ocean).
• Make sure the battery pole protection caps are secured.
• Replace joystick rubber gaiter if it becomes torn or
cracked.
• Make sure all electrical connections are secure.
• Dry the wheelchair as soon as you can if it gets wet, or if
you use water to clean it.
2. Proceed slowly and use extra care if you must operate your
power wheelchair on a wet or slick surface.
• When in doubt, have someone help you.
• Do so only if you are sure it is safe.
• Stop if one or both main wheels lose traction. If this
occurs, you may lose control of your wheelchair or fall.
• NEVER operate your wheelchair on a slope or ramp if
there is snow, ice, water or an oil fi lm present.
!
WARNING
Extra caution should be used when employing the Micro Light
switch or the proximity head array as control devices. These two
devices are susceptible to malfunction when wet.
TERRAIN
!
WARNING
1. This power wheelchair will perform at optimum on fi rm, even
surfaces such as concrete, asphalt and indoor fl ooring.
2. Although equipped with suspension, the performance can be
substantially reduced on uneven surfaces and rough terrain.
3. DO NOT operate the power wheelchair on sand, loose
gravel or soil. Doing so may damage wheels, bearings,
axles, motors or loosen fasteners.
STREET USE
!
WARNING
In some areas, power wheelchairs are not legal for use on pub lic
roads. Be alert to the danger of motor vehicles on roads or in
parking lots.
1. DO NOT operate this power wheelchair on any roads that
do not allow non-motor vehicle traffi c.
2. When visibility is limited by either darkness or weather
conditions, DO NOT operate the power wheelchair on
any roadways.
3. It may be hard for drivers to see you. Make eye contact with
drivers before you proceed. When in doubt, yield until you
are sure it is safe.
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY/TRANSIT USE
!
WARNING
This power wheelchair has been manufactured with built-in
transport brackets. These standard transport brackets are used to
secure an unoccupied power wheelchair in a motor vehicle. Only
when the wheelchair has the added option of WC19-ISO, can
there be an occupant sitting in the wheelchair while the vehicle is
in motion.
TRANSPORTING A POWER WHEELCHAIR
WITHOUT THE WC19-ISO OPTION
1. NEVER allow anyone to sit in the wheelchair while it is
secured in a moving vehicle
2. ALWAYS ensure that the wheelchair is well secured using
straps for all built-in 4-point transport brackets. Tighten straps
so that the wheelchair does not roll or shift.
3. DO NOT use a power wheelchair that has been involved in
a motor vehicle accident.
TRANSPORTING A POWER WHEELCHAIR
WITH THE WC19-ISO OPTION
The WC19-ISO option is a standard that allows the transport of
an occupied wheelchair. For a wheelchair to be suitable as a
seat for the transportation of its user in a motor vehicle, it requires
the WC19-ISO option. This option may limit the wheelchair’s
confi guration. Please contact your representative or LOGO
SILVER’s Customer Service.
To comply with this standard, the wheelchair must be equipped
with the built-in transport brackets as well as the 6-point power
wheelchair tie-down and a 3-point occupant restraint systems
(WTORS). The wheelchair must be secured forward-facing in the
direction of travel. All added accessories must be removed and
stored in a safe location.
NOTE
- For more information on Wheelchair Tie-down and
Occupant Restraint Systems approved by the WC-19/ISO 7176,
please refer to the Power wheelchair transportation safety
guidance document.
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