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HANDLING THE ELECTRIC
WHEELCHAIR
Only transfer into or out of the electric
wheelchair when the electric wheelchair
is switched off and the selection lever
drive-/push mode on both sides is in drive
mode!
An unintentional movement of the joy-
sticks (driving and steering lever) can oth-
erwise lead to an uncontrolled start of the
electric wheelchair! – Danger of accident!
Securing the electric wheelchair
The electric wheelchair is to be secured as
follows to prevent it from rolling off unin-
tentionally:
1. Switch the selection lever for drive-/
push mode up to drive mode on both
sides.
2. Switch off the operating module.
Functional checks
The functions and safety of the electric
wheelchair must be checked before the
start of each journey.
Driving
You define the speed and direction yourself
with the joystick movements (driving and
steering lever) while driving as well as the
preadjusted maximum final speed of your
electric wheelchair.
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Therefore observe operation manual
< Operating module >.
BRAKES
Brake the vehicle down carefully and in
time. This is especially the case when driv-
ing in front of people and while driving
downhill!
Service brake
The motors work electrically as operating
brake and carefully brake the electric wheel-
chair down without jerks to stillstand.
Braking the wheelchair
For allotted braking of the wheelchair slow-
ly guide the joystick (steering and driving
lever) back to the centre position (zero-set-
ting).
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The electric wheelchair stops in short-
est distance after releasing the joysticks.
Braking distance
In delivery condition the braking distance
is according to the maximum values of EN
12184:
–
1.0 m with 6 km/h,
–
1.5 m with 8 km/h,
–
2.1 m with 10 km/h,
–
2.9 m with 12 km/h,
–
4.5 m with 15 km/h.
The braking distance may get longer de-
pending on the road conditions or the con-
dition of the tyres.
Parking brake
The parking brakes are only effective when
the selection lever drive-/push mode is set
to drive mode on both drives. They disen-
gage automatically when the wheelchair
starts off.
The parking brakes are manually disen-
gaged by switching the selection lever
drive-/push mode on both drives to push
mode.
