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DRIVING BEHAVIOR
The fi ne-tuning to optimise the driv-
ing behaviour of the electric wheel-
chair with the personal situation is to
be done by your specialist dealer or
therapist.
The adaptability offers suffi cient driv-
ing comfort as well as a high operat-
ing safety.
You defi ne the speed and direction
yourself with the joystick movements
(driving and steering lever) while
driving as well as the pre-adjusted
maximum fi nal speed of your electric
wheelchair.
Functional checks
The functions and safety of the elec-
tric wheelchair must be checked be-
fore the start of each journey.
☞
For this observe chapter < Inspec-
tions before starting to drive > in
the Operating manual of the < Op-
erating module >.
BRAKES
Service brake
The motors work electrically as oper-
ating brake and carefully brake the
electric wheelchair down without
jerks to stillstand.
Braking the wheelchair
For allotted braking of the wheelchair
slowly guide the joystick back to the
centre position (zero-setting).
☞
The electric wheelchair stops in
shortest distance after releasing
the joysticks.
Parking brake
The parking brakes only work when
the selection lever is in the drive
mode position. They disengage auto-
matically when the wheelchair starts
off. They are disengaged manually by
moving the selection lever to the push
mode position.
☞
Therefore observe chapter < Drive/
push mode >.