SALSA/SALSA M
41
Rev.5.0
6.18 Powered Seating
Powered adjustable backrest.
Powered seat Lift.
Powered Seat Tilt
WARNINGS!
Lowering the backrest by an angle of greater than 15°
•
from vertical alters the balance of your wheelchair.
Never exceed 15° of recline when on any gradient or
when driving your wheelchair.
Operating the powered tilt greater than 9° from its
•
lowest position will bring the chair into ”creep mode“.
If this operation occurs simultaneously with the seat
lifted the chair will be inhibited and will not drive.
Elevating the powered lift from its lowest position will bring
the chair into ”creep mode“. Resetting the powered lift to
it’s lowest position will allow full speed.
VR2 CONTROL
(Fig.6.31)
WARNING!
It is possible to reverse the direction of an actuator relative
to the direction of the joystick. Ensure you know which
direction to move the joystick for the desired operation.
Failure to do so may result in damage and/or injury.
NOTE:
Please refer to Section 7 or 8 for details of your
hand contro
l.
NOTE:
If fitted, all of the above power seating options are
controlled via the VR2 Control, in the same way. Please
see the section, “To operate the Actuators”, below.
NOTE:
The seat can lift up to 30 cm by operating it through
your control system.
To operate the Backrest Actuators:
• Push the mode button to select actuator mode
• Operate the joystick left or right to select the actuator
required (actuator 1 or actuator 2). Selection is
indicated via the lighting of the orange LED adjacent
to the desired actuator number.
• Operate the joystick in the forward or rearward
direction to move the backrest up or down.
• Release the joystick when the desired angle is
reached.
• To return to drive mode, press the actuator button
again.
CAUTION!
Once the back is fully reclined/forward, or the lift is fully
raised/lowered, or the seat is fully tilted backwards/
forwards, do not continue to hold the joystick in its
operating position as this could damage the actuator.
R-net Control
Please refer to your R-net Owner’s Manual for
details.
Fig. 6.31
