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WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
Your scooter is rated for a maximum weight capacity.
Refer to Specification sheet for details.
MANDATORY
!
Stay within the specified weight capacity for your
GATSBY. Exceeding the weight capacity voids your warranty. We will
not be held responsible for injuries and/or property damage resulting
from failure to observe weight limitations.
WARNING
!
Do not carry passengers on your scooter. Carrying
passengers on your GATSBY
may result in instability.
INCLINE INFORMATION
More and more buildings have ramps with specified degrees of inclination,
designed for easy and safe access. Some ramps may have turning
switchbacks (180-degree turns) that require you to have good cornering skills
on your
GATSBY
scooter.
WARNING! Move the seat forward when driving up on a large incline.
Danger of tilting over backwards (refer also to Figures 1 and 3).
Proceed with extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a ramp or incline.
Take wide turns with your
GATSBY
scooter around any tight corners. If you do that,
the scooter
’s rear wheels will follow a wide arc. Do not cut the corner short, and do
not bump into or get hung up on any railing corners.
When driving down a ramp, keep the
GATSBY
scooter
’s speed adjustment set to
the slowest speed setting to ensure a safely controlled descent.
Avoid sudden stops and starts.
Refer to Figure 1 to determine the maximum slope.
Figure 1: Maximum Recommended Incline Angles
When driving up an incline, try to keep your
GATSBY
moving. If you must stop, start up
again slowly, and then accelerate cautiously. When driving down an incline, set the speed
switch to MIN and drive forward only. If
GATSBY
starts to move down the incline faster
than you want, allow it to come to a complete stop by releasing the throttle control lever,
then push the throttle control lever forward slightly to ensure a safely controlled descent.
When necessary, you can also make use of the handbrake.
