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Issue 10
Emergency freewheel
By pulling the drive lever up, the drive
becomes disconnected from the motors.
This may only be used in an emergency,
or if you need to manually push your
wheelchair (Fig. 8).
WARNING
Freewheel is not intended for
permanent use.
REMEMBER:
The chairs automatic braking system
will not work unless the handle on the
right hand side of the chair is pushed
down (Fig. 9).
ALWAYS RE-ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY
FREEWHEEL AFTER USE.
If you need to manually push your
wheelchair, pull the handle up, move
the chair, and then return the handle
to the drive position. Never leave
the chair with the drive lever up, or
attempt to enter or dismount the chair
with the lever in the up position.
Remember that the wheelchair is very
heavy and you may not be able to stop
the wheelchair from rolling away if
you engage the freewheel on sloping
ground.
Emergency freewheel
Fig. 9
Handle in freewheel position
Handle in drive position
Fig. 8
