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ZR Owner’s Manual
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CHAPTER 1: WARNINGS
after either the backward movement or forward thrust so that you can continue to manipulate the rear wheels to
maintain your balance on the two rear wheels.
6. Use SMALL movements of the handrims to maintain your balance on the two rear wheels.
If you ignore these Warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or
others or damage the wheelchair.
B. CLIMBING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
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WARNING
1. NEVER attempt to negotiate a curb or single step without assistance.
2. Instruct your assistant to stand at the rear of your wheelchair, with the front of the wheelchair facing the obstacle.
NEVER attempt to negotiate any such obstacle backward.
3. Instruct your assistant to tilt the chair up on the rear wheels so that the casters clear the curb or step.
4. Instruct your assistant to slowly move the chair forward and to gently lower the casters to the upper level as soon
as you are sure that they are beyond the edge of the curb or step.
5. Instruct your assistant to continue to roll the chair forward until the rear wheels contact the face of the curb or
step.
6. Instruct your assistant to lift and roll the rear wheels up to the upper level.
If you ignore these Warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or
others or damage the wheelchair.
C. CLIMBING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
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WARNING
DO NOT climb a light of stairs with the user in the wheelchair.
However, TiLite recognizes that wheelchair users may, on occasion, have no other choice. Only if you have no
alternative, you should follow these steps to climb up a light of stairs.
1. NEVER attempt to negotiate more than one step unless you have two (2) able-bodied adult assistants.
2. ALWAYS position the chair and rider facing away from the stairs, with one assistant at the rear (facing away from
the stairs) and one at the front of the chair (facing the rider).
3. The assistant at the rear of the chair is in control of this procedure. He or she must tilt the chair back to its balance
point on the rear wheels. NEVER attempt to lift a wheelchair by lifting on any removable (detachable) parts,
including upholstery and removable push handles or push handle grips.
4. The second assistant at the front must irmly grasp a non-detachable part of the front frame (but NOT swing away
hangers) with both hands and lift the chair up and over one stair at a time.
5. Each assistant then carefully moves up to the next stair.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each stair, until you reach the landing.
7. When you reach the landing, the assistants should roll the chair backward on the two rear wheels until the casters
have cleared the last step, at which point the assistants can gently lower the casters to the landing.
If you ignore these Warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or
others or damage the wheelchair.
D. DESCENDING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
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WARNING
1. NEVER attempt to negotiate a curb or single step without assistance.
2. When you are still several feet from the edge of the curb or step, instruct your assistant to stand at the rear of
your wheelchair and turn it around so you are facing AWAY from the obstacle.
3. NEVER attempt to negotiate any such obstacle facing forward.
4. Instruct your assistant to carefully step backwards, pulling the chair backwards, until he or she is off the curb or
stair and standing on the lower level. The assistant should watch his or her step over his or her shoulder when
backing up in this manner.
5. Instruct your assistant to carefully pull the chair backward until the rear wheels reach the edge of the curb or step,
and to then allow the rear wheels to slowly roll down to the lower level.
