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CHAPTER 1: WARNINGS
5. Anti-tips MUST be used with your wheelchair at all times. Because anti-tips are an option on this wheelchair,
TiLite strongly recommends you order the anti-tips as they are an important safeguard for the wheelchair user.
6. Together with your health care advisor, you MUST analyze your medical condition to determine whether you are
capable of using this chair safely and/or what options or accessories you will require in order to use this chair
safely (
e.g.
, pressure-relief cushions, seat belts).
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.
E. CHANGING/ADJUSTING YOUR WHEELCHAIR
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WARNING
1. Use extreme caution when changing or adjusting the coniguration of your TiLite wheelchair. When you change
or adjust the coniguration, you may increase the risk of a tip-over. Therefore, you should consult your authorized
TiLite dealer BEFORE you change or adjust the coniguration. Further, TiLite recommends that you use anti-tips
at all times, and this is particularly true after you have changed or adjusted the coniguration of your chair.
2. Unauthorized modiications to your chair, or the use of parts not supplied or approved by TiLite, may change the
chair structure, may cause a safety hazard, including an increased risk of a tip-over, and will void the warranty.
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.
F. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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WARNING
1. Riding your TiLite wheelchair on wet, icy or other slick surfaces increases the risk of losing control of the
wheelchair or tipping over. Use extra care if you must ride your chair on any such surface. If you have any doubt
about your ability to negotiate a particular surface, ALWAYS ask for assistance.
2. Titanium does not rust or corrode. Aluminum does not rust, but it will corrode. However, contact with water
or excess moisture may still damage parts or components of your TiLite wheelchair that are made from other
materials and could cause such parts or components to fail. Therefore, DO NOT:
a. use your chair in a shower, pool or other body of water,
b. leave your chair in a damp location, or
c. fail to dry your chair as soon as you can if it gets wet or if you use water to clean it.
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.
G. STREET USE
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WARNING
1. As a wheelchair rider, you MUST obey all trafic rules pertaining to pedestrians (use of crosswalks, etc.). Most
states do not permit wheelchairs to be ridden on public roads, streets or highways (
i.e
., as one would drive a
car), so you should not do so without irst consulting the trafic laws in your own state. Even if legal, riding your
wheelchair on public roads, streets or highways is extremely dangerous and is not recommended.
2. At all times when riding your wheelchair in public areas (sidewalks, crosswalks, parking lots, etc.), be very alert to
the danger of motor vehicles.
3. At night, or when lighting is poor, use relective tape on your chair and clothing.
4. Due to your low position, it may be hard for drivers to see you. This is particularly true in situations where drivers
may be driving in reverse, such as parking lots. If at all possible, make eye contact with drivers before you go
forward. When in doubt, yield until you are sure it is safe, even if you have the right-of-way.
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.
