TiLite
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OM000007 - Rev. B
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WARNINGS FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR WHEELCHAIR
A. LEARNING TO DO A “WHEELIE”
WARNING
DO NOT attempt to perform a “wheelie” in your wheelchair because of the dangerous nature of
this kind of maneuver.
TiLite recognizes that some wheelchair users will ignore this warning. If you should choose to
ignore this warning, you should follow these steps to help learn to do a “wheelie” as safely as
possible (but doing a “wheelie” is never completely safe and TiLite assumes no responsibility for
any injury you may sustain as a result of doing a “wheelie”):
1. Read and follow the Warning for “WHEELIES” on pages 10-11 of this Manual.
2. NEVER attempt to learn how to do a wheelie without the assistance of someone strong enough
to catch you should you start to tip over (a “spotter”). Your spotter should read and be completely
familiar with this entire Manual, especially this Warning and the Warning for “WHEELIES” on
pages 10-11 of this Manual.
3. Instruct your spotter to stand at the rear of your chair. Your spotter must be agile enough to move
with you and your chair to prevent a tip-over.
4. Instruct your spotter to keep his or her hands BENEATH the push handles or backrest rigidizer
bar so that he or she is ready to catch you if you exceed the balance point of the rear wheels
and start to tip over backward.
5. When your spotter is in position and is ready, place your hands on the forward portion of the
handrims. Using the handrims, make a quick BACKWARD movement of the rear wheels, quickly
followed by a hard FORWARD thrust. This will tilt the chair up on the balance point of the rear
wheels. DO NOT remove your hands from the handrims 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
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 front casters clear the
curb or step.
4. Instruct your assistant to slowly move the chair forward and to gently lower the front 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.
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