4.0. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
4.0.1. MAINTENANCE
The wheels are wiped/washed when needed with mild soapy water.
The motor shield is wiped with a soft cloth. Do not use an abrasive
or rough sponge or brush. The seat and back rest are cleaned by
vaccuuming or with a brush.
The cover is normally a polyester product for your comfort and dry
cleaning is recommended. Washing the cover is not recommended
due to shrinkage.
The control box is cleaned with a damp cloth. The arm rests are
wiped with a damp cloth and possibly warm soapy water. The arm
rests are normally covered in leather and do not tolerate organic
solvents.
4.0.2. TROUBLESHOOTING
Should breakdown of your VELA Blues 300 occur, please first
check the following:
THE WHEELCHAIR CANNOT START
•
Both friction coupling handles are in operating position, i.e.
point lengthwise of the wheelchair
•
The battery indicator shows that power is on
•
The overload cutout is disengaged: Push the safety feature home.
•
The seat is in driving position: I.e. either positioned forwards or
positioned backwards.
THE WHEELCHAIR DRIVES SLOWLY
•
The seat is lowered to the lowest position
•
Speed selection on the control box is selected to maximum.
THE WHEELCHAIR LOOSES POWER
• The charging apparatus is correctly connected
• The charging process is normal (read LED’s on the charger’s front
panel)
• Call an authorized service technician to check the batteries’
condition/age
• Call an authorized service technician to check the power line to
the batteries
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF
VELA BLUES 300
VELA Blues 300 electric wheelchair is designed to ease your every-
day life. VELA has developed a wheelchair which is very compact
so that you are able to use it indoors and it is powerful enough to
handle the demands for light outdoor use.
VELA Blues 300 is designed for simple and logic operation. If you
would like to learn to drive a front wheel-drive wheelchair, you can do
this with VELA Blues 300 by simply swinging the seat around on the
wheelchair. This provides an even tighter control of the wheelchair.
When you drive outdoors, it will often be more comfortable to steer
the rear wheel-driven wheelchair.
Enjoy and congratulations on your VELA Blues 300.
IMPORTANT: THE POWERCHAIR MUST CHARGE 12 HOURS
BEFORE USE.
The user guidelines concern useful information about positioning,
operation, maintenance, technical data, etc. Please read this user-
manual thoroughly and store it for later use. It must always be
available to the user. This user manual must always accompany the
wheelchair.
It can also be found on VELA’s website:
www.vela.eu
If you have any questions, please contact our customer service:
VELA, Goeteborgvej 12, DK-9200 Aalborg SV, Denmark.
Tel. +45 9634 7600.
SAFETY
This chair bears the CE mark and conforms to all applicalbe EU rules.
RECYCLING
Some of the chair’s material can be recycled. Deliver the chair to VELA
or to your local recycling installation. Batteries and electronic parts
must be delivered to VELA or to your local recycling installation.
VELA reserves the right to make amendments.
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The friction coupling handle
Overload cutout
