RAPIDO Instructions Manual
Status: April-03
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SERVICING
Your electric wheelchair requires servicing just like all other technical products.
The measures required for ensuring that you could enjoy the advantages of your wheelchair for a long
time, are described below.
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BEFORE
DRIVING
Check the tyres for visible damage and/or dirt. Clean the dirt as it could impair the braking
function and the parking brake.
If a tyre is damaged, please take it to an authorised workshop (see also the Section “Changing
the tyres“).
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Before driving, check the operation of the parking brakes. If it is faulty, obtain advice from your
dealer (see “Brakes“ above).
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Check the tyre pressure and inflate them if necessary (see also “Changing the tyres“ /
“Technical details“).
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Make sure that all screws are tight.
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By pressing the start button in the steering unit, check whether the batteries are charged
sufficiently for the intended journey
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EVERY
SECOND
MONTH
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Depending on the frequency of use, apply a few drops of oil to:
Bearings of the brake lever (parking brake)
Movable parts of the footrests
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EVERY SIX MONTHS
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Depending on the frequency of use, check the following:
Cleanness
General condition
Operation of the steering wheels
When there is too much friction, the bearings should be cleaned. If this is not sufficient, please contact
your dealer.
INSPECTION
We recommend annual inspections, but at least after every significant period of non-use. Such
inspections, conducted and documented by authorised persons only, comprise at least the following:
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Check the cabling (especially: nips, abrasion, cuts, visible insulation of inner conductors,
visible metallic veins, kinks, dents, decoloration of the outer housing, brittle spots)
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Inspect the framework for plastic deformation and/or wear (bottom frame, seat frame, back
frame, sides, leg supports, motor suspensions)
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Secure electric conductors and protect them against shearing, crushing and other mechanical
stresses and strains.
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Visual inspection of all housings, bolts and screws must be fixed, seals must not exhibit any
visible damage
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Measure resistance of protected conductors (
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) according to VDE 0751-1
