WOK Overlander PEV, Customer'S Manual

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OPERATION OF MECHANISM
1. Avoid reaching or leaning if you must shift your weight to do so. Ask for help or use a
device to extend your reach.
2. Never try to reach an object if you must move forward in your seat to do so. This may
cause the wheelchair to tip forward. Always keep your buttocks in contact with the
backrest.
3. Never reach with both hands. If you do so, you may not be able
to catch yourself to prevent a fall if the chair tips.
4. Never lean backward to reach an object.
5. If you must reach or lean from your chair:
A. Place your chair as close as you can to the object you wish to
reach.
B. Avoid putting pressure on the footrests/elevating legrests
while you reach. This may cause the chair to tip forward.
WARNINGS
2. Avoid turning on a slope, as a tip over is likely. Always go as straight up and straight down
as you can.
3. The power drive mechanism WAS NOT designed to climb a slope and/or incline greater
than 10 degrees. (A 10% slope means: One foot of elevation for every ten feet in length of
the slope.) Ask for help if the slope is greater than 10 degrees.
4. Controlling speed when going downhill:
A. The power drive mechanism was designed to maintain a safe speed while going down a
10 degree or less slope. Ask for help if the slope is greater than 10 degrees.
B. Never use the rear wheel locks to try to slow or stop your wheelchair. Doing so is likely
to cause you to veer out of control or tip over.
SLOPES
Going up or down a slope will change the center of balance of your
chair. If you fail to heed these warnings, you may suffer a severe
injury from a tip over, fall or lose of control:
1. Lean or press your body uphill to help correct the change in the center of balance.
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