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Page 14 Titan LTE Owners Handbook (Issued 07/17)
USE ON INCLINES
Many buildings have powerchair-accessible ramps with specified degrees of incline, designed for easy
and safe access. Some ramps may have turning switchbacks (180º turns) that require you to have good
cornering skills on your powerchair. Proceed with extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a
ramp or other incline. DO NOT use on inclines greater than 6°. Take wide swings with your powerchair
’s
front wheels around any tight corners. If you do that, the powerchair ’s rear wheels will follow a wide arc,
not cut the corner short, and not bump into or get hung up on any railing corners.
When driving down a ramp, keep the powerchair ’s speed adjustment set to the slowest speed setting to
ensure a safely controlled descent. Avoid sudden stops and starts. When climbing an incline, try to keep
your powerchair moving. If you must stop, start up again slowly and then accelerate cautiously. When
driving down an incline, set your powerchair to the slowest speed setting and drive in the forward
direction only. If your powerchair starts to move down the incline faster than you anticipated or desired,
allow it to come to a complete stop by releasing the joystick, then push the joystick forward slightly to
ensure a safely controlled descent.
Caution
When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the powerchair in freewheel
mode while seated on it or standing next to it.
Caution
When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of the incline.
Drive your powerchair straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the possibility of a tip or
a fall. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
Caution
You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas covered
with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).
Caution
Never travel down an incline backward. Doing so may cause the powerchair to tip.
Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
Excessively high cornering speeds can create the possibility of tipping. Factors which affect the
possibility of tipping include, but are not limited to: cornering speed, steering angle (how sharply you are
turning), uneven road surfaces, inclined road surfaces, riding from an area of low traction to an area of
high traction (such as passing from a grassy area to a paved area
– especially at high speed while
turning), and abrupt directional changes. High cornering speeds are not recommended. If you feel that
you may tip over in a corner, reduce your speed and steering angle (i.e., lessen the sharpness of the
turn) to prevent your powerchair from tipping.