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BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Safety requires the constant attention of the wheelchair user and the attendant. It is extremely important to learn and always use safe
methods of performing basic daily activities. Always consult your physician, nurse or physical therapist to determine methods most
suitable for your individual abilities. Protect yourself and your wheelchair by having it serviced regularly. If you experience any
malfunction, contact your Everest & Jennings dealer immediately, as a hazardous condition could result, causing personal injury or
damage to your wheelchair. Periodic inspection, adjustment and replacement of worn parts are necessary to provide years of superb
performance.
IMPORTANT:
Before using your wheelchair, please read and adhere to the following safety precautions. Failure to do so
could result in personal injury and/or damage to your wheelchair.
WARNINGS:
• Do not operate this wheelchair on streets or roadways.
• Do not operate this wheelchair on hilly or rough terrain, sand, wet or icy surfaces, or surfaces with impaired traction.
Ensure pathway is clear of all obstacles.
• Always engage wheel locks when transferring, resting or using a wheelchair lift, and do so on a stable, level surface.
• Do not attempt to tilt the wheelchair backwards past its balance point (a "wheelie").
• Unauthorized modifi cation of your wheelchair or the use of non-Everest & Jennings replacement parts may change
the structure of the wheelchair and could create a hazardous condition which may result in serious injury and void the
warranty.
• Do not attempt any inclines or declines greater than six degrees (10% grade or one foot of rise or fall per ten feet of ramp
length). Do not attempt inclines without anti-tippers installed.
• During descent, the lowest part of the footrest should be no closer to the ground than 2-1/2” to permit proper clearance at the
bottom of the incline.
• Do not turn wheelchair while going downhill, as chair could tip over.
• This wheelchair has not been approved as a seat in a motor vehicle. Always transfer wheelchair user to an approved vehicle
seat, and use the provided motor vehicle restraint.
• Do not tie down or attach any thing to the wheels. This could cause tipping and may result in personal injury or damage to the
wheelchair.
• To reduce the risk of tipping, before leaning or reaching forward, sit back in the seat and rotate casters fully toward front of
wheelchair.
• Do not lean over the top of the wheelchair back. This could cause the wheelchair to tip over. Do not lean on this wheelchair,
use it for support (other than sitting in it), or use it as a walker; these are practices which could result in loss of balance and
personal injury or damage to your wheelchair.
• Do not stand or step on the footplates while transferring. This could cause the wheelchair to tip or may cause injury or
damage to your wheelchair.
• The maximum weight capacity is 250 lbs. Everest & Jennings recommends a heavy duty constructed wheelchair for persons
weighing more than 250 lbs. or for those wheelchair users who are extremely active.
• Do not use your wheelchair on escalators.
• Never lift the wheelchair by the armrests or footrests as these parts are detachable. Doing so may cause personal injury or
damage to the wheelchair.
• WHEEL LOCKS ARE NOT BRAKES! Do not use the wheel locks to slow down your wheelchair or while the wheelchair is
moving. Wheel locks are only intended to keep the wheelchair in place when it is at a complete stop.
• Everest & Jennings specifi cally disclaims responsibility for any bodily injury or property damage which may occur during
any use which does not comply with federal, state or local laws or ordinances.
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