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3.3.3 Activating Advanced Steer Mode —
Pendant
To activate Advanced Steer Mode with the pendant,
press the pendant
Steer Mode On / Off
button.
The LED above the button then illuminates
green (Figure 3.3-5), and the blue caster pedals
automatically lift (Figure 3.3-6) at the patient foot
end of the chair. All four caster brakes will unlock
and the chair will be ready for transport. Push the
chair forward or backward — both front casters
will lock into Steer-Lock position, which is ideal for
pushing the chair from the patient head end. The
chair will steer along a straight path, maneuver
corners, and change direction with minimal effort.
Info: The casters will lock into Steer-Lock position
when turned to 6 o’clock or 12 o’clock, with the
chair’s patient foot end being12 o’clock.
Info: Depending upon how the casters are
oriented when they lock, they can lock into the
steer-lock position while trailing (6 o’clock) or
leading (12 o’clock). If the casters lock in opposite
orientations, steering may be more difficult.
3.3.4 Activating Advanced Steer Mode –
Manually
To activate Advanced Steer Mode manually, lift the
blue pedal upward on either patient foot end caster
until the pedal stops (Figure 3.3-6). The other foot
end caster pedal will also then lift and the LED
above the pendant
Steer Mode On / Off
button
will illuminate green (Figure 3.3-5). The chair will
now behave as it does when Steer Mode has been
activated with the pendant.
Steer Mode can also be manually activated for the
rear casters (patient head end). Lift the blue pedal
upward on either head end caster until the pedal
stops (Figure 3.3-6). The chair will now behave as
it does when Steer Mode has been activated with
the pendant or at the foot end manually, but the
head end casters, rather than the foot end casters,
will lock into Steer-Lock position. This is ideal for
pushing the chair from the patient foot end.
Info: It is not possible to activate the rear casters
in Steer Mode with the pendant. This can only be
done manually.
Figure 3.3-5
Figure 3.3-6
