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Exiting the electric wheelchair
Drive the wheelchair as close as possible to
where you plan to exit the chair.
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In connection with this, the precautions
in
Securing the wheelchair
on page 14,
Leg supports
on page 24 and
Folding
up the armrests
on page 29 must be
followed.
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We recommend that you have some-
one assist you when exiting the chair.
Picking up objects
Avoid bending your upper body far forward,
to the side or backwards, especially when
picking up or setting down heavy objects.
– Risk of the electric wheelchair overturn-
ing, especially with narrow seat widths and
high seat heights (seat cushion)!
Driving on gradients or steep
roads
As the gradient of the road increases past a
certain point, the stability of the wheelchair,
braking and steering become increasingly
affected due to reduced traction, and over-
turning becomes a significant hazard.
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See
Technical data
on page 56.
Never lean into the lower side of slopes and
road surfaces or paths with shoulder gradi-
ents.
Always drive up and down hills at a low
speed.
Drive at an appropriate speed when going
up- or downhill.
Avoid switching to push mode when as-
cending or descending a slope. The auto-
matic brakes do not work when the wheel-
chair is in push mode.
Avoid pushing the wheelchair up or down
a slope.
There is a risk of overturning when driving
through curves or turning on an upward or
downward slope.
Avoid driving on upward or downward gra-
dients that are poorly paved. Even a small
amount of, among other things, ice, water,
moss or algae on the road may cause the
wheelchair to lose its traction and slide un-
controllably. In such cases, put the joystick
in neutral immediately.
The braking force that can be applied to
the road is substantially lower when driv-
ing down a hill compared to driving on a
level road and deteriorates further if the
road conditions are poorer (e.g. wet surfac-
es, snow, gravel, sludge). Apply the brakes
carefully and in a controlled manner to
avoid hazardous skidding and loss of con-
trol of the wheelchair.
When approaching the bottom of the hill,
to prevent a hazardous sudden stop, make
sure the footplate(s) are high enough to
clear the ground.
Road surfaces with a side gradient (e.g.
pavements with a gradient on each side)
cause the wheelchair to drift toward the
lower side of the surface. You or your com-
panion can compensate for this by steering
in the opposite direction.
Manoeuvring over obstacles
The ability of the wheelchair to manoeu-
vre over obstacles is correlated, among
other things, with the slope of the road
surface and the position of the leg sup-
port.
Manoeuvring over an obstacle is hazardous!
– Danger of overturning the wheelchair!
Manoeuvring over an obstacle is a special
risk situation, where you must take into ac-
count a number of different safety precau-
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not
final
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