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2GX/AERO X Owner’s Manual OM0002_Rev A_2GX/AERO X
CHAPTER 1: WARNINGS
B. CLIMBING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
I WARNING
1. NEVER attempt to negotiate a curb or single step without assistance.
2. Instruct your assistant to stand at the rear of your wheelchair, with the front of the wheelchair facing the obstacle.
NEVER attempt to negotiate any such obstacle backward.
3. Instruct your assistant to tilt the chair up on the rear wheels so that the front casters clear the curb or step.
4. Instruct your assistant to slowly move the chair forward and to gently lower the casters to the upper level as soon as you
are sure that they are beyond the edge of the curb or step.
5. Instruct your assistant to continue to roll the chair forward until the rear wheels contact the face of the curb or step.
6. Instruct your assistant to lift and roll the rear wheels up to the upper level.
If you ignore these Warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others
or damage the wheelchair.
C. CLIMBING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS
I WARNING
DO NOT climb a flight of stairs with the user in the wheelchair.
However, TiLite recognizes that wheelchair users may, on occasion, have no other choice. Only if you have no alternative,
you should follow these steps to climb up a flight of stairs.
1. NEVER attempt to negotiate more than one step unless you have two (2) able-bodied adult assistants.
2. ALWAYS position the chair and rider facing away from the stairs, with one assistant at the rear (facing away from the
stairs) and one at the front of the chair (facing the rider).
3. The assistant at the rear of the chair is in control of this procedure. He or she must tilt the chair back to its balance
point on the rear wheels. NEVER attempt to lift a wheelchair by lifting on any removable (detachable) parts, including
upholstery and removable push handles or push handle grips.
4. The second assistant at the front must firmly grasp a non-detachable part of the front frame (but NOT swing away
hangers) with both hands and lift the chair up and over one stair at a time.
5. Each assistant then carefully moves up to the next stair.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each stair, until you reach the landing.
7. When you reach the landing, the assistants should roll the chair backward on the two rear wheels until the casters have
cleared the last step, at which point the assistants can gently lower the casters to the landing.
If you ignore these Warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others
or damage the wheelchair.
D. DESCENDING A CURB OR SINGLE STEP
I WARNING
1. NEVER attempt to negotiate a curb or single step without assistance.
2. When you are still several feet from the edge of the curb or step, instruct your assistant to stand at the rear of your
wheelchair and turn it around so you are facing AWAY from the obstacle.
3. NEVER attempt to negotiate any such obstacle facing forward.
4. Instruct your assistant to carefully step backwards, pulling the chair backwards, until he or she is off the curb or stair and
standing on the lower level. The assistant should watch his or her step over his or her shoulder when backing up in this
manner.
5. Instruct your assistant to carefully pull the chair backward until the rear wheels reach the edge of the curb or step, and
to then allow the rear wheels to slowly roll down to the lower level.
6. Instruct your assistant that, when the rear wheels are safely on the lower level, he or she may then tilt the chair
backward to the balance point of the rear wheels, thereby raising the casters off the upper level.
7. Instruct your assistant to slowly roll the chair backward on the rear wheels, taking small steps until the casters have
cleared the step or curb and, when clear, to gently lower the casters to the ground at the lower level.
If you ignore these Warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others
or damage the wheelchair.