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3.0. MAINTENANCE
3.0.1. BATTERIES
VELA Blues 300 is supplied with 2 x 33 Ah maintenance-free
gas-proof batteries. The capacity for new batteries corresponds
to 22 km driving. In terms of experience, this covers the majority
of users’ daily needs. The batteries are dimensioned for 220 full
discharges. Their lifetime will be markedly extended if only a small
part of the capacity is discharged before recharging. Defective
batteries must be replaced with a corresponding type. It is recom-
mended to request a service technician to change the batteries.
IMPORTANT!
The greatest care must be taken conn/- correctly when
installing the batteries. Red wire to plus pole.
Incorrect pole connection can result in defect of the electronics in
the wheelchair.
3.1. CHARGING
3.1.1. BATTERY INDICATOR
The control box has a built-in battery indicator. With fully charged
batteries, three groups of coloured LEDs light up. During use,
the batteries’ voltage will drop and this is shown by the row of
LEDs reducing: One at a time, the LEDs switch off.
•
Green signal
= DRIVE
•
Yellow signal
= Time to charge
•
Red
= Urgent need for charging.
The battery indicators will flash to draw attention to the low
battery level.
1.1.3. ASSISTANCE FOR GETTING OFF
The electric lift can be a good help for getting on and off. For
example, position the electric lift at the highest position before you
slide over the front edge of the seat with the leg almost stretched
out. The reverse prodcedure can be used when getting on. If the
electric wheelchair has an electric tilting function, the angling of
the seat can be a very good help when getting off: If you angle the
seat forwards, you do not need as much strength to “get up” and
out of the seat. Use the reverse when getting on: When the angle
of the seat is slightly backwards, it is easier to “get back into the
chair”.
1.1.4. SEAT ROTATION
The wheelchair, VELA Blues 300, has a rotational seat, which
provides you with several advantages:
• When getting off and on you can swing the seat over to the
side, whereby you can release your feet from the footplates.
• By swinging the seat all the way around, you can switch between
rear wheel-drive and front wheel-drive. (The wheelchair’s
electronics automatically resets so that the joystick is “turned
the right way”).
The release handle for the seat rotation is under the seat on the
right side: Move the handle all the way forward or all the way
backwards to open the rotation lock. When you release the
handle, the rotation lock will automatically lock with one of the
four stops.
IMPORTANT!
Do not lift the handle upwards and do not press it downwards:
Only forwards or backwards. Forceful or wrong operation will
damage the handle.
The seat cannot turn all the way around, but only moves the one
way over to the opposite driving direction.
