Forest 3
2014-12
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Driving in corners and bends
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WARNING:
Risk of tipping over - Reduce your speed before you enter a curve or
corner.
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Risk of clamping - Always maintain an adequate distance from
corners and obstacles.
Move the joystick into the position you wish to turn. The front wheels will turn accordingly and
steer the electric wheelchair into a new direction. It is very important that you ensure that
there is enough space allowing you to go around bends and corners. Narrow passages must
preferably be approached in a large curve so as to allow you to enter the narrowest part as
straight from the front as possible.
Take care not to enter curves and corners diagonally. By ‘cutting the corner’, chances are
that your rear wheels, back of wheelchair will run into obstacles and destabilize your electric
wheelchair.
2.9.5 Backward movement
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Control your electric wheelchair - Accustom yourself with the driving
behavior of your electric wheelchair.
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Control your speed - Always go backward in the lowest speed
possible.
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Risk of collision - Always look to the back when you go backward.
Rearward driving requires increased concentration and care. This explains why we have
greatly reduced the speed of rearward movement in comparison with forward driving. But we
still recommend that you put the speed on minimum when you drive backward.
Left and right controls act inverse when driving backwards.
2.9.6 Going uphill
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WARNING:
Control your electric wheelchair - Accustom yourself with the driving
behavior of your electric wheelchair.
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Control your electric wheelchair - Never put your electric wheelchair
in neutral on slopes.
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Control your speed - Move on slopes as slow as possible.
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Risk of tipping over - Do not exceed the maximum gradient of static
and dynamic stability uphill (see paragraph "Technical specifications" for
maximum safe slope).
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Never reverse going uphill.
Always approach slopes directly from the front and, to avoid tipping over, see that all four
wheels stay in contact with the ground at all times (ramps, driveways, etc.).
If you come to a stop on a slope by letting go of the joystick, the engine break will prevent
your electric wheelchair from rolling backward. As soon as the joystick returns to zero
position, the engine break is activated.
To resume your uphill drive, push the joystick as much as possible to the front to ensure the
release of a sufficient amount of power. This will allow your electric wheelchair to slowly
ascend the slope.
If your wheelchair is unable to drive up, turn the speed control up and try again.
