Forest kids
2015-11
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2.15 Driving the electric wheelchair
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WARNING:
Risk of burns – Be careful when driving in hot or cold environments
(sunshine, extreme cold, saunas, etc.) for a sufficient amount of time and when
touching - Surfaces can assume the environment temperatures.
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WARNING:
Risk of unsafe settings - Use only the driving characteristics
described in this manual.
2.15.1
Preparing the electric wheelchair for use
When you use your electric wheelchair for the first time, make sure that it is standing on level
ground. All wheels must be in contact with the ground.
1. Make sure that the motor is engaged and the contact is off.
2. Adjust the wheelchair best suited for yourself.
3. Set the operator control in the most comfortable position.
4. Sit down on the seat and verify that both armrests have been adjusted so your
forearms are folded down.
5. Put your wheelchair on with the "ON/OFF" button from the operator control.
Now put the speed control on the operator control to the minimum position. Your electric
wheelchair is now ready for use.
2.15.2
Handling after usage
Before getting off from your electric wheelchair, make sure that all four wheels touch the
ground simultaneously.
Push on the "ON/OFF" button from the operator control, the display of the operator control
goes out.
2.15.3
Parking the electric wheelchair
Once your electric wheelchair has been turned off, no command can be sent to the driving
system. Always park your electric wheelchair on sites that are easy accessible and on
horizontal surfaces that the four wheels are touching the ground.
2.15.4 Operator
controls
* DX2 controller or Shark controller
The instructions for use the operator control you can find in the separate user manals of the
operator controls that is included with your electrical wheelchair.
2.15.5
Adjusting operator control
The operator control's horizontal position can
be changed by loosening screw
. The unit
can then be adjusted as desired, or removed.
Screw
must then be retightened properly. If
screw
is pulled to the side, the steering unit
can be turned to the side.
NOTE:
Depending on the features of your
wheelchair, screw
could also be located on
the side of the guide tube.
Some persons are left or right handed, therefore it is possible to change the position of the
operator control to the other side (left or right).
