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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No 1143195 9 Van Seat

DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismay

causethewheelchairtotipover.

ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

DONOTstoreitemsunderseat‐interferencewithseatlatchmayresult.

DONOTusean escalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymay

occur.

DONOTengageordisengagethemotorreleaseleversuntilthepowerisintheOff

position.

DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenot

brakes.

DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.

DONOTclimb,goupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreaterthan9°.

NEVERleaveanunoccupiedwheelchaironanincline.

Invacarestronglyrecommendsproceedingdownrampsorslopesathalfspeedorslower

andtoavoidhardbrakingorsuddenstops.

DONOTleaveelevatinglegrestsinthefullyextendedpositionwhenproceedingdown

rampsorslopes.

DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.

DONOTattempttodriveov ercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchair

toturnoverandcausebodilyharmordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTleavethepowerbuttonintheOnpositionwhenenteringorexitingyour

wheelchair.

DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingby

meansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytothe

userordamagetothewheelchair.

DO

NOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.

DONOTstandonthefootplates/footboard.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,

makesurethatthefootboardorfootplatesareintheupwardpositionorswingthe

footreststowardstheoutsideofthewheelchair.

Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutof

thewheelchair,ev eryprecautionshouldbe

takentoreducethegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouare

transferringonto.AlsobecertainthepowerisOffandwheellocksareengagedtoprevent

thewheelsfrommoving.

Whendeterminingthedepthofthetelescopingfrontframetubes,

makesuretherearof

thefootrestsdonotinterferewiththemovementofthefrontcasters.Otherwisedamage

tothewheelchairmayresultormayimpedeproperoperation.

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