V . C O M F O R T A D J U S T M E N T S
COMFORT ADJUSTMENTS
After becoming familiar with your power chair’s operation, you may find the need to make some adjustments to increase your comfort, such as seat height, armrest angle, foot platform angle, depth, and height, and controller position. Refer to the following information before making comfort adjustments.
WARNING! The center of gravity of your power chair was factory set to a position that meets the needs of the demographic majority of users. Your authorized Pride Provider has evaluated your power chair and made any necessary adjustments to suit your specific requirements. Do not change your seating configuration without first contacting Pride Mobility Products or your authorized Pride Provider.
WARNING! Some power chair components are heavy. You may need assistance to lift or carry them. Please refer to the product specifications for specific component weights before you disassemble the power chair.
WARNING! Remove the occupant from the power chair before making any adjustments.
You may need the following to make comfort adjustments:
metric/standard socket set and ratchet
adjustable wrench
metric/standard hex key set
thread lock
Seat Height Adjustment
You can change the seat height to one of three posi- tions in
To change the seat height:
1.Turn off the power to the controller.
2.Make sure the power chair is in drive mode.
3.Unplug the controller connector(s) from the power base. See figure 3.
4.Flip up the seat latch safety. See figure 6.
5.Squeeze the seat latch and release the seat from the front trapeze bar.
6.Slide the seat forward and remove it from the power base.
7.Remove the hardware that attaches the trapeze bars to the seat interface weldments. See figures 6 and 8.
8.Move the trapeze bars up or down to the desired height.
NOTE: Change the seat dump by raising or lower- ing only one trapeze bar (front or rear).
9.Reinstall the hardware.
10.Reinstall the seat.
11.Reconnect the controller to the power base.
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CONTROLLER | HARDWARE | |
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SEAT |
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INTERFACE |
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WELDMENT |
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Figure 8. Seat Height Adjustment
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