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3.0 Safety Precautions

iImportant!- Motion Concepts disclaims all responsibility for any personal injury or damage to property that occurs as a result of improper or unsafe use of the TRx system or the wheel- chair on which the system is installed.

!WARNING!: The following guidelines should be adhered to while operating your TRx power positioning system to ensure safe operation:

Never transfer in or out of your wheelchair with the power on.

Always check your surroundings before operating your TRx system. Make sure that the way is clear of obstructions through the full ranges of travel of the system before operating any func- tion. Do not operate the system while it is underneath a table, desk, or other obstruction.

Never operate your TRx system while driving your wheelchair.

Never operate your TRx system while on an incline.

Never drive your wheelchair with the drive lockout system disabled or set beyond the maximum 20 degrees.

Never allow your TRx system to be used as a tie-down point in a vehicle.

Never allow your wheelchair to be lifted by any part of the TRx System.

If you have a system with anti-tipper lockouts, be aware of when these lockouts engage. Make sure to drive very carefully when driving your wheelchair with the anti-tipper lockouts engaged. For more information refer to Section 8.0- Safety Lockout and Limit Switches in this manual.

When tilted or reclined back, prevent your arms from extending back beyond the backrest. This could shift your center of gravity enough to cause the wheelchair to become unstable. (Read and follow the warnings/specifications in your powerbase manual on the subject of leaning).

4.0 Motor Vehicle Transportation

WARNING!: Currently there are no standards approved for tie-down systems in a moving vehicle of any type to transport a person while seated in a power wheelchair. Do not sit in your wheelchair while it is in a moving vehicle. Although your chair may be equipped with a positioning belt, this belt is not designed to provide proper restraint during motor vehicle transport. Anyone travelling in a motor vehicle should be properly secured in the motor vehi- cle seat with safety belts securely fastened.

TRD0000, TRx Owner’s Manual- Rev. 5.0, January 20, 2005