Invacare Tracer EXIR manual Operating Information, General Guidelines Section

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GENERAL GUIDELINES

SECTION 1

OPERATING INFORMATION

WARNING

Unless otherwise noted, all service and adjustments should be performed while the wheelchair is unoccupied.

After ANY adjustments, repair or service and BEFORE use, make sure all attaching hardware is tightened securely - otherwise injury or damage may result.

To determine and establish your particular safety limits, practice bending, reaching and transferring activities in several combinations in the presence of a qualified healthcare professional BEFORE attempting active use of the wheelchair.

ALWAYS wear your Seat Positioning Strap. Inasmuch as the SEAT POSITIONING STRAP is an option on this wheelchair (You may order with or without the Seat Positioning Strap), Invacare strongly recommends ordering the Seat Positioning Strap as an additional safeguard for the wheelchair user.

ALWAYS verify that hand grips on the rear cane are secure prior to use when an assistant is used to propel the chair.

DO NOT sit or transfer into the wheelchair unless the wheelchair is fully open.

DO NOT TRAVERSE, CLIMB or GO DOWN ramps or slopes greater than 9°.

DO NOT operate on roads, streets or highways.

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

DO NOT attempt to ride over curbs or obstacles. Doing so may cause your wheelchair to tip over and cause bodily harm to you or damage to the wheelchair.

DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to move forward in the seat.

DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to pick them up from the floor by reaching down between your knees.

DO NOT lean over the top of the back upholstery. This will change your center of gravity and may cause you to tip over.

DO NOT shift your weight or sitting position toward direction you are reaching as the wheelchair may tip over.

WHEEL LOCKS ARE NOT BRAKES. DO NOT attempt to stop a moving wheelchair with the wheel locks.

DO NOT tilt the wheelchair without assistance.

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

GENERAL GUIDELINES

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Contents Tracer R EXI Tracer EXI Table of Contents ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL Locks Special Notes Special NotesLabel Locations LocationslabelSpecifications SpecificationsStability ALL Models General GuidelinesSection General Guidelines General Guidelines Section Operating InformationWeight Training Weight LimitationTire Pressure SAFETY/HANDLING of Wheelchairs Stability and BalanceCoping with Everyday Obstacles Percentage of Weight Distribution Do not tip the wheelchair without assistance TippingMethod 1 Wheelchair with Step Tubes Tipping Curbs Method 2 Wheelchair Without Step TubeMethod 2 Wheelchair Without Step Tube ESCALATORS? Sorry StairwaysUnfolding and Folding the Wheelchair Transferring to and from Other SeatsUnfolding Folding FoldingSafety Inspection Checklist Safety InspectionSection Safety Inspection Maintenance TroubleshootingMaintenance Safety Precautions Suggested Maintenance ProceduresSafety Inspection Installing INSTALLING/REMOVING the Front Riggings FigureRemoving Front Riggings SectionSpring Button Height Adjustment Figure Footplate Height AdjustmentBOLT-IN-PLACE Height Adjustment Figure RiggingsOutside of Swingaway Front Rigging Fixed Frame FigureHeel Loop Replacement Figure RAISING/LOWERING the Elevating Legrest Assembly FigureDetail a Footplates with BOLT-IN-PLACE Spring Buttons FootplatesInside Outside Swingaway Front Rigging Installing Armrest Removing and Installing Armrest FigureRemoving Armrest ArmsReplacing Seat Upholstery Figure Replacing Back Upholstery FigureSeat and Back Section Seat and BackEXI with Swingaway Front Riggings Figure Adjusting the Seat WidthSeat Backand Section Seat and BackDetail Detail BCrossbrace Hardware EXI with Fixed Frame Figure Detail a Removing Lower Mounting HardwareRemoving Upper Mounting Hardware Permanent Axles Figure REMOVING/INSTALLING the Rear WheelsRear Wheels Section Rear WheelsReplacing Rear Wheel Handrim Figure REPLACING/REPAIRING Rear Wheel TIRE/TUBESection Rear Wheels WheelsrearAdjusting Forks Figure INSTALLING/REPLACING Fork Assemblies FigureFront Casters Section Front CastersReplacing Front Casters Figure REPLACING/REPAIRING Front Caster TIRE/TUBECastersfront Section Front CastersInstalling the ANTI-TIPPERS Figures 1 INSTALLING/ADJUSTING the ANTI-TIPPERSANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL Locks Section ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL LocksSection ANTI-TIPPERS/WHEEL Locks Adjusting the ANTI-TIPPERS FigureLOCKSTIPPERS/WHEEL AntiUSING/ADJUSTING the Disk Wheel Locks Using the Patient Operated Disk Wheel Locks FigureAdjusting the Disk Wheel Locks Figure Locks Installing Wheel Lock Shoe Extensions FigureChanging SEAT-TO-FLOOR Height Figure SEAT-TO-FLOOR Height SectionSEAT-TO-FLOOR Height Changing SEAT-TO-FLOOR Height Installing the Seat Positioning Strap Figure Options SectionOptions Tracer EXI Warranty WarrantyCanada Made in Mexico