SafetyHandling
WARNING!
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontoward
thedirectionyouarereachingasthepersonal
transporterand/orseatingsystem(ifany)maytip
over.
ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingparts
toavoidinjury.
DONOTusewithabrokenormissingjoystickknob.
DONOTuseifjoystickdoesnotspringbacktothe
neutralpositionorbecomesstickyorsluggish.
DONOTuseifjoystickbootistornordamaged.
DONOTengageordisengagethemotorlocksuntil
thepowerisintheoffposition.
ANotetoPersonalTransporterAssistants
Whenassistancetothepersonaltransporteruserisrequired,
remembertousegoodbodymechanics.Keepyourbackstraightand
bendyourkneeswhenevertiltingpersonaltransporterortraversing
curbsorotherimpediments.
WARNING!
Also,beawareofdetachablepartssuchasarms,
legrests,ortheseat.TheseMUSTNEVERbeusedto
movethepersonaltransporterorasliftingsupports,
astheymaybeinadvertentlyreleased,resultingin
possibleinjurytotheuserand/orassistant(s)
Whenlearninganewassistancetechnique,haveanexperienced
assistanthelpyoubeforeattemptingitalone.
StabilityandBalance
WARNING!
ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Theseat
positioningstrapisapositioningbeltonly.Itisnot
designedforuseasasafetydevicewithstandinghigh
stressloadssuchasautooraircraftsafetybelts.
Ifsignsofwearappear,beltMUSTbereplaced
IMMEDIATELY.
DONOTuseoninclinesgreaterthan6°.
DONOTuseoninclineswithwet,slippery,icyor
oilysurfaces.Thismayincludecertainpaintedor
otherwisetreatedwoodsurfaces.
DONOTtraversedownrampsathighspeed.Doing
sowillreducetractionandincreasestoppingdistance.
ALWAYStraversedownrampsatareduced,constant
speedtomaintainstabilityandtoavoidhardbraking
orsuddenstops.
Theenduser’sweightcanmateriallyaffecttraction
onslopedsurfaces.Greatcareshouldbetakenwhen
traversingsuchslopes.
ALWAYSreducespeedwhentravelingupordownan
inclineoroverobstaclesandroughterrain.Traveling
undertheseconditionsmayshifttheusersweight
forwardresultinginreducedstability.
Exercisecautionandavoidsuddenstopswhen
travelingupordownaninclineoroverobstaclesand
roughterrain.Ifstoppingbecomesnecessaryunder
thesedrivingconditions,releasethejoystickandallow
thepersonaltransportertocometoafullstop.Then
proceedataslowerspeed
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