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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Lynx™L-3X 12 Part No. 1145807
Grounding Instructions
DONOT,underanycircumstances,cutorremovetheroundgroundingprongfromany
plugusedwithorforInvacareproducts.Somedevicesareequippedwiththree‐prong
(grounding)plugsforprotectionagainstpossibleshockhazards.Whereatwo‐prongwall
receptacleisencountered,itisthepersonalresponsibilityandobligationofthecustomer
tocontactaqualifiedelectricianandhavethetwo‐prongreceptaclereplacedwitha
properlygroundedthree‐prongwallreceptacleinaccordancewiththeNationalElectrical
Code.Ifyoumustuseanextensioncord,useONLYathree‐wireextensioncordhaving
thesameorhigherelectricalratingasthedevicebeingconnected.Inaddition,Invacare
hasplacedRED/ORANGEwarningtagsonsomeequipment.DONOTremovethesetags.
BatteriesThewarrantyandperformancespecificationscontainedinthismanualarebasedonthe
useofdeepcyclegelcellbatteries.Invacarestronglyrecommendstheiruseasthepower
sourceforthisunit.
Carefullyreadbattery/batterychargerinformationpriortoinstalling,servicingor
operatingyourpoweredscooter.
Rain TestInvacarehastesteditspoweredscootersinaccordancewithISO7176“RainTest” .This
providestheenduserorhis/herattendantsufficienttimetoremovehis/herpower
poweredscooterfromarainstormandretainpoweredscooteroperation.
DONOTleavethepoweredscooterinarainstormofanykind.
DONOTusethepoweredscooterinashower.
DONOTleavethepoweredscooterinadampareaforanylengthoftime.
Directexposuretorainordampnesswillcausethescootertomalfunctionelectricallyand
mechanically;maycausethepoweredscootertoprematurelyrust.
Checktoensurethatallelectricalconnectionsaresecureatalltimes.
Weight TrainingInvacaredoesnotrecommendtheuseofitspoweredscootersasaweighttraining
apparatus.Invacarepoweredscootershavenotbeendesignedortestedasaseatforany
kindofweighttraining.Ifoccupantusessaidpoweredscooterasaweighttraining
apparatus,Invacareshallnotbeliableforbodilyinjuryandthewarrantyisvoid.
Weight LimitationTheweightlimitationis300lbs.