Care and maintenance, Cleaning the wheelchair | Invacare MK6i

14 Care and maintenance

NOTE: Have your wheelchair checked at least once a year by an authorised Invacare® Dealer, to ensure that vehicle safety and roadworthiness of the wheelchair are maintained.

Cleaning the wheelchair

When cleaning the wheelchair, please observe the following points:

•Only ever clean the Joystick Box, seat upholstery and armrests with a damp cloth and a gentle cleaning agent.

•Never use abrasive cleaners.

•Never expose electronic components to water.

•Never use a high pressure cleaner.

Care for seat cushions(Invacare® Ultimate Special Seating System)

The seat cushion has a two-layer cover.

The upper cover can easily be removed and cleaned after opening the zipper. The lower cover is water-resistant (incontinence cover) and can cleaned by wiping it off.

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Invacare MK6i user manual Care and maintenance, Cleaning the wheelchair

Contents

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Portugal Table of Contents Horn38 Seating systems Footrests and Legrests Electrical System Lifter optionRepair Instructions 126 115118 121 Introduction Page Type Classification and Area of Use Important symbols in this manual General Safety Notes Safety NotesPage Page Safety information with regard to care and maintenance Safety Information on Electromagnetic Interference Safety Information on Driving and Freewheel Mode Page Important if Your Wheelchair is Equipped with a Lifter Safety Information on Wheelchairs with a Lifter More than 15-30 Safety Information on Wheelchairs with Recaro SeatsStandstill Driving Most important components Getting Getting In and OutGetting out Before driving for the first time Driving Incorrect Taking ObstaclesDriving up over an obstacle Correct Driving down off of an obstacle Driving up and down gradients When parking your vehicleParking and stationary Hand brake Disengaging Motors Pushing the wheelchair by handRe-engaging the motors Main parts of the Joystick Box Advanced Control System ACS On the bottom of the joystick box you will find Pilot lights Pilot Lights on theJoystick Box Main components of the Joystick Box Battery Charge DisplayMeaning of the Display ACS Joystick Box monitors the following functions Status DisplayMulti-Purpose Display Status Display For more information on the individual symbols see .4.2 on Socket for Programmer JoystickSocket for Programmer With the Joystick 6 you can Connection Socket for Supply Cable Bus Cable Charging SocketBus Cable Operating the Joystick Box Switching the Joystick Box ON/OFFSwitching on Switching ON/OFF Switching OFF Drive Away Interlock Magnetic Key Drive Away InterlockActivating the drive-away lock Deactivating the Drive Away Interlock Lighting / Flashers Activating and deactivating the Hazard Flasher HornHazard Flashers Activating the Hazard Warning Flasher Driving Mode has 5 levels Selecting a Driving Mode Switching down from Driving Mode 5 Shifting up from Driving Mode 1 Switching Driving Modes Braking Driving and SteeringDriving forwards Forward and Backwards Driving backwards Turning on the spot Cornering Joystick and Multi Adjusting electric options using the JoystickPurpose Display Symbol Select symbols Select Adjustment Mode Select Adjustment Mode Legrest Symbols of the Adjustment OptionsBoth Right legrest Legrests Select option that needs be adjusted Select the option that needs to be adjustedSelect Symbol on the Multi Adjust optionDeselect Adjustment Mode Adjust option Troubleshooting on the ACS Control System Flashes Error Codes Or 10 x flashes Flash code Meaning Direct remedy Further action s Flashes Adjusting the Joystick Box to length of the arm Adjustment Options of the Joystick BoxSwinging the Joystick Box out to the side option Adjusting the height of the armrests Adjusting the height of the Joystick Box option Standard and Kontur Seats Adjusting the seat tiltManual adjustment Seating systems Electric adjustment Backrest adjustment Page When driving, the backrest angle must never exceed Backrest with electric adjustment option Height adjustment Adjusting the headrestPositioning the headrest Seat width adjustment Adjusting the height of the sideframes To position the pommel Adjusting the pommel Recaro Seats Recaro N-Joy and Miles mechanically adjustableBackrest adjustment Adjusting the height of the armrests Recaro Ergomed DS electrically adjustable Invacare Ultimate and Personal Special Seating Systems Invacare Special Seating System Manual adjustment Seat version Personal Adjusting the height of the backRetainer plate Lower slot Page Seat version Ultimate Adjusting the backrest angle Position of the metal Plate Letting air out Fine adjustment of the backrest angle Lower latching mechanism Removing the backrest Upper backrest holders Refitting the backrest Pull the levers Footrest standard With Pre-Adjusted Angle General InformationFootrests and Legrests Footrests Removing the Footrest Footrest Adjusting the Angle Footrest Adjusting the Angle of the Footplate Option Footrest Adjusting the Length Settable Legrest Option Legrests Removing the Legrest Settable legrest Adjusting the Angle Settable legrest Adjusting the Angle of the Footplate Settable legrest Adjusting the Length Manually Adjustable Legrest Removing the Legrest Height Adjustment for Ergonomic Length Compensation Manually adjustable legrest Angle Adjustment Manually adjustable legrest Adjusting the Length Electrically Adjustable Legrest Removing the Legrest Height Adjustment for Ergonomic Length Compensation Flashing symbol shows which legrest can be adjusted Electrically adjustable legrest Angle AdjustmentAdjust left legrest Adjust right legrest Legrest Adjusting the Angle of the Footplate Legrest Adjusting the Length Position of the clamping lever Width Adjustment of the Legrests Option Lifter option To adjust a Recaro Seat see Chap .2 of this manual Adjusting the seat tilt on a Storm with a Lifter Module Adjustment of the electric Lifter Module Automatic speed reduction Technical Specifications of the Lifter ModuleSpeed of the Storm is reduced as follows Electronics Protection System Electrical System What you need to know about batteries BatteriesPage Charging the batteries Charging Socket of the Joystick Box Charging the batteries After contact with skin Removing and fitting batteriesAfter contact with eyes Removing and refitting the 70 Ah batteries Requirements Page Page Removing and fitting the 55 Ah batteries old Storm model Disposing of dead or damaged batteries correctly Lighting Front flasher Repair InstructionsReplacing light bulbs Headlights Tail lights and rear flashers Repairing a flat tyre pneumatic tyres type 200 x Repairing a flat tyreRemove the wheel Repair the flat tyre Remove the front wheel Repairing a flat tyre pneumatic tyres type Repair the flat tyre Remove the wheel Repair the flat tyre Cleaning the wheelchair Care and maintenance Front wheel forks / Front wheels Maintenance Jobs Seat and backrest paddingSide part and armrest Tyres Cleaning Maintenance JobsElectronics / Electrical System Transferring the wheelchair to another vehicle TransportSecuring the wheelchair for transport Anchor ring, lateral Option Taxi Bar Crash Kit Option Technical Specifications Seats Electrical System Weight Driving attributes Inspections Performed English