Invacare PHWH93

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No 1143195 9Van Seat

DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismay

causethewheelchairtotipover.

ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

DONOTstoreitemsunderseat‐interferencewithseatlatchmayresult.

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

occur.

DONOTengageordisengagethemotorreleaseleversuntilthepowerisintheOff

position.

DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwithwheellocks.Wheellocksarenot

brakes.

DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.

DONOTclimb,goupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreaterthan9°.

NEVERleaveanunoccupiedwheelchaironanincline.

Invacarestronglyrecommendsproceedingdownrampsorslopesathalfspeedorslower

andtoavoidhardbrakingorsuddenstops.

DONOTleaveelevatinglegrestsinthefullyextendedpositionwhenproceedingdown

rampsorslopes.

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

DONOTattempttodriveovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchair

toturnoverandcausebodilyharmordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTleavethepowerbuttonintheOnpositionwhenenteringorexitingyour

wheelchair.

DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingby

meansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytothe

userordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.

DONOTstandonthefootplates/footboard.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,

makesurethatthefootboardorfootplatesareintheupwardpositionorswingthe

footreststowardstheoutsideofthewheelchair.

Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbe

takentoreducethegapdistance.Turn bothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouare

transferringonto.AlsobecertainthepowerisOffandwheellocksareengagedtoprevent

thewheelsfrommoving.

Whendeterminingthedepthofthetelescopingfrontframetubes,makesuretherearof

thefootrestsdonotinterferewiththemovementofthefrontcasters.Otherwisedamage

tothewheelchairmayresultormayimpedeproperoperation.