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SECTION 5—WHEELCHAIR OPERATION
Part No 1125085 35 Pronto® M51™and M61™with SureStep®
JoystickThejoystickhasproportionaldrivecontrol,meaningthatfurtherthejoystickispushed
fromtheupright(neutral)position,thefasterthewheelchairorseatmoves.You rtop
speed,however,islimitedbytheprogrammedsettings.
Toslowthewheelchairtoastop,simplyreleasethejoystick.Thewheelchairhas
automaticspeedanddirectioncompensationtominimizecorrections.
Charger/Programming InputThecharger/programminginputislocatedatthefrontofthejoystickhousing.This
provideseasyaccessforchargingthewheelchairbatteries.Thisportalsoservesasthe
RemoteProgrammerCommunicationconnection.Drivingispreventedwhilethesystem
ischarging.
Service IndicatorTheAMBERserviceindicatorwilllightwhenanerrororfaultoccurs.RefertoService
IndicatorLightDiagnosticsonpage 27foralistingoftheflashcodesandwhatthey
indicate.
Information Gauge DisplayLocatedonthefrontofthejoystickhousing,itprovidesthefollowinginformationtothe
useronthestatusofthewheelchair‐
1. Powerison.
2. Truestate‐of‐battery‐charge,includingnotificationofwhenthebatteryrequires
charging:
A. GREENLEDsarelit,indicatingwellchargedbatteries.
B. AMBERLEDsarelit,indicatingbatteriesaremoderatelycharged.Recharge
batteriesbeforetakingalongtrip.
C. REDLEDsarelit,indicatingbatteriesarerunningoutofcharge.Rechargebatteries
assoonaspossible.
TheInformationGaugedisplayalsoservesasasystemdiagnosticdevicewhenafaultis
detectedbythecontrolmodule.AspecificnumberofflashesoftheLEDsindicatethetype
offaultdetected.RefertoInformationGaugeDisplayDiagnosticsonpage 28forthe
diagnosticindicationsofthewheelchairstatus.