SECTION 5—WHEELCHAIR OPERATION
Part No 1143153 33 Pronto® M91™Base with SureStep®
Using the Joystick to Drive the Wheelchair
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.2.
Thejoystickislocatedonthejoystickhousingandprovidessmoothcontrolofspeedand
direction.Itisequippedwith360degreesofmobilityforeaseofoperation.Thejoystickis
spring‐loaded,andautomaticallyreturnstotheupright(neutral)positionwhenreleased.
Pushingthejoystickinagivendirectioncausesthewheelchairtomoveinthatdirection.
Thejoystickhasproportionaldrivecontrol,meaningthatthefurtheritispushedfromthe
upright(neutral)position,thefasterthewheelchairmoves.Themaximumspeed,
however,islimitedbythesettingofthespeed‐controlknob.
Toslowthewheelchairtoastop,simplyreleasethejoystick.Thewheelchairhas
automaticspeedanddirectioncompensationtominimizecorrections.
Whenfirstlearningtodrive,selectaslowspeedandtrytodrivethewheelchairasslowly
aspossiblebypushingthejoystickslightlyforward.Thisexercisewillhelpyoulearnto
utilizethefullpotentialoftheproportionalcontrolandallowyoutostartandstop
smoothly.
Todrivethewheelchair,performthefollowing:
1. Adjustspeedcontrolknobtotheappropriatesetting.
2. TurnthepowerOn.RefertoTurningthePowerOn/Offonpage 32.
3. Maneuverthejoystickinthefollowingmanner:
FIGURE 5.2 Using the Joystick to Drive the
Wheelchair
NOTE:Forspecificinformationaboutthejoystickinstalledonthewheelchair,refertooneofthese
procedures:
•SPJ+,MK6iSPJ+w/PSSandMK6iSPJ+w/ACCJoystickSwitchesandIndicatorson
page 34.
•MPJ+JoystickSwitchesandIndicatorsonpage 37.
MOVEMENT ACTION
FORWARD Push joystick forward, towards
the front of the wheelchair.
REVERSE Pull joystick back, towards the
rear of the wheelchair.
Turn RIGHT Move joystick toward the right
side of the wheelchair.
Turn LEFT Move joystick toward the left side
of the wheelchair.
STOP Release the joystick and the
wheelchair will slow to a stop.
To Move
Right
To Move
Forward
To Move
Left
To Move
Backward
Joystick
Front of
Wheelchair
Rear of
Wheelchair