Invacare User guide manual Pilot + Operation, Freewheel Operation see

12.5 Pilot + Operation

Seated in your Powerchair. Press the ON/OFF Switch. The battery gauge will blink then turn on after second. Check the maximum speed control is set to a level which suits you. Push the joystick to control the speed and direction of the wheelchair. Please note that if you push the joystick before or just after you switch the control system on, the battery gauge will ripple up and down and the wheelchair will not be allowed to move.You must release the joystick to resume normal operation. If you do not release the joystick within five seconds the wheelchair will not be able to move, even if you release the joystick and push it again. The battery gauge will then flash rapidly.You can reset this condition by switching the control system off and on again. If you do not push the joystick as you switch the wheelchair on and the battery gauge flashes rapidly, then

there may be a fault.

Freewheel Operation (see 11.1) Power On/Off

To push the Powerchair by hand in the event of a fault or battery failure, or simply to move it WITH NO OCCUPANT in it, the two

motor/gearbox units can be declutched from the rear wheels. Mode First ensure that power is switched OFF on the joystick box.

Information

Gauge

Horn

Joystick

CAUTION

•Freewheel operation is only intended for short-term use in SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, NOT as a regular or permanent mode of Powerchair movement. In freewheel mode the Powerchair is NOT secured by the electromagnetic brakes, as both brake systems are out of action during this time.

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