Pride Mobility INFMAN63121 manual Weight Limitations, Tire Inflation, Incline Information

I I . S A F E T Y

Weight Limitations

Your Z-Chair is rated for a maximum weight capacity. Please refer to the specifications table for this limit.

MANDATORY! Stay within the specified weight capacity of your Z-Chair. Exceeding the weight capacity voids your warranty. Pride will not be held responsible for injuries and/or property damage resulting from failure to observe weight limitations.

WARNING! Do not carry passengers on your Z-Chair. Carrying passengers on your Z-Chair may affect the center of gravity, resulting in a tip or a fall.

Tire Inflation

If your Z-Chair is equipped with pneumatic tires, you should check or have the air pressure checked at least once a week. Proper inflation pressures will prolong the life of your tires and help ensure the smooth operation of your Z-Chair.

WARNING! It is important that the psi/bar/kPa air pressure rating indicated on each tire be maintained in pneumatic tires at all times. Do not underinflate or overinflate your tires. Low pressure may result in loss of control, and overinflated tires may burst. Failure to maintain the psi/bar/kPa air pressure rating indicated on the pneumatic tires at all times may result in tire and/or wheel failure.

WARNING! Inflate your Z-Chair drive tires from a regulated air source with an available pressure gauge. Inflating your tires from an unregulated air source could overinflate them, resulting in a burst tire.

NOTE: If the tires on your travel chair list the psi rating only, use the following conversion formulas to find

the bar or kPa rating: bar = psi x 0.06895; kPa = psi x 6.89476.

Incline Information

More and more buildings have ramps with specified degrees of inclination, designed for easy and safe access. Some ramps may have turning switchbacks (180-degree turns) that require you to have good cornering skills on your Z-Chair.

!Proceed with extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a ramp or other incline.

!Take wide swings with your travel chair’s front wheels around any tight corners. If you do that, the travel chair’s rear wheels will follow a wide arc, not cut the corner short, and not bump into or get hung up on any railing corners.

!When driving down a ramp, keep the travel chair’s speed adjustment set to the slowest speed setting to ensure a safely controlled descent.

!Avoid sudden stops and starts.

When climbing an incline, try to keep your Z-Chair moving. If you must stop, start up again slowly and then accelerate cautiously. When driving down an incline, set your Z-Chair to the slowest setting and drive in the forward direction only. If your Z-Chair starts to move down the incline faster than you anticipated or desired, allow it to come to a complete stop by releasing the joystick, then push the joystick forward slightly to ensure a safely controlled descent.

WARNING! When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the Z-Chair in freewheel mode while seated on it or standing next to it.

WARNING! When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of the incline. Drive your Z-Chair straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the possibility of a tip or a fall. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.

WARNING! You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas covered with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).

WARNING! Never travel down an incline backwards. Doing so may cause the Z-Chair to tip. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.

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