Safety warnings and user tips
Safety warnings
Safety is a very important with any vehicle that is power driven, here are some helpful tips to safeguard your use.
WARNING
The word “WARNING” refers to a hazard or unsafe practice that may cause severe injury or death to you or to other persons.
WARNING
General
Always ensure that your wheelchair is switched off before attempting to mount or dismount.
Always ensure that you are able to operate all controls from a comfortable position. Paying attention to your posture is essential to ensure your continued comfort and well being.
Always make sure that you can be seen clearly, especially if you intend using your wheelchair in poor light.
WARNING
Kerbs
Never descend a kerb forwards. Please read carefully the section on kerb climbing in this manual before attempting to mount and dismount any kerbs in your wheelchair.
Do not attempt to climb or dismount a series of steps. It is unsafe to do so and could cause personal injury or damage the chair. The F55 has only been designed to climb a single step or kerb.
WARNING Emergency freewheel
Please remember that you have no braking facility when the freewheel lever is moved from the normal drive position to the freewheel position.
The wheelchair must never be left with the lever in the freewheel position. For a fuller description of this facility and its limitations to use please see later section.
WARNING Emergency braking
The simplest and safest way to stop the wheelchair is to release the joystick control lever (see Control pod section). This will bring the chair to halt in a controlled manner.
Switching the control system off whilst the chair is in motion will also bring the chair to a halt. This latter method is not recommended as the stopping action is very abrupt.
WARNING
Sharp turns
Full speed turns should not be attempted. If you need to turn sharply you must reduce your speed with the joystick or speed setting. This is particularly important when travelling across or down a slope. Disregarding this advice could lead to your wheelchair tipping over.
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