11. Safety Instructions: Always follow these instructions to prevent damage or personal injury.
For safety reasons, apply the wheelchair parking brakes when you have stopped, especially on hills and slopes to prevent the wheelchair
from rolling away unintentionally.
TO ENSURE SAFE USE OF YOUR E-MOTION AND TO PREVENT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY, THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE STRICTLY
OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES.
11.1 Safety notes
In the (unlikely) event of overheating or fire of the battery pack it must not come into contact with water or any other liquids at any rate.
The battery manufactures recommend sand as the only means to extinguish the fire.
Before starting a ride/journey, observe the following:
The e-motion must only be attached to wheelchairs with hand rims that have been approved by Ulrich Alber GmbH for this purpose.
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Therefore always mount the e-motion wheels according to their identification on the left and right side of your wheelchair, respectively. •
Incorrectly attached wheels can lead to accidents because of their different programming.
The bracket for the e-motion must only be assembled and altered by Ulrich Alber GmbH or the medical supplies provider authorized by
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Alber.
The wheelchair user manual must be followed when using the e-motion.
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The wheelchair must not be driven without the two anti-tippers properly attached. Drive only with both anti-tippers attached. •
Always have properly attached the original anti-tippers of the wheelchair manufacturer or the optionally available Alber anti-tippers to •
your wheelchair.
Before each use or operation, always check the condition of the e-motion wheels. The e-motion must not be operated after the tires
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have reached their wear limit (a tire thread can no longer be seen).
Before each use or operation, always check the function of the parking brakes of your wheelchair. You must not drive without properly
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functioning parking brakes.
If your wheelchair has pneumatic tires:
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Check the tire pressure of the emotion wheels at regular intervals. It must be between 6.0 bar (85 psi) and 10.0 bar (145 psi). Check
the tire pressure of the steering wheels according to the notes and specifications of the wheelchair manufacturer. If the air pressure is
too low, this can severely influence the driving behaviour and range.
Check the correct seat of the e-motion wheels in the two wheel receivers on your wheelchair before each ride.
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The e-motion must not be used in combination with a wheelchair puller or hand bike. The drives are not designed for the speeds that •
can be achieved with a hand bike. Even if the e-motion drives are switched off, there is a risk of the electronic system sustaining dama-
ge from the current induced by the fast rotation of the wheel.
When driving with the e-motion, always observe the following to prevent personal damage or personal injury:
Before driving the e-motion on slopes or hills, you must be able to master safely handling and operating of the device on flat terrain.
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The maximum permissible gradient specified by the wheelchair manufacturer must not be exceeded. •
Approach curbs, steps or steep drops with exceptional care and caution. •
When the e-motion is switched on, each impulse on the push rims is converted into a drive command. When stopping or waiting at •
potentially hazardous locations (e.g. while waiting at a pedestrian crossing on street corners, on hills and slopes, on ramps of any type,
on motorized, elevating, or lift platforms, in tight or narrow spaces or confines) remove your hands from the push rims and secure your
wheelchair with the parking brakes.
Never reach into the wheel while the e-motion is switched on.
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Never insert or throw any objects into an e-motion wheel that is switched on or off. •
Never attach any objects to the push rims! This could lead to undesirable drive movements. •
When driving on paths, keep a sufficient distance (if possible, at least a wheelchair‘s width) from the curbstone edge. •
Do not travel on non-solid surfaces (e.g. on loose gravel, sand, mud, snow, ice, or through deep puddles). •
Never leave the e-motion unattended, either switched off or on. •
The performance of the e-motion can be impaired by the electromagnetic fields, for example, generated by mobile phones. The supple- •
mentary drive must therefore be switched off when mobile phones are used in direct proximity to the wheelchair.
The e-motion can have a disruptive effect on the other equipment, such as security panels in department stores.
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Do not use or operate the e-motion on escalators or motorized walkways. •
While driving at the highest speed, never change the direction of travel suddenly to the left or right, as this may cause the wheelchair •
to tip over to the side.
Reduce your speed when negotiating curves.
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If you intend to stop with your wheelchair on an incline or downhill slope, the wheelchair must be parked perpendicular to the slope or •
incline and the parking brake pulled.
Pull the parking brakes of your wheelchair after each ride or when stopping the wheelchair to prevent unintentional rolling away!
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Never drive parallel along slopes. Only drive perpendicular to the slope. •
Never reach into the spokes of the e-motion wheels while driving or into the front wheels of your wheelchair. •
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