Introduction
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Used scooters and the environment
If your scooter has become superfluous or needs to be replaced, it can
usually be taken back by your dealer. If this is not possible, please
contact your local authorities for the possibilities of recycling or an
environmentally friendly way of disposing of the used materials.
For the production of the scooter several plastics and metals have been
used. The scooter also contains electronic components that must go to
electronic waste. Used batteries belong to chemical waste.
Use according to purpose1
The scooter Winner was designed for:
• transport of persons with a weight of up to 159 kg
• use on paved roads, sidewalks, footways, and bike-ways.
• use in and around the house
Your supplier should give you good user's instructions before you can independently
operate the product and participate in traffic.
You must be able to correct the consequences of actions while driving the Winner.
Consider operating the Winner scooter under the monitoring of an experienced dealer
during first operations.
The Winner scooter is not a motorised vehicle in the traffic regulations sense.
The Winner has a maximum speed of 15 km/h. (Winner Alpine 9 km/h)
Please make sure you are well acquainted with the contents of this owner’s
manual before driving the winner!
If you use the scooter for other purposes than those for which it is intended, Handicare
accepts no liability whatsoever for damage or injury resulting from such use other than
that for which the scooter was developed and designed.
'Use according to purpose' as established in EN 292-1 is the use for which the technical product is suitable
according to the statement of the manufacturer, including his instructions in the sales brochure. In case of doubt
this is the use that follows from the construction, execution and function of the product. Use according to
purpose also includes taking into consideration the instructions in the user manual.