Invacare Colibri - Care and Maintenance Safety

Invacare®Colibri
WARNING!
Thecenterofgravityofthescooterishigher
thanthatofapowerwheelchair.
Thereisanincreasedtippingriskwhen
negotiatingbends.
–Reducespeedbeforenegotiatingbends.Only
acceleratewhenyouhavecomeoutofthe
bend.
–Beawarethattheseatheightstrongly
inuencesthecenterofgravity.Thehigherthe
seatheight,thehighertheriskoftipping.
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Antitippers(stabilizers)areonlyeffectiveonrm
ground.Theysinkinonsoftgroundsuchas
grass,snowormudifthemobilitydevicerests
itselfonthem.Theylosetheireffectandthe
mobilitydevicecantipover .
–Onlydrivewithextremecareonsoftground,
especiallyduringuphillanddownhilljourneys.
Intheprocesspayincreasedattentiontothe
tipstabilityofthemobilitydevice.
–Keepinmindthatthemobilitydeviceasa
classAproductismainlyforinternaluseand
thereforenotnecessarilycapableofnegotiating
outdoorobstacles.
2.5Safetyinformationwithregardtocareand
maintenance
DANGER!
Riskofdeath,seriousinjury,ordamage
Incorrectrepairand/orservicingofthiswheelchair
performedbyusers/caregiversorunqualied
technicianscanresultindeath,seriousinjury,or
damage.
–DONOTattempttocarryoutmaintenance
workthatisnotdescribedinthisusermanual.
Suchrepairand/orserviceMUSTbeperformed
byaqualiedtechnician.Contactadealeror
Invacaretechnician.
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