Invacare Colibri - Driving the Scooter Safely

Usage
Theleverforengaginganddisengagingthemotorislocated
ontheright-handsideattherear .
Disengagingthedrive
1.Switchoffthescooter(keyswitch).
2.PullthedisengagingleverAup.
Thedriveisnowdisengaged.
Engagingthedrive
1.PushthedisengagingleverAdown.
Thedriveisnowengaged.
5.7Drivingthescooter
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryfromtheunintendedrollingof
thevehicle
Whenstoppingthevehicle,thedriveleverneeds
toreturnentirelytothemiddlepositionto
activatetheelectromagneticbrakes.Ifthereis
anyobstructionstoppingtheleverfromreturning
tothemiddleposition,theelectromagnetic
brakescannotbeactivated.Thiscanleadtothe
vehiclerollingunintentionally.
–Ensurethatthedriveleverisinthemiddle
position,ifthevehicleistoremainstationary.
1.Switchthepowersupplyon(keyswitch).
Theoperatingconsoledisplayilluminates.Thescooter
isreadytodrive.
Ifthescooterisnotreadytodriveafterswitching
on,checkthestatusdisplay(referto3.2.1Status
Display,page18
andchapter10.1Diagnosisand
faultrepair,page43).
2.Settherequiredspeedwiththespeedcontroller .
3.Pulltheright-handdrivelevercarefullytotravel
forwards.
4.Pulltheleft-handdrivelevercarefullytotravelin
reverse.
Thecontrolsystemisprogrammedwithstandard
valuesintheworks.YourInvacaredealercancarry
outprogrammingtailoredtotyourrequirements.
WARNING!
Anychangestothedriveprogramcanaffectthe
drivingcharacteristicsandthetippingstability
ofthevehicle.
–Changestothedriveprogrammayonlybe
carriedoutbytrainedInvacarespecialist
dealers.
–Invacaresuppliesallmobilityproductswitha
standarddriveprogramex-works.Invacarecan
onlygiveawarrantyforsafevehicledriving
behavior-especiallythetippingstability-for
thisstandarddriveprogram.
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