Safety
2Safety
2.1Generalsafetynotes
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifmobilitydeviceisusedinany
otherwaythanthepurposedescribedinthis
manual
–Onlyeverusethemobilitydeviceinaccordancewith
theinstructionsinthisusermanual.
–Paystrictattentiontothesafetyinformation.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydeviceisdrivenwhen
yourabilitytodriveisimpairedbymedication
oralcohol
–Neverdriveanyvehicleundertheinfluenceof
medicationoralcohol.
WARNING!
Riskofdamageorinjuryifthemobilitydeviceis
accidentallysetintomotion
–Switchthepowersystemoffbeforeyougetin,getout
orhandleunwieldyobjects.
–Beawarethatthemotorbrakesareautomatically
deactivatedwhenthemotorsaredisengaged.Forthis
reason,freewheeloperationisonlyrecommended
onflatsurfaces,neverongradients.Neverleave
yourmobilitydeviceonagradientwithitsmotors
disengaged.Alwaysre-engagethemotorsimmediately
afterpushingthemobilitydevice.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthepowerisswitchedoffwhile
themobilitydeviceisinmotion,duetoitcoming
toanabrupt,sharpstop
–Ifyouhavetobrakeinanemergency,simplyrelease
thedriveleverandallowthemobilitydevicetocome
toacompletestop.
–Iffitted,pullthehandbrakeuntilthemobilitydevice
comestoastop.
–Onlyswitchthemobilitydeviceoffwhileinmotion
asalastresort.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydeviceistransported
inanothervehiclewiththeoccupantseatedinit
–Nevertransportthemobilitydevicewiththeoccupant
seatedinit.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifyoufalloffthemobilitydevice
–Ifrestrainingsystemsareinstalled(suchasseatbelts),
usethemeachtimeyoudrivethemobilitydevice.
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