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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Leo Scooter 6 Part No. 1163141
Beforeattemptingtositinorexitthepoweredscooter,removethekeyfromtheignition.Thiswill
ensurethatthepowerisoffandthepoweredscooterwillnotdrive.
DONOTremovethekeyorshutoffwhilethepoweredscooterisinmotion.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionwhilethepoweredscooterisnotinusesoastoavoidinjuryand/or
damagetothescooterandsurroundingareas.
DONOTattempttoliftthepoweredscooterbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingbymeansof
anyremovable(detachable)partsof apoweredscootermayresultininjurytotheuserordamagetothe
poweredscooter.
DONOTattempttoliftthepoweredscooterbyitstiller,seatorshrouds.
DONOThangitemsoffofthetilleradjustmentlever.
DONOTstandontheframeofthepoweredscooter.
DONOTstandontheshroud(s)ofthepoweredscooter.
DONOToperatethepoweredscooterwithouttherearshroudinstalled,toavoidinjuryand/ordamage
toscooter.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseatorpickthemupfromthefloor
byreachingbetweenyourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismaycausethe
poweredscootertotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingposition towardthedirectionyouarereachingasthepowered
scootermaytipover.
Determineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits bypracticingbending,reachingandtransferring
activitiesinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcareprofessionalbeforeattemptingactiveuseofthe
poweredscooter.
Forindividualswithbalanceproblems,DONOTattempttotransferintooroutofthepoweredscooter
withoutassistance.Practicetransferringactivitieswithanassistantinthepresenceofaqualified
healthcareprofessional.
Ensurethattheseatisproperlylockedbeforeuse.Otherwisetheusermayfallfromthescooter
resultinginbodilyharm.Attemptingunsafetransfersmaycausetheusertofall,resultinginserious
injury.
Ensurethattheseatislockedintheforwardpositionbeforeandduringtheoperationofthescooter.
Otherwise,injurytotheuserand/ordamagetothescootermayresult.
Ensurethatthetillerisproperlyadjustedbeforedrivingthescooter.
Aftermakinganytillerangleadjustmentandbeforeuse,thetillermustbesecurelylockedintoposition.
Otherwisetheusermayfallfromthescooterresultinginbodily
harmand/ordamagetothescooter.
Gentlypush/pullthetillertoensurethatthetillerissecurelyengaged.
DONOTovertightenhardwareattachingtotheframe.Thiscouldcausedamagetotheframetubing.
ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.
ALWAYScheckhandgripsforloosenessbeforeusingthepoweredscooter.Iflooseand/orworn,replace
immediately.
ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Inasmuchastheseatpositioningstrapisanoptiononthis
scooter(youmayorderwithorwithouttheseatpositioningstrap),Invacarestronglyrecommends
orderingtheseatpositioningstrapasanadditionalsafeguard
forthescooteruser.Theseatpositioning
strapisapositioningbeltonly.Itisnotdesignedforuseasasafetydevicewithstandinghighstress
loadssuchasautooraircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwearappear,beltmustbereplacedimmediately.