Invacare pegasus pro - Driving Up and Down Gradients

Invacare®PegasusSeries
6.4Drivingupanddowngradients
Forinformationconcerningtheratedslope,referto12
Technicaldata,page59.
WARNING!
Riskoftippingover
–Onlyeverdrivedownhillatamaximumof2/3
ofthetopspeed.
–Ifyourscooteristtedwithanadjustable
backrest,alwaysreturnthebackrestofyour
seattoanuprightpositionbeforeascending
slopes.Werecommendthatyouleanthe
backrestslightlytotherearbeforedescending
slopes.
–Whendescendingslopes,bringyourseattoa
maximumforwardposition.
–Neverattempttoascendordescendaslopeon
slipperysurfacesorwherethereisadangerof
skidding(suchaswetpavement,iceetc).
–Avoidtryingtogetoutofthescooteronan
inclineoragradient.
–Alwaysdriveinastraightdirectionalongthe
roadorpathyouaretravellingon,ratherthan
attemptingtozigzag.
–Neverattempttoturnaroundonaninclineor
aslope.
CAUTION!
Brakingdistanceismuchlongeronadownhill
slopethanoneventerrain
–Neverdrivedownaslopethatexceedsthe
ratedslope(referto12Technicaldata,page
59).
6.5Parkingandstationary
Ifyouparkyourvehicle,orleaveitidleorunattendedfor
alongerperiod:
1.Switchoffthepowersupply(keyswitch)andremovekey.
6.6Useonpublicroads
Thewheelsmaybearthenote"NotForHighwayUse".
However,themobilitydevicemaybeusedonalltrafc
routesforwhichitisapprovedinaccordancewiththe
relevantnationallegislation.
6.7Pushingthescooterbyhand
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryifsomeonesitsonascooterwith
disengagedmotors
Ascooterwithdisengagedmotorscanrollout
ofcontrol.
–Disengagethemotorsonlyifnooneissitting
onthescooter.
Themotorsofthescooterarettedwithautomaticbrakes,
preventingthescooterfromrollingawayoutofcontrol
whenthepowersupplyisswitchedoff.Whenpushingthe
scooter,themagneticbrakesmustbedisengaged.
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