Invacare Spree XT - Page 19

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No 1118364 19 Spree XT
DONOTtreverse,climborgodownrampsorslopesgreaterthan9°.
NEVERleavetheoccupiedwheelchairunattendedatanytime,especiallyonanincline.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopick
themupfromthefloorbyreaching
downbetweenyourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholstery/seatingsystem.Thiswillchangeyour
centerofgravityandmay causeyoutotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowardthedirectionyouarereachingas
wheelchair
maytipover.
WHEELLOCKSARENOTBRAKES.DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwith
thewheellocks.
DONOTtipthewheelchairontotherearwheelswithoutassistance.
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymay
occur.
Beforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbe
takentoreducethegapdistance.Turnbothcastersparalleltotheobjectyouare
transferringonto.Whentransferringtoandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengageboth
wheellocks.
DONOTusewheelchairunlessithasthepropertirepressure(p.s.i.).DONOToverinflate
thetires.Failuretofollowthesesuggestionsmaycausethetiretoexplodeandcause
bodilyharm.Recommendedtirepressureislistedonthesidewallofthetire.
DONOTattempttoliftawheelchairbyliftingonanyremovable(detachable)parts.
Liftingbymeansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofawheelchairmayresultininjury
totheuserordamagetothewheelchair.
DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.
Anti‐tippersMUSTbeattachedatalltimes.
DONOTusethefootplatesasaplatform.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,make
surethatthefootplatesareintheupwardposition.
Whendeterminingthedepthofthetelescopingfrontframetubes,makesuretherearof
thefootrestsDONOTinterferewiththemovementofthefrontcasters.Otherwise
damagetothewheelchairmayresultormayimpedeproperoperation.
ALWAYSusethehandrims
forself‐propulsion.Inasmuchasthehandrimsareanoption
onthiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithoutthehandrims),Invacarestrongly
recommendsorderingthehandrimsasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.
Ifwheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°).
DONOTusethespreaderbarforliftingortransportingthewheelchair.DONOTusethe
spreaderbarasaweightbearingsupport.