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Safety
WARNING!
Riskofinjurywhentransferringmobilitydevice
toavehiclefortransportwiththeoccupant
seatedinit
–Itisalwaysbettertotransferthemobilitydevicetoa
vehiclewithouttheoccupantseatedinit.
–Ifthemobilitydeviceneedstobeloadeduparamp
togetherwithitsdriver,ensurethattherampdoes
notexceedthemaximumsafeslope(referto12
Technicaldata,page95
).
–Ifthemobilitydevicedoesneedtobeloadedusinga
rampwhichexceedsthemaximumsafeslope(refer
to12Technicaldata,page95
),thenyoumustusea
winch.Anattendantcansafelymonitorandassistthe
loadingprocess.
–Asanalternativeyoucanuseaplatformlift.Ensure
thatthetotalweightofthemobilitydeviceincluding
theuserdoesnotexceedthemaximumpermissible
weightfortheplatformliftorwinchifyouareusing.
Riskoffallingoutofthemobilitydevice
–Donotslideforwardontheseat,donotleanforward
betweenyourknees,donotleanbackwardsout
overthetopofthebackrest,forexampletoreach
anobject.
–Ifaposturebeltisinstalled,itshouldbecorrectly
adjustedandusedeachtimeyouusethemobility
device.
–Whentransferringtoadifferentseat,positionthe
mobilitydeviceascloseaspossibletothenewseat.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuryifmaximumpermissibleloadis
exceeded
–Donotexceedthemaximumpermissibleload(refer
to12Technicaldata,page95
).
–Themobilitydeviceisonlydesignedforusebyasingle
occupantwhosemaximumweightdoesnotexceed
themaximumpermissibleloadofthedevice.Never
usethemobilitydevicetotransportmorethanone
person.
Riskofinjuryduetowrongliftingordroppingof
heavycomponents
–Whenmaintaining,servicingorliftinganypartofyour
mobilitydevice,takeintoaccounttheweightofthe
individualcomponentsespeciallythebatteries.Be
sureatalltimestoadoptthecorrectliftingposture
andaskforassistanceifnecessary.
Riskofinjurybymovingparts
–Makesurethatnoinjuryisincurredbymovingparts
ofthemobilitydevice,likewheelsoroneofthe
liftermodules(iffitted),especiallywhenchildrenare
around.
Riskofinjuryfromhotsurfaces
–Donotleavethemobilitydeviceindirectsunlightfor
prolongedperiods.Metalpartsandsurfacessuchas
theseatandarmrestscanbecomeveryhot.
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