Safety
2.4Safetyinformationondrivingandfreewheel
mode
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydevicetipsover
–Inclinesanddeclinescanonlybetravelleduptothe
maximumsafeslope(referto12Technicaldata,page
95
).
–Alwaysreturnthebackrestofyourseatortheseat
tilttoanuprightpositionbeforeascendingslopes.
Werecommendthatyoupositiontheseatbackrest
andtheseattilt(iffitted)slightlytotherearbefore
descendingslopes.
–Onlyeverdrivedownhillatamaximumof2/3ofthe
topspeed.Avoidabruptbrakingoracceleratingon
gradients.
–Ifatallpossible,avoiddrivingonslipperysurfaces
(suchassnow,gravel,iceetc.)wherethereisarisk
ofyoulosingcontroloverthevehicle,especiallyona
gradient.Ifdrivingonsuchasurfaceisinevitable,then
alwaysdriveslowlyandwiththeutmostcaution.
–Neverattempttoovercomeanobstaclewhenonan
uphillordownhillgradient.
–Neverattempttodriveupordownaflightofsteps
withyourmobilitydevice.
–Whenovercomingobstacles,alwaysobservethe
maximumobstacleheight(referto12Technicaldata,
page95
andinformationaboutovercomingobstacles
in5.3TakingObstacles,page24).
–Avoidshiftingyourcenterofgravityaswellasabrupt
joystickmovementsandchangesofdirectionwhen
themobilitydeviceisinmotion.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifthemobilitydevicetipsover
(continued)
–Neverusethemobilitydevicetotransportmorethan
oneperson.
–Donotexceedtheoverallmaximumpermissibleload
orthemaximumloadperaxle(referto12Technical
data,page95
).
–Notethatthemobilitydevicewillbrakeoraccelerate
ifyouchangethedrivingmodewhilstthemobility
deviceisinmotion.
WARNING!
Riskofbreakingdowninadverseweather
conditions,i.e.extremecold,inanisolatedarea
–Ifyouareauserwithseverelylimitedmobility,we
advisethatinthecaseofadverseweatherconditions
DONOTattemptajourneywithoutanaccompanying
attendant.
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifyourfootslidesoffthefootrest
andgetscaughtunderneaththemobilitydevice
whenitisinmotion
–Makesureeachtimebeforeyoudrivethemobility
devicethatyourfeetaresquarelyandsecurelyin
placeonthefootplates,andthatbothlegrestsare
properlylockedintoplace.
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