Invacare Storm 4 - Safety Information Regarding Changes and Modifications to the Mobility Device

Invacare®Storm®⁴
WARNING!
Riskofinjuryifyoucollidewithanobstacle
whendrivingthroughnarrowpassagessuchas
doorwaysandentrances
–Drivethroughnarrowpassagesinthelowestdriving
modeandwithduecaution.
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
Ifyourmobilitydevicehasbeenfittedwithelevating
legrests,thereisariskofpersonalinjuryanddamageto
themobilitydeviceifyoudrivethemobilitydevicewith
thelegrestsraised.
–Toavoidunwanteddisplacementofthemobility
devicecenterofgravitytothefront(especiallywhen
travellingdownhill)andinordertoavoiddamageto
themobilitydevice,elevatinglegrestsmustalwaysbe
loweredduringnormaltravelling.
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Antitippers(stabilizers)areonlyeffectiveonfirmground.
Theysinkinonsoftgroundsuchasgrass,snowormudif
themobilitydevicerestsitselfonthem.Theylosetheir
effectandthemobilitydevicecantipover.
–Onlydrivewithextremecareonsoftground,
especiallyduringuphillanddownhilljourneys.Inthe
processpayincreasedattentiontothetipstabilityof
themobilitydevice.
2.5Safetyinformationregardingchangesand
modificationstothemobilitydevice
CEmarkingofthemobilitydevice
–Theconformityassessment/CEmarkingwascarried
outinaccordancewithDirective93/42EECandonly
appliestothecompleteproduct.
–TheCEmarkingisinvalidatedifcomponentsor
accessoriesarereplacedoraddedthathavenotbeen
approvedforthisproductbyInvacare.
–Inthiscase,thecompanythataddsorreplacesthe
componentsoraccessoriesisresponsibleforthe
conformityassessment/CEmarkingorforregistering
themobilitydeviceasaspecialdesignandforthe
relevantdocumentation.
CAUTION!
Riskofinjuriesanddamagetothemobility
device,incasethesuspensionisadjustedwithout
theimmobilizationmechanismofthefront
antitippersbeingre-adjusted
–Whenthehardnessofthesuspensionisadjusted,the
immobilizationmechanismofthefrontantitippers
mustwithoutfailbecheckedand,ifnecessary,also
re-adjusted.
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