required to ensure the safe operation of this equipment by the user. Serious injury
can occur in the event of a fall from a power scooter.
Operating Information
● Performance adjustments should ONLY be carried out by professionals of the
healthcare field or persons fully conversant with this process and the driver's
capabilities. Incorrect settings could cause injury to the driver or bystanders and
damage to the power scooter and surrounding property.
● To determine and establish your particular safety limits, practice bending, reaching,
mounting and dismounting activities in several combinations in the presence of a
qualified healthcare professional BEFORE attempting active use of the power
scooter.
● For individuals with balance problems, practice mounting and dismounting
activities WITH AN ASSISTANT in the presence of a qualified healthcare
professional. If so equipped, DO NOT operate the scooter without anti-tippers
being installed. Anti-tippers MUST BE attached at all times.
● DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to move forward in the seat or pick
them up from the floor by reaching down between your knees as this may cause
loss of balance.
● DO NOT lean over the back of the chair to reach objects behind you as this may
cause the scooter to tip over.
● DO NOT shift your weight or sitting position toward the direction you are reaching
as the scooter may tip over.
● DO NOT use an escalator to move a scooter between floors. Serious bodily injury
may occur.
● DO NOT operate in car lanes on roads, streets, highways, etc.
● DO NOT attempt to move up or down an incline with a water, ice or oil film.
● DO NOT attempt to ride over curbs or obstacles. Doing so may cause your scooter
to turn over and cause bodily harm and/or damage to the scooter.
● DO NOT make sharp turns, in forward or reverse, at excessive speeds.
● DO NOT attempt to lift the scooter by its casings and seat.
● DO NOT attempt to lift the scooter by any detachable parts. Lifting by means of
any detachable parts of a scooter may result in injury to the user or damage to the
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