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Victory
II. SAFETY
Figure 1. Maximum Recommended Incline Angles (3-wheel)
Figure 1A. Maximum Recommended Incline Angles
(4-wheel)
(200-250 lbs.)
(300 lbs.)
(150 lbs.)
68 kg/11
stone
90-113 kg/
14-18 stone
136 kg/21
stone
68 kg/
11 stone
90 kg/
14 stone
113 kg/
18 stone
136 kg/
21 stone
(250 lbs.)
(300 lbs.)
(200 lbs.)
(150 lbs.)
8.7%
10.5%
12.3%
8.7%
10.5%
12.3%14.1%
68 kg/
11 stone
(150 lbs)
12.3%
90 - 113 kg/
11-18 stone
(200-250 lbs)
10.5%
136 kg/
21 stone
(300 lbs)
8.7%
68 kg/
11 stone
(150 lbs)
14.1%
90 kg/
16 stone
(200 lbs)
12.3%
113 kg/
18 stone
(250 lbs)
10.5%
136 kg/
21 stone
(300 lbs)
8.7%
When climbing an incline, try to keep your scooter moving. If you must stop, start up again slowly, and then
accelerate cautiously. When driving down an incline, do so by setting the speed adjustment dial to the slowest
setting and driving in the forward direction only. If your scooter starts to move down the incline faster than you
anticipated or desired, allow it to come to a complete stop by releasing the throttle control lever. Then push the
throttle control lever forward slightly to ensure a safely controlled descent.
Other inclines may be natural or, if man-made, not designed specifically for scooters. Figures 1 and 1A illustrate
your scooters stability and its ability to climb grades under various weight loads and under controlled testing
conditions.
These tests were conducted with the scooters seat in the highest position and adjusted rearward on the seat base
to its farthest rearward position. Use this information as a guideline. Your scooters ability to travel up inclines is
affected by your weight, your scooters speed, your angle of approach to the incline, and your scooter setup.
WARNING! Any attempt to climb or descend a slope steeper than what is shown in figures 1 and 1A
may put your scooter in an unstable position and cause it to tip, resulting in personal injury.
WARNING! When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of the incline.
Drive your scooter straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the possibility of a tip or a fall.
Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
WARNING! You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas covered
with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).
WARNING! When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the scooter in freewheel mode
while seated on it or standing next to it.
WARNING! Never carry an oxygen tank weighing more than 6 kg (13 lbs.) Never fill the rear basket
with contents exceeding 7 kg (15 lbs.).
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