Yamaha NAVIGO - Page 15

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WARNING
● Donotoperatetheclutchleverswhilethewheelchairisinmotion.Thereisariskof
collision or tipping over.
If you switch the clutch levers to the manual position while traveling in power drive, the
motor brake loses its effect and the wheelchair may go out of control.
If you switch the clutch levers to the power drive position while traveling in the manual
drive, brakes are applied to the rear tires. This abrupt braking can cause your body to
plunge forward or damage the wheelchair.
● Removingthebatterywhiletravelingcausesthe
brakes to be applied to the rear tires, and may
cause you or people around you to get injured.
● Turningoffthepowerswitchwhiletraveling
causes the brakes to be applied to the rear tires,
and you or people around you may get injured.
● Whilethewheelchairisbeingoperatedorafter
operation, do not touch the back of the drive units.
During or after operation, the back of the drive
units may be hot. In addition, if the wheelchair is
near a source of heat, the drive units may become
hot.
● Whileoperatingthewheelchair,becarefulnotto
get your hands tangled in the wheel spokes, wheel
holes, etc.
● ThewheelsoftheNAVIGO16″arenotequippedwithhandrims.Whenoperatingthe
NAVIGO16″,donotmanuallydrivethewheelchairbyholdingitsreartiresorwheels.You
may injure yourself.
● Whenmovingpasthedgerowsandtrees,maintainasuitabledistancetopreventtherear
wheels from coming into contact with twigs or other protruding items. If twigs or other
items from hedgerows and trees get caught in the rear wheels when operating the wheel-
chair, it may result in the wheels becoming locked, the clutch lever being knocked into the
manual position, collisions or the wheelchair tipping over.
● Inareaswithanincline,donotswitchtheclutchleverstothemanualposition.Thewheel-
chairmaystartmovingunexpectedly,andmaycollideortipover.