User`s manual

Operation

6.1

Safety of the Driver

Safety and comfort of the driver are the first priority. It

is, therefore, indispensable to get to know your e·fix and

its driving quality thoroughly. Your representative

assists you with a free of charge training session when you

use the e·fix for the first time. He helps you until you feel

secure using your e·fix.

6.2

Driving

The first few attempts to use the e·fix should not take

place in a confined space, since the driver is not used to

the device and thus likely to collide with furniture and

such. Therefore, you should first practice driving the e·fix

outside, e.g. on a parking lot.

· Turn the e·fix on at its lowest speed (see chapter 4.2)

and get a feeling for its driving quality.

· Give yourself small driving tasks and practice them at

your own leisure.

· To use the e·fix successfully comes with practice

· Practice results in competence. You will soon become

more confident moving the joystick thus driving in a more

precise manner.

· Increase the speed slowly. We advise you always to choose

a low speed level when driving inside.

6.3

Further Suggestions to Drive with the e·fix

· When you start driving, never push the joystick all the

way forward. There is the potential danger of an accident,

especially if the pre-selected speed is set at maximum

speed. In such case the wheelchair may make movements

the driver cannot control anymore.

· Move the joystick gently and smoothly. Do not jerk the

joystick.

· Make sure you do not make strong, jerky movements of

the joystick, particularly in potentially dangerous situations

when you want to avoid an obstacle. Instead, brake the

e·fix until you come to a standstill.

· If you let go of the joystick, your wheelchair comes to

a gentle standstill. In case you need to come to an

immediate standstill, move the joystick briefly opposite

the driving direction and let go abruptly.

· Always brake the e·fix with the joystick; never touch the

grip rings of the wheelchair's wheels.