Instruction Manual

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REMOVABLE PARTS
WARNING!
Do not attempt to lift or move a power chair by any of its removable parts,
including the armrests, seat, front riggings, controller, shrouds, and baery tray.
PREVENTING UNINTENDED MOVEMENT
WARNING!
If you ancipate being seated in a staonary posion for an extended period of
me, turn o the power. This will prevent unexpected moon from inadvertent joysck contact. This
will also eliminate the possibility of unintended chair movement from electromagnec (EM) sources.
REACHING AND BENDING
Never reach, lean, or bend while driving your power chair. If it is absolutely necessary to reach, lean,
or bend while seated on your power chair, it is important to maintain a stable center of gravity and
keep the power chair from pping. Freerider recommends that the power chair user determine his/
her personal limitaons and pracce bending and reaching in the presence of a qualied healthcare
professional.
WARNING!
Do not bend, lean, or reach for objects if you have to pick them up from the oor
by reaching down between your knees or if you have to reach over the back of the seat. Movements
such as these may change your center of gravity and the weight distribuon of the power chair. This
may cause your power chair to p.
WARNING!
Keep your hands away from the res when driving. Be aware that loose ng
clothing can become caught in drive res.
TRANSFERS
Transferring onto and off of your power chair requires a good sense of balance. Always have an
aendant or healthcare professional present while learning to properly transfer yourself.
To eliminate the possibility of injury, Freerider recommends that you or a trained aendant perform
the following tasks before aempng a transfer:
1. Turn o the power to the controller.
2. Ensure your power chair is not in freewheel mode. See “GETTING TO KNOW YOUR POWER CHAIR”.
3. Make sure both armrests are ipped up or removed from your power chair.
4. Flip up the foot plaorm or move the leg rests aside; this will help to keep your feet from geng
caught on the front rigging during the transfer.
5. Reduce the distance between your power chair and the object you are transferring onto.
WARNING!
Before transferring, posion yourself as far back as possible in the power chair seat to
prevent the power chair from pping forward during transfer.
WARNING!
Avoid pung all of your weight on the power chair armrests and do not use the
armrests for weight-bearing purposes, such as transfers. Such use may cause the power chair to p,
resulng in a fall from the power chair and personal injury.
WARNING!
The controller and controller bracket are non-load bearing items in your power
chair. Do not use the controller or controller bracket for weight-bearing purposes, such as transfers.
Such use may cause damage to these components, resulting in a fall from the power chair and
personal injury.
WARNING!
Avoid pung all of your weight on the front riggings. Such use may cause the
power chair to p.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS/PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS
Users must exercise care and common sense when operang a power chair. This includes wareness of
safety issues when taking prescribed or over-the-counter drugs or when the user has specic physical
limitaons.
WARNING!
Consult your physician if you are taking prescribed or over-the-counter medicaon
or if you have certain physical limitaons. Some medicaons and limitaons may impair your ability
to operate your power chair in a safe manner.
ALCOHOL/SMOKING
The power chair user must exercise care and common sense when operang his/her power chair. This
includes awareness of safety issues while under the inuence of alcohol or while smoking.
WARNING!
Do not operate your power chair while you are under the inuence of alcohol, as
this may impair your ability to operate your power chair in a safe manner.
WARNING!
Freerider strongly recommends that you do not smoke cigarees while seated
in your power chair, although the power chair has passed the necessary testing requirements for
cigaree smoking. You must adhere to the following safety guidelines if you decide to smoke cigarees
while seated in your power chair.
1. Do not leave lit cigarees unaended.
2. Keep ashtrays a safe distance from the seat cushions.
3. Always make sure cigarees are completely exnguished before disposal.
ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE(EMI/RFI)
Electromagnec and Radio Frequency Interference can come from sources such as cellular phones,
mobile two- way radios (such as walkie-talkies), radio stations, TV stations, amateur radio (HAM)
transmitters, wireless computer links, microwave signals, paging transmitters, and medium-range
mobile transceivers used by emergency vehicles. In some cases, these waves can cause unintended
movement or damage to the control system. Every electrically-powered mobility vehicle has an
immunity (or resistance) to EMI. The higher the immunity level, the greater the protecon against EMI.
This product has been tested and has passed at an immunity level of 20 V/m.
WARNING!
Laboratory tests have shown that electromagnec and radio frequency waves can
have an adverse eect on the performance of electrically-powered mobility vehicles.
WARNING
! Be aware that cell phones, two-way radios, laptops, and other types of radio