Product Manual

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No 1122172 15 Everyday Series Wheelchairs/Sport Series Wheelchairs
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Serious bodilyinjurymayoccur.Before
attemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair,everyprecautionshouldbetakentoreducethegap
distance.Turnbothcastorsparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.Alsobecertainthewheel
locksareengagedtopreventthewheelsfrommoving.
DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.
DONOTclimb,goupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreaterthan9°.
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wheelchairtoturnoverand
causebodilyharmordamagetothewheelchair.
DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingbymeansofany
removable(detachable)partsofawheelchairmayresultininjurytotheuserordamagetothe
wheelchair.
DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.
Checkallallenscrewsthatsecurethefootrest/raisedfootrestsystemtothechairframebeforeusingthe
wheelchair,especiallyifengaginginanycontactsport.
Anti‐tippersMUSTBEattachedatalltimes.Inasmuchastheanti‐tippersareanoptiononthis
wheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheanti‐tippers),Invacarestronglyrecommendsordering
theanti‐tippersasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.
Anti‐tippersMUSTbeusedatalltimes.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,
anti‐tippersmaynotprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.ExtracautionMUSTbe
observedwhentraversing such surfaces.
Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentsshouldbeperformedwhilethewheelchairis
unoccupied.
ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.InasmuchastheSEATPOSITIONINGSTRAPisanoption
onthiswheelchair(Youmayorderwithorwithouttheseatpositioningstrap),InvacareTopEnd
stronglyrecommendsorderingtheseatpositioningstrapasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchair
user.
Theseatpositioningstrapisapositioningbeltonly.Itisnotdesignedforuseasasafetydevice
withstandinghighstressloadssuchasautooraircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwearappear,beltMUST
bereplacedimmediately.
ALWAYSusethehandrimsforself‐propulsion.Inasmuchasthehandrimsareanoptiononthis
wheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithoutthehandrims),Invacarestronglyrecommendsorderingthe
handrims
asanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.
DONOTusethefootplateasaplatformwhengettinginoroutofthewheelchair.
Thebumperdesigncreatesapotentialfootentrapmentarea.Ensuretheoccupant’slegsandfeetare
properlysecuredduringuse.Whentransferringtheoccupant,ensurethefeetdonotslipbetweenthe
bumperandthefootrests.
Tyre Pressure and Information
DONOTuseyourwheelchairunlessithasthepropertyrepressure(p.s.i.).DONOToverinflatethe
tyres.Failuretofollowthesesuggestionsmaycausethetyretoexplodeandcausebodilyharm.The
recommendedtyrepressureisonthesidewallofthetyre.
ReplacementofthetyreortubeMUSTbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician.