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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

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14 Part No. 1073955

Anti-Tippers

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asafeguardforthewheelchairuser.

ALWAYSuseanti‐tippers.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,anti

tippersmaynotprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.Extracautionmust

beobservedwhentraversingsuchsurfaces.

Operating Information

AfterANYadjustments,repairorserviceandbeforeuse,makesureallattaching

hardwareistightenedsecurely‐otherwiseinjuryordamagemayresult.

Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentshouldbeperformedwhilethe

wheelchairisunoccupied.

Todetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingand

transferringactivitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcare

professionalbeforeattemptingactiveuseofthewheelchair.

Whencleaningrearcaneorhandgripareasuseonlyacleantowellightlydampenedwith

coolwater .Verifythatgripsaredrypriortouse.Useofsoaporammoniabasedcleaning

solutionswillresultinthehandgripsslidingoffthecaneassembly.Failuretoobservethis

warningmayresultininjurytotheuserorbystanders.

Ifthewheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),high

humidityand/orbecomeswet,priortouse,ensurethatthehandgripsdonottwistonthe

handle.Otherwise,damageorinjurymayoccur.

Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Serious

injuryordamagetopropertymayresult.

ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

DONOTtraverse,climborgodownramps

orslopesgreaterthan9°.

DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.

DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.

DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchairto

tipoverandcausebodilyharmtoyouordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.

DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreaching

downbetweenyourknees.

DONOTleanoverthetopofthe

backupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismay

causethewheelchairtotipover.

DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowarddirectionyouarereachingasthe

wheelchairmaytipover.