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INTRODUCTION SECTION 2. STANDARD FEATURES SECTION 3. WARNINGS SECTION 4. TRANSPORTING THE POWER CHAIR SECTION 4. OPERATING YOUR WHEELCHAIR SECTION 5. BATTERY CHARGING AND MAINTENANCE SECTION 6. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SECTION 7. TROUBLE SHOOTING SECTION 8. PENNY & GILES PILOT SERIES POWER CHAIR CONTROLLER SECTION 9. DYNAMIC CONTROLS CONTROLLER SECTION 10. PRECAUTIONS FOR CONTROLLER USE SECTION 11. TRANSFERRING TO & FROM YOUR POWER CHAIR SECTION 12. ENVIRONMENT PRECAUTIONS SECTION 13. RADIO FRENQUENCY INTERFERENCE SECTION 14. BATTERY WIRING DIAGRAM SECTION 15. SPARE PARTS SECTION 16. WARRANTY SECTION 1. INTRODUCTON Thank you for choosing the Glide Power Wheelchair. An Australian designed and manufactured product, which complies with AS 3695 and has a manufacturers recommended maximum user weight of 175kg. With proper care and operation your wheelchair will provide years of trouble free mobility. Please take the time to familiarise yourself with the functions and features of your power chair by reading this owners manual. If you have any queries about the functions of the chair you can call Glide Rehabilitation Products, or your nearest Glide Rehabilitation Products dealer. GLIDE REHABILITATION PRODUCTS 25 LEDGAR RD BALCATTA PERTH. WA. 6021 AUSTRALIA PH: +61 8 9345 3400 Fax: +61 8 9345 1384 SECTION 2. STANDARD FEATURES The illustration (Fig 1. below) is a list of the Series 6 & Series 7 standard features 1. Drop Down Arms 2. Battery Pack 3. Drive Clutch 4. Front Castor Wheels 5. Controller 6. “CTA”Suspension 7. Footrests 8. Fold Down Back 9. Attendant Brakes 10. Legrest release lever FIGURE 1. STANDARD FEATURES SECTION 3. WARNINGS Read and understand the warnings stated in this section. To the Occupant WARNING! 1. Before using this chair, obtain advice and training from your health professional. 2. Each chair is custom designed to suit individual needs. Take time to become familiar with each feature before you begin driving. 3. Depending on your level of function and ability, you will need to develop your own methods for its safe use. 4. Understanding the environment where the chair will be used will help identify potential hazards and how to avoid them. 5. Read this manual before operating chair. 6. Never take chair onto stairs or escalators. To the Carer WARNING! 1. You must read this manual and follow all the instructions in each section as they also apply to you. 2. You must develop an understanding of the occupants ability to develop safe methods best suited to your ability 3. To manually push the chair you must make sure that you have control over the chair before releasing the motor drive clutch. 4. Only use the push handles to move chair. They are specifically designed for this purpose 5. When helping the occupant overcome an obstacle you must: • Learn safe methods from your health professional • Explain clearly to the occupant what you are about to do and what they are required to do • Always go straight up or down when traversing curbs or steps. Never attempt angled approaches or descents as it effects stability of the chair. • Never let the chair drop back to the ground when going over edges of steps and obstacles. Doing so may cause damage to chair or injury to the occupant 6. Never take chair on to stairs or escalators. Environment Conditions WARNING! The Glide Rehabilitation Products Power Chair has been designed and tested with user safety, as it’s prime consideration. The “CTA Suspension System” has been designed to automatically adjust to uneven surfaces and changes in height, allowing all four wheels to stay in contact with the ground under most conditions. This feature provides improved stability and traction in demanding situations. Even though the “CTA System” improves manoeuvrability and stability, this does not negate the effect or take into account, circumstances, which put the wheelchair outside the specified operating conditions for which it was designed and tested. It is important that the user takes due care and understands the limitations within the environment that the chair will be operated. As a guide only, the following is a brief list of scenarios that could affect the stability of the chair and need to be considered when driving chair: • Traction could be lost on inclined, wet, grassy surfaces. Take extra care and drive slowly on these surfaces. • Never drive your chair on a wet, oily or icy covered ramp or slope • Stop if one or both drive wheels lose traction • Never traverse railway lines without someone in attendance • Chair should not be driven in heavy rain • Never use your chair in a shower, swimming pool, sauna, ocean or lake • If your environment has many steep obstacles, always have someone in attendance to assist you. • Never drive your chair in sand or over rough surfaces. Doing so may cause damage to wheels, bearings, gearboxes and motors. • Chairs fitted with Tilt and Recline features should be driven with these features in the down and upright position. Driving in...
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