13Everest with Captain Seat Owner's Manual GF0600050RevE06, August 2006
VR2 hand control
control panel
battery indicator
horn button
speed/profile
increase button
ON/OFF button
maximum speed/
profile indicator
speed/profile
decrease button
Hand control panel features (see picture below right)
ON/OFF button
e ON/OFF button switches wheelchair power
on and off. When wheelchair power is on, the bat-
tery indicator illuminates.
Battery indicator
e three-color (green, yellow and red) battery
indicator illuminates when wheelchair power is
on. e battery indicator shows the charge level of
the batteries. As the batteries discharge, the lights
go off from green to red, similarly to an automo-
bile's gas gauge (all lights on = full). When the batteries are nearly discharged, only the red lights will
illuminate. When one red light flashes slowly, charge batteries immediately. When you switch wheelchair
power on, the battery indicator shows an estimate of the remaining battery charge (the reading will be
more accurate about a minute after you start driving the wheelchair). e battery indicator also provides
a diagnostics display when wheelchair control system problems occur. See TROUBLESHOOTING for
a description of the battery indicator diagnostics.
Maximum speed / prole indicator
is 5-segment display indicates the maximum speed setting or which drive profile is selected, if drive
profiles have been programmed.
Horn button
is button operates the wheelchair's horn.
Speed / prole decrease button
is button decreases the maximum speed setting or selects a lower drive profile, if drive profiles have
been programmed.
Speed prole increase button
is button increases the maximum speed setting or selects a higher drive profile, if drive profiles have
been programmed.
BATTERIES
Please see Section VII, BATTERIES, which also describes the battery charger included with your Ever-
est with Captain Seat. Charge the batteries fully before operating your wheelchair. For installation and
charging information, refer to Section VII, BATTERIES.
CIRCUIT BREAKER
Your Everest with Captain Seat is equipped with a circuit breaker to protect the electrical circuits from
overload. It is located in the base end cover (back of wheelchair for front wheel drive; front of wheelchair
for rear wheel drive). In the event of an overload, the circuit breaker button will pop out. To reset the
circuit breaker, push the button in.