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32 GF0600050RevE06, August 2006 Everest with Captain Seat Owner's Manual
VIII MAINTENANCE
Protect your Everest & Jennings® Everest with Captain Seat by having it serviced regularly. Proper care
and maintenance are essential to keep your wheelchair in safe working condition. Periodic inspection,
adjustment, and replacement of worn parts will provide many years of superb performance. When you
believe that a component or part of your Everest with Captain Seat is not functioning properly, imme-
diately contact your Graham-Field Health Products dealer, as a potentially hazardous condition could
result. Only excellent condition is acceptable where safety is concerned.
Service manual
ere is no service manual for the Everest with Captain Seat. Please contact your Graham-Field Health
Products dealer with service questions not answered by this manual.
Note: Graham-Field Health Products recommends that you have a qualified dealer perform a six month
maintenance check, as the dealer may find and correct a problem which might otherwise go unde-
tected and eventually cause more serious problems and/or personal injury.
Do-it-yourself maintenance
You can do many of the scheduled maintenance tasks yourself, if you have mechanical ability and a few
basic tools. Refer to the maintenance schedule below for the recommended regularity of each procedure.
If any maintenance procedure is not clear to you, ask your Graham-Field Health Products dealer for as-
sistance.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Procedure Perform at least every
Day Week 2 weeks month 3 months 6 months
Charge batteries 4
Check joystick 4
Check cables & connections 4
Check tire wear 4
Check controller & park brakes 4
Check anti-tippers 4
Wipe off base and seat frame 4
Check arms 4
Check footrests 4
Check & clean upholstery 4
Clean base and seat frame 4
Clean batteries 4
Check caster forks 4
Clean battery terminals 4
Inspect motor brushes 4
Check bearings 4
Check battery state-of-charge as needed
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Caution: Improper maintenance can cause operating problems and may affect your warranty.
WARNING: Unauthorized modification or the use of non-Everest & Jennings® replace-
ment parts could change the structure of the wheelchair, void the warranty,
and create a hazardous condition resulting in serious personal injury.