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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Everyday and Sport Series Wheelchairs 16 Part No 1114851

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

wheelchairmaytipover.

DONOTtipthewheelchairwithoutassistance.

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casters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.

Invacareproductsarespecificallydesignedandmanufacturedforuseinconjunctionwith

Invacareaccessories.Accessoriesdesignedbyothermanufacturershavenotbeentested

byInvacareandarenotrecommendedforusewithInvacareproducts.

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.

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