Invacare L-3X Mobility Aid User Manual


 
SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Lynx™L-3X 10 Part No. 1145807
DONOTmakesharpturnsintheforwardorrev ersedirectionatexcessivespeed.Failure
toobservethewarningcancausethescootertotipoverandmayresultininjurytouser
and/ordamagetotheproduct.
DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.
DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithwater,iceoroilfilm.
Avoidoperatingthescooterindarkorpoorlylitareas.
DONOTclimband/orgoupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreaterthan8°.
Whennegotiatingramps,ifthethrottlecontrolleverisreleasedwhileintheforward
motion,thepoweredscooterwillrollbackapproximatelyonefootbeforethebrake
engages.Ifthethrottlecontrolleverisreleasedwhileinthereversemotion,thepowered
scooterwillrollbackapproximatelythreefeetbeforethebrakeengages.
DONOTattempttodriveov ercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourpowered
scootertoturnoverandcausebodilyharmand/ordamagetothescooter.
DONOTuseanescalatortomoveapoweredscooterbetweenfloors.Seriousbodily
injurymayoccur.
Poweredscooterwithbatteriesandseatweighs158lbs.Useproperliftingtechniques(lift
withyourlegs)toavoidinjury.
Beforeattempting
tositinorexitthepoweredscooter,removethekeyfromtheignition.
Thiswillensurethatthepowerisoffandthepoweredscooterwillnotdrive.
DONOTremovethekeyorshutoffwhilethepoweredscooterisinmotion.
Removethekeyfromtheignitionwhilethepoweredscooterisnotinusesoastoavoid
injuryand/ordamagetothescooterandsurroundingareas.
DONOTattempttoliftthepoweredscooterbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Lifting
bymeansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofapoweredscootermayresultininjury
totheuserordamagetothepoweredscooter.
DONOTattempttoliftthepoweredscooterbyitstiller,seatorshrouds.
DONOTstandontheframeofthepoweredscooter.
DONOTstandontheshroud(s)ofthepoweredscooter.
DONOToperatethepoweredscooterwithouttherearshroudinstalled,
toavoidinjury
and/ordamagetoscooter.
Beforeuse,ensurethatthefrontframeassemblyproperlyengagestherearframe
assemblypinsandthatthereleaseleverislocked.Otherwise,injuryand/ordamagemay
result.
DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseatorpickthemup
fromthefloorbyreachingbetweenyourknees.
DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismay
causethepoweredscootertotipover.
DONOTshiftyourweightorsittingpositiontowardthedirectionyouarereachingasthe
poweredscootermaytipover.