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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No 1118364 19 Spree XT

DONOTtreverse,climborgodownrampsorslopesgreaterthan9°.

NEVERleavetheoccupiedwheelchairunattendedatanytime,especiallyonanincline.

DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetomoveforwardintheseat.

DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopick

themupfromthefloorbyreaching

downbetweenyourknees.

DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholstery/seatingsystem.Thiswillchangeyour

centerofgravityandmaycauseyoutotipover.

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

wheelchair

maytipover.

WHEELLOCKSARENOTBRAKES.DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwith

thewheellocks.

DONOTtipthewheelchairontotherearwheels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.Whentransferringtoandfromthewheelchair,ALWAYSengageboth

wheellocks.

DONOTusewheelchairunlessithasthepropertirepressure(p.s.i.).DONOToverinflate

thetires.Failuretofollowthesesuggestionsmaycausethetiretoexplodeandcause

bodilyharm.Recommendedtirepressureislistedonthesidewallofthetire.

DONOTattempttoliftawheelchairbyliftingon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.

Anti‐tippersMUSTbeattachedatalltimes.

DONOTusethefootplatesasaplatform.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,make

surethatthefootplatesareintheupwardposition.

Whendeterminingthedepthofthetelescopingfrontframetubes,makesuretherearof

thefootrestsDONOTinterferewiththemovementofthefrontcasters.Otherwise

damagetothewheelchairmayresultormayimpedeproperoperation.

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.

Ifwheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°).

DONOTusethespreaderbarforliftingortransportingthewheelchair.DONOTusethe

spreaderbarasaweightbearingsupport.

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