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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No 1154294 13 TDX

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SI, TDX SI-HD

DONOTleavethepowerbuttonOnwhenenteringorexitingyourwheelchair.

Ifthewheelchairdipsforwardandthefootplatestouchthegroundwhilethewheelchair

isinmotion,pleasecontactyourdealerforaninspectionandavoiduseofthepower

wheelchairifpossible.Otherwisetheusercouldbeinjured.

Whilethewheelchairismoving,minimumgroundclearanceforthefrontriggingisthree

inches.Ifthewheelchairisnotmoving,thefrontriggingMUSTmaintainaminimumof

oneinchgroundclearance‐otherwisepersonalinjuryanddamagemayresult.

DONOTattempttodriveovercurbsorobstaclesgreaterthan3inches.Doingsomay

causeyourwheelchairtoturnoverandcausebodilyharmordamagetothewheelchair.

ALWAYSstopbeforeclimbinganobstacle.Approachslowlyuntilcastersnearlycontact

theobstacle.ApplypowerandtheactionoftheSureStepfeaturewillliftthecastersover

theobstacle.Weightistransferredtothedrivewheelsprovidingtractionandmotor

strengthtopowerthewheelchairovertheobstacle.

DONOToperateonroads,streetsorhighways.

TDXSI‐HDOnly‐DONOTclimb,goupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreater

than6°.

TDXSIOnly‐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water,iceoroilfilm.

DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.

DOdetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimitsbypracticingbending,reaching

andtransferringactivitiesinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcareprofessionalbefore

attemptingactiveuseofthewheelchair.

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

DONOTattempttoreachobjectsifyouhavetopickthemupfromthefloorbyreaching

betweenyourknees.

DONOTleanoverthetopofthebackupholsterytoreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismay

causethewheelchairtotipover.

ALWAYSshiftyourweightinthedirectionyouareturning.DONOTshiftyourweight

intheoppositedirectionoftheturn.Shiftingyourweightintheoppositedirectionofthe

turnmaycausetheinsidedrivewheeltolosetractionandthewheelchairtotipover.

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

wheelchairand/orseatingsystem(ifany)maytipover.

DONOTuseanescalatortomoveawheelchairbetweenfloors.Seriousbodilyinjurymay

occur.

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orswingfootreststowardstheoutside

ofthewheelchair.

NEVERleaveanunoccupiedwheelchairunattendedonanincline.

DO

NOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwiththewheellocks.Wheellocksarenot

brakes.

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