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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

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SI, TDX SI-HD 14 Part No 1154294

DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingby

meansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytothe

userordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTovertightenhardwareattachingtotheframe.Thiscouldcausedamagetothe

frametubing.

ALWAYS

keephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.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turnthewheelchairpoweroffandengagethemotorlocks/clutchestoprevent

thewheelsfrommovingbeforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair.Also

makesureeveryprecautionistakentoreducethegapdistance.Alignbothcastersparallel

withtheobjectyouaretransferringonto.

DONOTusewithabrokenormissingjoystickknob.

DONOTuseifjoystickdoesnotspringbacktotheneutralpositionorbecomesstickyor

sluggish.

DONOTuseifjoystickbootistornordamaged.

ALWAYScheckfoamgripsforloosenessbeforeusingthewheelchair.Ifloose,contacta

qualifiedtechnicianforinstructions.

ALWAYSengagebothwheellocksandreducethegapdistancebeforetransferringtoand

fromthewheelchair.Turnallcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.

Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Serious

injuryordamagetopropertymayresult.

DONOTengageordisengagethemotorlocksuntilthepowerisintheoffposition.

Wheelchairs with TRRO or TRBKTS Only

OnlyusethetransportbracketsincludedwithTRROandTRBKTSforthepurposes

describedinthismanual.

Electrical

Grounding Instructions

DONOT,underanycircumstances,cutorremovetheroundgroundingprongfromany

plugusedwithorforInvacareproducts.Somedevicesareequippedwiththree‐prong

(grounding)plugsfor protectionagainstpossibleshockhazards.Whereatwo‐prongwall

receptacleisencountered,itisthepersonalresponsibilityandobligationofthecustomer

tocontactaqualifiedelectricianandhavethetwo‐prongreceptaclereplacedwitha

properlygroundedthree‐prongwallreceptacleinaccordancewiththeNationalElectrical

Code.Ifyoumustuseanextensioncord,useonlyathree‐wireextensioncordhavingthe

sameorhigherelectricalratingasthedevicebeingconnected.Inaddition,Invacarehas

placedRED/ORANGEwarningtagsonsomeequipment.DONOTremovethesetags.

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