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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

TDX® SC TDX® Spree 14 Part No 1149267

DONOTattempttodriveovercurbsorobstaclesgreaterthan2‐3/8inches(60mm).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

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.

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.

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.

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