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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Tracer

®

IV 10 Part No. 1110558

Anti-Tippers

Anti‐tippersarespecifictothedifferentseat‐to‐flooranglesand/orseat‐to‐floorheights.

RefertothechartsinInstalling/AdjustingAnti‐tippersonpage 42forcorrectusageand

adjustment.Iftheserequirementscannotbeachieved,DONOTusethewheelchair.

Contactaqualifiedtechnician.Ifchangingtheseat‐to‐floorheightwithorwithouta

changetoseat‐to‐floorangle,thecorrectanti‐tippersMUSTbeusedtomaintaina1½

to

2‐inchgroundclearance.

Anti‐tippersMUSTbefullyengagedandreleasebuttonsfullyprotrudingoutof

adjustmentholes.

Anti‐tippersMUSTbeattachedatalltimes.Inasmuchastheanti‐tippersareanoptionon

thiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheanti‐tippers),Invacarestrongly

recommendsordering

theanti‐tippersasanadditionalsafeguardforthewheelchairuser.

ALWAYSuseanti‐tippers.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,anti

tippersmaynotprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.ExtracautionMUST

beobservedwhentraversingsuchsurfaces.

Operating Information

AfterANYadjustments,repairorserviceandbeforeuse,makesureallattaching

hardwareistightenedsecurely‐otherwiseinjuryordamagemayresult.

Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentshouldbeperformedwhilethe

wheelchairisunoccupied.

Todetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingand

transferringactivitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcare

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

Whencleaningrearcaneorhandgripareasuseonlyacleantowellightlydampenedwith

coolwater .Verifythatgripsaredrypriortouse.Useofsoaporammoniabasedcleaning



solutionswillresultinthehandgripsslidingoffthecaneassembly.Failuretoobservethis

warningmayresultininjurytotheuserorbystanders.

Ifthewheelchairisexposedtoextremetemperature(above100°Forbelow32°F),high

humidityand/orbecomeswet,priortouse,ensurethatthehandgripsDONOTtwiston

thehandle.Otherwise,damageorinjurymayoccur.

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

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

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

DONOTtraverse,climborgodownramps

orslopesgreaterthan9°.

DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.

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

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

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