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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No. 1110558 11 Tracer

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IV

DONOTattempttorideovercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchairto

tipoverandcausebodilyharmtoyouordamagetothewheelchair.

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toreachobjectsbehindyou,asthismay

causethewheelchairtotipover.

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

wheelchairmaytipover.

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

brakes.

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

DONOTstandonthefootplates.Whengettinginoroutofthewheelchair,makesurethat

thefootplatesareintheupwardpositionorswingthefootreststowardstheoutsideofthe

wheelchair.

ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Inasmuchastheseatpositioningstrapisan

optiononthiswheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheseatpositioningstrap),

Invacarestronglyrecommendsorderingtheseatpositioningstrapasanadditional

safeguard

forthewheelchairuser.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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.

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