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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- WARNING: Anti-tippers must be installed in the downward position.
- WARNING: Indicates a potential hazard situation or unsafe practice that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious personal injury.
- CAUTION: Indicates a potential hazard situation or unsafe practice that, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate personal injury .
- NOTICE: Indicates a potential hazard situation or unsafe practice that, if not avoided, could result in product or property damage.
WARNINGS
- WARNING: Traveler HTC maximum weight capacity is 500 lb (227 kg), EVENLY DISTRIBUTED.
- WARNING: Do not operate this wheelchair on streets or roadways.
- WARNING: Do not operate this wheelchair on hilly or rough terrain, sand, wet or icy surfaces, or surfaces with impaired traction . Ensure that pathway is clear of all obstacles.
- WARNING: Do not turn wheelchair while going downhill, as wheelchair could tip over.
- WARNING: Do not attempt inclines without anti-tippers installed in the downward position . Do not attempt any incline or decline greater than six degrees (10% grade, or one foot of rise or fall per ten feet of ramp length).
- WARNING: This wheelchair does not offer seating or occupant restraint equivalent to the seat provided in a motor vehicle! To increase your safety while traveling in a motor vehicle, always transfer to the vehicle seat and use the restraint provided by the vehicle manufacturer.
- WARNING: Do not tie down or attach anything to the wheels. This could cause tipping and possibly result in injury or damage to the wheelchair.
- WARNING: The footplates; lowest point should clear the ground by at least 2 1/2 inches, to permit proper clearance of potential obstruction.
- WARNING: Doing a wheelie‚¬ (tilting the wheelchair backward until it reaches its balance point) is dangerous and could result in personal injury to the user.
- WARNING: Do not stand or step on the footplates while transferring to or from your wheelchair . This could cause the wheelchair to tip or may cause personal injury or damage to your wheelchair.
- WARNING: Do not place your hands between seat rail and side panel.
- WARNING: Always engage wheel locks before transferring, using a wheelchair lift or using an elevator.
- WARNING: Ensure that wheelchair is on a stable, level surface and engage wheel locks before and during transfer.
- WARNING: Operate only with anti-tippers in place . Anti-tippers must be installed in the downward position.
- WARNING: Do not lean over the top of the wheelchair back . This could cause the wheelchair to tip over.
- WARNING: To reduce the risk of tipping before leaning or reaching forward, sit back in the seat and rotate casters fully toward front of wheelchair.
- WARNING:Unauthorizedmodificationortheuseof non-Everest & Jennings replacement parts could change the structure of the wheelchair, void the warranty, and create a hazardous condition resulting in serious personal injury.
- WARNING: Do not lean on this wheelchair or use it as a walker‚¬these are practices which could result in loss of balance and personal injury.
- WARNING: Do not use your wheelchair on escalators.
- WARNING: Wheel locks are not brakes . Do not use the wheel locks to slow down your wheelchair, or while the wheelchair is moving . Wheel locks are only intended to keep the wheelchair in place when it is at a complete stop.
- WARNING: Notice for California Customers- California Proposition 65 WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive or developmental harm.
- WARNING:GFHealthProducts,Inc.specificallydisclaims responsibility for any personal injury or property damage which may occur during any use which does not comply with federal, state, or local laws or ordinances.
TRANSFER ACTIVITIES
- WARNING: Always ensure that the wheelchair is on a stable, level surface and engage wheel locks before transfer.
- WARNING: Do not step on the footplates; this could cause the wheelchair to tip . Fold them up, and either detach them, or swing them aside.
- WARNING: There is a critical moment when there is little or no seat platform beneath you . Take every precaution to reduce this unsupported distance before you attempt transfer.
Forward or sideward
- WARNING: Do not attempt to reach objects if you are required to move forward in the seat . Do not attempt to retrieve objects from the floor if you must reach down between your knees. Do not shift your weight in the direction that you are reaching and / or bending; this could cause the wheelchair to tip.
Backward
- WARNING: Do not engage the wheel locks while reaching or bending backward . Should your weight suddenly shift accidentally, it is better to roll in that direction than to tip over.
- WARNING: Do not lean over the back upholstery; this could cause the wheelchair to tip.
RAMPS AND INCLINES
- WARNING: During descent, the footplates; lowest point should be no closer to the ground than 2 1/2 inches to permit proper clearance.
- WARNING: Do not attempt inclines without anti-tippers installed in the downward position . Do not attempt any incline or decline of more than 6 degrees (10% grade, or one foot of rise or fall per ten feet of ramp length).
- WARNING: Do not use wheel locks to slow your descent . Attempting to use wheel locks is likely to result in accidental locking that could cause the wheelchair to stop abruptly, suddenly pitch forward, or tip sideways.
- WARNING: Avoid changing direction while descending a ramp or incline, as this could cause instability.
MAINTENANCE
- NOTICE: Improper maintenance can cause operating problem and may affect your warranty.
- WARNING:Unauthorizedmodificationortheuseof non-Everest & Jennings replacement parts could change the structure of the wheelchair, void the warranty, and create a hazardous condition resulting in serious personal injury.
TROUBLESHOOTING
- CAUTION: A complete inspection of your wheelchair, including maintenance, servicing and safety checks, should be performed by a GF authorized distributor at least every six months.
- WARNING:Unauthorizedmodificationortheuseof non-Everest & Jennings replacement parts could change the structure of the wheelchair, void the warranty, and create a hazardous condition, which could result in serious personal injury.
