Operation Manual

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Q400 M/F/R Rev.B
ENGLISH
5.8 Pushing the wheelchair
The wheelchair can be moved by pushing. In order to do so, the
motors must be disengaged using a freewheel lever. This feature was
developed for the aendants of wheelchair users and also funcons
as an emergency freewheel lever.
The freewheel lever has 2 posions
1. For driving the wheelchair. (Fig. 5.6).
‘Drive’ posion: Turn the lever so that the lever at the drive wheel
side is poinng upwards.
2. For disengaging the motors. (Fig. 5.7 - Fig.5.8).
‘Push’ posion: Turn the lever so that the lever at the drive wheel
side is poinng downwards.
DANGER!
• The free wheel lever should only be operated by the aendant and
never by the user.
• A user may never be le unaended while the wheelchair is in
‘push’.
• Never set the lever to the ‘push’ posion on a slope! When the
freewheel lever is set to ‘push’, the automac parking brake is
deacvated. This makes it possible for the wheelchair to roll down
the slope.
• The automac parking brake only works is the lever is set to ‘drive’
posion.
• When the wheelchair is no longer being pushed, the freewheel
lever should be set to ‘drive’ immediately.
• To manually push the system you must release the motor brakes.
• Do not engage or disengage motor brakes unless power to the
system is o.
• Make sure you have full control over the system when you release
the motor brakes. When you do so the system will not have brakes.
• Make sure the system is on level ground before you release the
motor brakes.
• Propel this system by the push handles only. They provide secure
points for you to hold the rear of the system to prevent a fall or
p-over.
• Check to make sure push handle grips will not rotate or slip o.
Fig. 5.6
Fig. 5.7
Fig. 5.8