Owner`s manual

12 Quickie SALSA
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4.30 Using a kerb climber
4.30.1 Mounting a kerb or step (Fig 9)
Always approach a kerb at 90° (Fig 7 & Fig 8)
• Approach the kerb (step)
head on driving forwards
slowly and steadily and
always at a 90° angle.
Salsa R (RWD)
• Asthekerbclimberorcastor
makes contact with the
kerb (step), the wheelchair
should be moving slowly. Small kerbs can be climbed from
a standstill.
Salsa M (MWD)
Approach the kerb in a 90° angle and stop the chair as soon as
the castor wheels touch the kerb.
• Applysufficientpower tothemotorstoliftthe frontofthe
chair up onto the kerb (step) and then apply slightly more
power and speed so that the drive wheels climb the kerb
(step) smoothly and without hesitation and the rear castor
wheels come up as well. As far as possible, keep the
joystick in the straight forward position.
Note: In accordance to the ground clearance, the maximum
obstacle height possible to climb is 5 cm (10 cm with kerb
climber) for Salsa R and 7.5 cm for Salsa M.
WARNING: The approach speed and process can vary
depending on your wheelchair performance and castor wheel
choice.
4.30.2 Dismounting the kerb (Fig. 9)
Salsa R (RWD)
• Reversethechairslowlyandcarefullyuntilbothrearwheels
are on the edge of the kerb, again in a 90° position to the
kerb.
• Reverse as slowly as possible off the kerb with the rear
wheels. You will feel more secure if you can lean forward,
but if you can’t, don’t worry, the wheelchair is extremely
stable. As long as you stay within its limitation, you will be
quite safe.
• Thefrontofthechairwillnaturallyfollowdownthekerbas
you continue to drive slowly backwards.
• We recommend to use the lap strap to feel more secure
during declining the kerb
Salsa M (MWD)
•Move the chair slowly and carefully in a forward direction un-
til both front wheels are on the edge
of the kerb, again in a 90° position to
the kerb. (Fig 7 and Fig 8)
• Drive as slowly as possible off the
kerb with the drive wheels. Don’t stop
the chair durin declining the kerb.
You will feel more secure if you can
lean bac wards, but if you can’t, don’t
worry,
the wheelchair is extremely stable. As
long as you stay within its limitation,
you will be quite safe.
• The rear of the chair will naturally follow down the kerb as
you continue to drive slowly forwards.
•All powered seating options need to be in home position.
Your powered legrests may need to be adjusted to give
enough clearance to mount or dismount the kerb.
• We recommend to use the lap strap to feel more secure dur-
ingdecliningthekerb.Forextraprotectionwerecommendtot
every chair with the legrests.
4.30.3 Kerb climber tting and removal
procedure
(RWD base only)
• Locatethe kerbclimber bar
into the left hand location
bracket and push it into the
right hand receiver bracket
(Fig. 10 & Fig 11).
• Hold the kerb climber with
your left hand in the receiver
bracket.
• Align the holes of the
receiver bracket and the
kerb climber tube and plug
in the locking pin from the
top.
• Reversetheproceduretoremovethekerbclimber.
Warnings
1. Please show the utmost consideration for the other traffic
on the road. Remember that the last thing a car or lorry driver
expects to see is a wheelchair backing off the kerb into the road.
If in any doubt, do not risk crossing the road until you are certain
that it is safe.
2. Always cross the road as quickly as possible; there may be
other traffic.
3. Do not attempt to go up or down more than a 10 cm (4”) high
kerb (Salsa only with kerb climber fitted).
4. Do not attempt to use the kerb climber on a series of steps.
5. Do not attempt kerbs if on steep slopes or cambers.
6. Do not attempt any kerbs in the vicinity of drain covers,
uneven or gritty road surfaces.
7. You should not attempt to dismount a kerb any higher than 5
cm (2”) in the forwards direction.
8. Do not mount or dismount kerbs at an angle other than straight
on (90 degrees) to the edge of the kerb.
9. Prior to climbing ensure your legrests will clear the
kerb.
10. Take care of the anti-tips which
might interfere with the kerb or the
ground when mounting or dismounting
a kerb.
WARNING - This wheelchair
is designed to be repaired and
assembled by a Sunrise Medical
authorised dealer and not the end
user. The end user has to disassemble
and assemble the chair only for
transportation (see section 5.2).
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
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Fig. 10
Fig. 9
Fig. 12