General Warnings
Here you will find safety checklist and summary of risks you and those individuals who
assist you need to be aware of before you ride this wheelchair. The word "WARNING" refers
to a hazard or unsafe practice that may cause severe injury or death to you or to other
persons. The "WARNINGS" are in main sections, as follows:
Weight Limit
WARNING: NEVER exceed the weight limit of 250 pounds (113.6 kilograms) for combined
weight of rider and items carried. Failure to heed these warnings could cause damage to
your wheelchair, injury to yourself, a fall, a tip-over and/or loss of control, causing severe
injury to yourself or others.
Weight Training
WARNING: NEVER use this wheelchair for weight training if total weight (rider plus
equipment) exceeds 250 pounds (113.6 kg.). Failure to heed these warnings could cause
damage to your wheelchair, injury to yourself, a fall, a tip-over and/or loss of control,
causing severe injury to yourself or others.
Additional Riders
WARNING: NEVER allow more than one person to sit on or ride on the Marvel™ Wheelchair,
even if the additional rider would still keep you under the 250 pound (113.6 kg.) weight
limit. Failure to heed these warnings could cause damage to your wheelchair, injury to
yourself, a fall, a tip-over and/or loss of control, causing severe injury to yourself or others.
Integral Components of Your Wheelchair
WARNING: The footrest is an integral component of your wheelchair and is to be fully
engaged when the wheelchair is in use. Failure to heed these warnings could cause damage
to your wheelchair, injury to yourself, a fall, a tip-over and/or loss of control, causing severe
injury to yourself or others.
Getting to Know Your Wheelchair
WARNING: Every wheelchair is different. With your healthcare professional, please take the
time to learn the feel of this wheelchair before you begin riding. Start slowly, with easy,
smooth strokes. If you are accustomed to a different wheelchair, you may use too much
force and tip over and/or lose control, which may cause severe injury to yourself or others.
Failure to heed these warnings could cause damage to your wheelchair, injury to yourself, a
fall, a tip-over and/or loss of control, causing severe injury to yourself or others.
To Reduce the Risk of an Accident or Injury
WARNING:
1. BEFORE riding, you should be trained in the proper and safe use of this wheelchair by
your health care professional.
2. Practice bending, reaching and transfers until you know the limit of your ability. Have
someone help you until you know what can cause a fall or tip-over and how to avoid
doing so; practice on different surfaces and on even and uneven surfaces.
3. Together with your health care professional, you must MUST analyze your level of
function and ability and identify and/or develop your own methods for use that are best
