Meyra 1.611 User manual

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Operating manual
We move people.
Electric wheelchair
Model 1.610 / 1.611 / 1.612 /
1.613 / 1.615 / 1.616

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Contents
Introduction 7
Indications 7
Specifications 8
List of models 8
Acceptance 8
Use 8
Adjustment 9
Life span 9
Base position 9
Overview 10
Model 1.610 10
M o d el 1.611 11
Model 1.612 12
Model 1.613 13
Model 1.615 14
Model 1.616 15
Handling the electric wheelchair 16
Securing the electric wheelchair 16
Functional checks 16
Driving 16
Brakes 16
Service brake 16
Braking the wheelchair 16
Parking brake 16
Locking the brakes 17
Releasing the brakes 17
Drive-/push mode 18
Selecting the push mode 18
Selecting the motor mode 18

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Selecting the operation 19
Pre-operation checks 21
Battery charging procedure 21
Positioning the operating module 22
Function description 22
Adjusting the distance to the padded arm support 22
Removing the operating module 22
Inserting the operating module 22
Swivelling the operating module 23
Height adjustment of the operating module 23
Leg supports 24
Calf belt 24
Removing the calf belt 24
Attaching the calf belt 24
Length adjustment of the calf belt 24
Lower leg support 25
Footplates 25
Footboard 25
Leg support upper part 26
Turning the leg supports to the side 26
Swivelling in the leg supports 27
Removing the leg supports 28
Attaching the leg supports 28
Mechanically height-adjustable leg supports 29
Lifting/lowering the leg support 29
Electrically height-adjustable leg support 30
Height adjustment 30
Removing the electrically height adjustable leg support 31
Hanging the electrically height adjustable leg support into place 31

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Arm supports 32
Removing the arm support 32
Inserting the arm support 32
Illuminated clothes guard discs 33
Activating/deactivating the lighting on the clothes guard discs 33
Back support 34
Folding down the back support 34
Unfolding the back support 34
Adjusting the back support angle 34
Secure positions of the back support 35
Adjustable back 36
Removing the back support upholstery 36
Placing the back support upholstery 36
Electrically adjustable back support 37
Folding down the electrically adjustable back support 37
Unfolding the back support 37
Back support upholstery 38
Secure positions of the back support 38
Seat 39
Seat pad 39
Seat cushion 39
Seat inclination 39
Manually adjusting the seat angle 40
Electrically adjusting the seat angle 40
Seat height adjustment 41
Head support 42
Adjustment of the head support 42
Retaining strap 42
USB connector socket 43
Attendant control with priority switch 44
Positioning the controller 44

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Lighting 45
Rear-view mirror 45
Removing the rear-view mirror 45
Attaching the rear-view mirror 45
Adjusting the rear-view mirror 45
Loading and transportation 46
Loading 46
Transport of people inside a motor vehicle 46
Transport security 47
Maintenance 47
Maintenance 47
Maintenance schedule 48
Fuses 50
Replacing the fuses 50
Lighting 51
Headlights 51
Fault correction 52
Service 53
Tyres 53
Cleaning and maintenance 53
Upholstery and covers 53
Disinfection 54
Reinstallment 54
Repairs 54
Customer Service 54
Spare parts 54
Disposal 55

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Technical data 56
Maximum range 56
Hill climbing ability 56
Values acc. to ISO 7176-15 for model 1.610 57
Further technical data for model 1.610 58
Values acc. to ISO 7176-15 for model 1.611 60
Further technical data for model 1.611 61
Values acc. to ISO 7176-15 for model 1.612 63
Further technical data for model 1.612 64
Values acc. to ISO 7176-15 for model 1.613 66
Further technical data for model 1.613 67
Values acc. to ISO 7176-15 for model 1.615 69
Further technical data for model 1.615 70
Values acc. to ISO 7176-15 for model 1.616 72
Further technical data for model 1.616 73
Meaning of the labels on the electric wheelchair 75
Meaning of the symbols on the type plate 76
Meaning of the symbols on the washing instruction 77
Meaning of symbols on the label Seatlift 77
Inspection certificate 78
Warranty / Guarantee 79
Warrantee / Guarantee section 80
Inspection certificate for transfer 80
Notes 81

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INTRODUCTION
We thank you for the confidence you have
placed in our company by choosing an
electric wheelchair from this series.
With all equipment and their accessories
the electric wheelchair offers the respective
adaptation to your disability.
Like any other vehicle, an electric wheel-
chair is a technical aid. It is subject to ex-
planations, requires regular care and can
cause danger when used improperly. The
correct handling must therefore be learned.
This operating manual is to help you get
accustomed to the handling of the electric
wheelchair as well as to prevent accidents.
☞Note:
Please note that the illustrated equip-
ment variants can deviate from your
model.
We have therefore also listed chapters with
options that might not be applicable for
your vehicle.
Important information
!
Attention:
Read and observe the following doc-
umentation belonging to the electric
wheelchair before first use:
– this operating manual,
– the operating manual < Operating mod-
ule >,
– the safety and general handling in-
structions < Electric vehicles >.
☞Note:
Children and juveniles should read
the documentation belonging to the
electric wheelchair together with their
parents respectively a supervisor or ac-
companying person before first use.
Users with visual impairments can find the
PDF-files of above mentioned documents
on our website under:
< www.meyra.com >.
☞Contact your specialist dealer when re-
quired.
Alternatively users with visual impairments
can have the documentation read out by a
helper.
Additional information about our products
can be found on our website:
< www.meyra.com >.
☞Contact your specialist dealer when re-
quired.
INDICATIONS
If the following indications occur we rec-
ommend the application of this mobility
product:
☞Walking disability resp. extremely lim-
ited walking ability as part of the ba-
sic need to move around in your own
home.
☞The need to be able to leave home for
a short walk in fresh air or in order to
reach the places, commonly in the pe-
rimeter of the home, required to fulfil
basic needs.

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SPECIFICATIONS
The electric wheelchair is an environ-
ment-friendly electric vehicle. The electric
wheelchair models 1.610, 1.611, 1.612, 1.613
and 1.615 were developed for adolescents
and adults and model 1.616 for adolescents
and adults of small stature in order to en-
large the radius of action in patient care or
age-related limitations.
☞The model has been assigned the 'Use
Class B' as per the EN12184 standard.
LIST OF MODELS
This operating manual applies to the follow-
ing models:
Model 1.610
M o d el 1. 611
Model 1.612
Model 1.613
Model 1.615
Model 1.616
ACCEPTANCE
All products are checked for faults in the
factory and packed in special boxes.
☞Note:
However, we request that you check
the vehicle for possible transport dam-
age immediately on receipt – prefera-
bly in the presence of the carrier.
☞The packaging of the wheelchair
should be stored for a further transport
that might become necessary.
USE
The electric wheelchair, with attached leg
supports and arm supports, serves exclu-
sively for the conveyance of one sitting per-
son. Other pulling or transporting uses do
not comply with its intended purpose.
This model is an electric wheelchair espe-
cially for indoor and outdoor use on firm,
level surfaces.
The electric wheelchair offers manifold ad-
justment possibilities to individual vital sta-
tistics.
The wheelchair should be adapted to your
needs by a specialist dealer before the first
use. The adaptation will take into account
the driving experience, the physical limits of
the user and the main place of use of the
wheelchair.
!
Attention:
Always have adaptation and adjust-
ment work carried out by a specialist
dealer.
National regulations may prevent taking
them on busses or trains.
☞Inform yourself at the transportation
companies concerning limitations.

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ADJUSTMENT
The specialist workshop will hand out the
electric wheelchair to you under considera-
tion of all relevant safety instructions, ready
for operation and adjusted to your needs.
☞Note:
We recommend a regular control if
the wheelchair adjustment in order to
ensure a long-term optimal provision
even with changing illness/handicap
patterns of the user. Especially for chil-
dren and juveniles an adjustment every
6 months is recommendable.
☞We recommend regular medical exams
in order to ensure safety for active par-
ticipation in traffic.
☞Retrospective adjustments should be
carried out solely by the specialist deal-
er!
LIFE SPAN
We expect an average life span of about
5 years for this product, as far as the product
is applied for its designated purpose and all
maintenance and service guidelines.
The life span of your product depends upon
the frequency of use, the application envi-
ronment and care.
The implementation of spare parts can pro-
long the life span of the product. As a rule
spare parts are available up to 5 years after
production is discontinued.
☞The indicated lifespan does not consti-
tute additional guarantee.
BASE POSITION
!
Attention:
Only drive on slopes, inclines and ob-
stacles in the basic position of the seat
rising function, back inclination and
seat angle. – Danger of overturning!
Basic position is to be understood as:
– Seat height adjustment in the lowest
position
– Back inclination in upright position
– Seat inclination in horizontal position
(but max 10°)

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.610
The overview shows the most important
components and operating devices of the
electric wheelchair.
Pos. Description
(1) Back support
(2) Arm support
(3) Seat cushion
(4) Leg support
(5) Calf belt
(6) Footplate
(7) Steering wheel
(8) Driving wheel
(9) Shunting rod
(10) Operating module
(11) Front lighting
(12) Selection lever drive-/push mode
(13) Support castor
(14) Battery case
(15) Rear lighting
(16) Type plate

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OVERVIEW
M o d e l 1. 611
The overview shows the most important
components and operating devices of the
electric wheelchair.
Pos. Description
(1) Back support
(2) Arm support
(3) Seat cushion
(4) Leg support
(5) Calf belt
(6) Footplate
(7) Steering wheel
(8) Driving wheel
(9) Shunting rod
(10) Operating module
(11) Front lighting
(12) Selection lever drive-/push mode
(13) Support castor
(14) Battery case
(15) Rear lighting
(16) Baggage rack
(17) Type plate

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.612
The overview shows the most important
components and operating devices of the
electric wheelchair.
Pos. Description
(1) Back support
(2) Arm support
(3) Seat cushion
(4) Leg support
(5) Calf plate
(6) Footplate
(7) Steering wheel
(8) Driving wheel
(9) Shunting rod
(10) Operating module
(11) Front lighting
(12) Selection lever drive-/push mode
(13) Support castor
(14) Battery case
(15) Rear lighting
(16) Baggage rack
(17) Type plate

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.613
The overview shows the most important
components and operating devices of the
electric wheelchair.
Pos. Description
(1) Back support
(2) Arm support
(3) Operating module
(4) Front lighting
(5) Driving wheel
(6) Leg support
(7) Support castor
(8) Selection lever drive-/push mode
(9) Steering wheel
(10) Rear lighting
(11) Shunting rod
(12) Type plate

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.615
The overview shows the most important
components and operating devices of the
electric wheelchair.
Pos. Description
(1) Back support
(2) Arm support
(3) Operating module
(4) Seat cushion
(5) Calf belt
(6) Footplate
(7) Steering wheel
(8) Selection lever drive-/push mode
(9) Driving wheel
(10) Front lighting
(11) Shunting rod
(12) Baggage rack
(13) Support castor
(14) Leg support
(15) Type plate

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OVERVIEW
Model 1.616
The overview shows the most important
components and operating devices of the
electric wheelchair.
Pos. Description
(1) Back support
(2) Arm support
(3) Seat cushion
(4) Footplate
(5) Steering wheel
(6) Driving wheel
(7) Shunting rod
(8) Operating module
(9) Selection lever drive-/push mode
(10) Support castor
(11) Battery case
(12) Lighting
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HANDLING THE ELECTRIC
WHEELCHAIR
Securing the electric wheelchair
The electric wheelchair is to be secured as
follows to prevent it from rolling off unin-
tentionally:
1. Switch the selection lever for drive-/
push mode up to drive mode on both
sides.
2. Switch off the operating module.
Functional checks
The functions and safety of the electric
wheelchair must be checked before the
start of each journey.
☞For this observe chapter < Inspections
before starting to drive > in the accom-
panying documentation.
Driving
You define the speed and direction yourself
with the joystick movements (driving and
steering lever) while driving as well as the
preadjusted maximum final speed of your
electric wheelchair.
BRAKES
Service brake
The motors work electrically as operating
brake and carefully brake the electric wheel-
chair down without jerks to stillstand.
Braking the wheelchair
For allotted braking of the wheelchair slow-
ly guide the joystick (steering and driving
lever) back to the centre position (zero-set-
ting).
☞The electric wheelchair stops in short-
est distance after releasing the joysticks.
Parking brake
The parking brakes are only effective when
the selection lever drive-/push mode is set
to drive mode on both drives. They disen-
gage automatically when the wheelchair
starts off.
The parking brakes are manually disen-
gaged by switching the selection lever
drive-/push mode on both drives to push
mode.

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Locking the brakes
To engage the brakes swivel the selection
lever drive-/push mode on both sides as far
as possible into drive mode [1].
☞Activation of the selection lever is in-
tended for an accompanying person.
!
Attention:
It should not be possible to push the
electric wheelchair forward when the
brakes are engaged.
Releasing the brakes
To loosen the brakes swivel the selection le-
ver drive-/push mode on both sides down
as far as possible into push mode [2].
☞Activation of the selection lever is in-
tended for an accompanying person.
!
Attention:
Only transfer into or out of the electric
wheelchair when the electric wheel-
chair is switched off and the selection
lever drive-/push mode on both sides is
in drive mode!
• An unintentional movement of the joy-
sticks (driving and steering lever) can
otherwise lead to an uncontrolled start
of the electric wheelchair! – Danger of
accident!

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Drive-/push mode
!
Attention:
Only switch the electric wheelchair to
push mode when it is standing still for
positioning or in case of emergencies,
but not on slopes/hills.
☞The electric magnetic brakes are
switched off in the push mode.
– A braking of the electric wheelchair is
then only possible by switching to the
drive mode.
☞Grab hold of the shunting handle and
back support in order to shunt the elec-
tric wheelchair.
Selecting the push mode
1. Switch off the operating module be-
cause the pushing will otherwise be
made difficult by the electric system.
☞Therefore observe operation manual
< Operating module >.
2. Disengage the brakes [1].
☞Therefore observe chapter Releasing
the brakes on page 17.
The electric wheelchair can now be pushed.
Selecting the motor mode
1. Activate the brakes [2].
☞Therefore observe chapter Locking
the brakes on page 17.
2. Switch the operating module on.
☞Therefore observe operation manu-
al < Operating module >.
The electric wheelchair is now ready for use
again.

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SELECTING THE
OPERATION
In order to obtain operational readiness of
the electric wheelchair the following direc-
tions are to be carried out in the indicated
order.
☞Note:
Charge the drive batteries via the oper-
ating module before the first journey.
1. Selecting the motor mode
Switch the drive motors to the drive mode
[1]. – For this engage the brakes.
☞Observe chapter Locking the brakes
on page 17.
2. Check the correct fit of the battery/
mains fuse
☞The blade fuse for the battery/main
current has to sit tightly in the fuse
holder (2).

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3. Position of the operating module
☞The operating module should be
positioned in such a way that you
can comfortably and safely steer
the electric wheelchair.
☞The distance of the operating mod-
ule to the padded arm supports
can be adjusted after loosening the
clamping screw (3).
!
Attention:
After the adjustment retighten the
clamping screw.
☞For this observe chapter Positioning
the operating module on page 22.
4. Switch the operating module on
☞Press the On/Off-key (4) on the con-
trol panel of the operating module.
☞Therefore observe operation manu-
al < Operating module >.