Paravan SPACE DRIVE II User manual

User‘s manual
Primary Functions
Paravan Space Drive II
www.paravan.com
EN/US V2.0

Valid for the following models: Paravan Space Drive II System
Publisher and copyright: PARAVAN GmbH
Date of issue: 1.8.2016
Document number: Benutzer_SD_Primaer_V2_EN-US

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Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing our PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II driving system. You will nd all the important
information and suggestions you need for your PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II driving system in this User's
Manual. Please carefully read the information on the pages to follow in order to make sure that your PA-
RAVAN SPACE DRIVE II driving system will give you many years of problem-free service. Keep this User's
Manual in a handy place in your vehicle for later reference. Our user manual contains answers to questi-
ons relating to the equipment, operation and care of the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II driving system. It you
should have any questions or suggestions about the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II driving system, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
We wish you a pleasant ride!
Your PARAVAN team

Table of contents
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Table of contents
General
1. Details of publisher .............................................................................................10
1.1 Your manufacturer................................................................................................................... 10
1.1.1 Copyright .................................................................................................................................. 11
2. On this User's Manual..........................................................................................12
2.1 General issues.......................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.1 Driving direction information .................................................................................................. 12
2.1.2 Technical status of this documentation................................................................................. 13
2.1.3 Trademark ................................................................................................................................ 14
2.2 Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................ 15
2.2.1 Guarantee................................................................................................................................. 16
2.2.2 Technical alterations ............................................................................................................... 17
2.3 Target groups........................................................................................................................... 19
2.4 Explanation of symbols........................................................................................................... 20
2.4.1 Structure of safety notices...................................................................................................... 21
3. Safety note..........................................................................................................22
3.1 General safety notes................................................................................................................ 22
4. Functional description.........................................................................................28
4.1 Manufacturing standard.......................................................................................................... 28
4.1.1 General issues.......................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.2 Equipment characteristics of the driving system .................................................................. 29
4.1.3 Standards and directives applied ........................................................................................... 30
4.2 Appropriate usage ................................................................................................................... 31
4.2.1 Use of a vehicle with a driving system ................................................................................... 32

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4.3 Approvals, certications.......................................................................................................... 33
4.3.1 ECE regulations........................................................................................................................ 33
4.3.2 Battery used ............................................................................................................................. 34
4.3.3 EMV test ................................................................................................................................... 35
Information
5. Details relating to the product..............................................................................36
5.1 The serial number.................................................................................................................... 36
6. Overview of the SPACE DRIVE II driving system...................................................37
6.1 Denition of terms for parts and their positions ................................................................... 37
7. Operating and control elements...........................................................................39
7.1 General information regarding operating elements............................................................... 39
7.1.1 Control and monitoring of the driving system ....................................................................... 40
7.1.2 Overview of operating elements ............................................................................................. 41
7.2 Overview of operating elements ............................................................................................. 42
7.2.1 Individual modules/elements ................................................................................................. 42
7.2.2 Possible combinations of the individual modules................................................................. 43
7.3 Orthopaedic extensions .......................................................................................................... 44
7.4 Overview of operating elements ............................................................................................. 45
7.4.1 Check control ........................................................................................................................... 45
7.4.2 Accelerator/brake lever and two-way joystick ....................................................................... 46
7.5 General information regarding operating elements............................................................... 47
7.6 Function of the operating elements........................................................................................ 48
7.6.1 Steering servo-motor............................................................................................................... 48
7.6.2 Accelerator and brake servo-motor ........................................................................................ 49

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Prepare
8. Delivery of the vehicle ........................................................................................50
8.1 Receiving your new/altered vehicle........................................................................................ 50
8.2 The vehicle is delivered to you as follows.............................................................................. 50
8.2.1 Settings on the vehicle ............................................................................................................ 51
9. Preparation of the vehicle for driving...................................................................52
9.1 Driving with the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE driving system ..................................................... 52
9.1.1 Put the locking pin in the correct position.............................................................................. 54
9.1.2 Align the steering and the steering servo-motor ................................................................... 57
9.2 Driving without the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE driving system................................................ 60
9.3 Insurance, personal liability insurance ................................................................................... 62
9.4 Functional checking before driving......................................................................................... 63
Operate
10. Operating the PARAVAN driving system ..............................................................64
10.1 Starting the driving system, sequence of steps..................................................................... 64
10.1.1 Before starting the motor........................................................................................................ 64
10.1.2 After starting the motor........................................................................................................... 66
10.2 Operating the accelerator and brake function ....................................................................... 68
10.2.1 Accelerator/brake joystick (2-way)......................................................................................... 68
10.2.2 Accelerator/brake lever (2-way).............................................................................................. 69
10.3 Operating the steering function .............................................................................................. 70

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10.3.1 Mini-steering-wheel ................................................................................................................. 70
10.3.2 Steering joystick (2-way) ......................................................................................................... 71
10.3.3 Rotational steering unit ........................................................................................................... 72
10.4 Operating the accelerator/brake function and the steering function ................................... 73
10.4.1 Accelerator/brake and steering joystick (4-way) ................................................................... 73
11. Operating the Check Control................................................................................74
11.1 Navigation in the menu structure ........................................................................................... 74
11.1.1 Menu structure of the Check Control ..................................................................................... 75
12. Customer menu...................................................................................................76
12.1 Battery voltages ....................................................................................................................... 76
12.2 Fine-calibration of the steering ............................................................................................... 77
12.3 Software version...................................................................................................................... 78
12.4 Maintenance intervals ............................................................................................................. 79
12.5 Date and clock ......................................................................................................................... 80
12.6 Button illumination, color ........................................................................................................ 81
12.7 Button illumination, day........................................................................................................... 82
12.8 Button illumination night ......................................................................................................... 83
13. Loading and transporting your vehicle.................................................................84
Help
14. Care and maintenance.........................................................................................85
14.1 Cleaning and care .................................................................................................................... 87
15. Disposal and environmental protection................................................................88
15.1 Packaging materials................................................................................................................ 89
15.2 Re-commissioning................................................................................................................... 90
15.3 Notes on transferring the vehicle............................................................................................ 91

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16. Correcting failures...............................................................................................92
16.1 Initial steps, fault search ......................................................................................................... 92
16.2 Fault message.......................................................................................................................... 93
17. Emergency mode ................................................................................................94
17.1 Accident.................................................................................................................................... 95
18. Your contact to the PARAVAN customer service ..................................................96
18.1 Hotline ...................................................................................................................................... 96
Technology
19. Electrical system.................................................................................................97
19.1 Notes on the power supply ..................................................................................................... 97
19.1.1 Starting the vehicle with external power ................................................................................ 98
19.2 Charge the batteries ................................................................................................................ 99
19.3 Notes on maintenance charge................................................................................................ 100
19.3.1 Maintenance charge................................................................................................................ 101
20. Technical equipment ...........................................................................................102
20.1 Technical data.......................................................................................................................... 102
20.2 Replacement parts................................................................................................................... 103
21. Systems and technical documentation ................................................................104
21.1 Handling the sealed backup battery....................................................................................... 104
21.2 Certication for lithium battery............................................................................................... 105
21.2.1 Copy of the certicate ............................................................................................................. 105
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Table of illustrations
Fig. 1: QR Code.................................................................................................................................... 10
Fig. 2: Direction of travel..................................................................................................................... 12
Fig. 3: SPACE DRIVE Logo .................................................................................................................. 14
Fig. 4: Safety note ............................................................................................................................... 21
Fig. 5: Accelerator/brake servo-motor............................................................................................... 29
Fig. 6: Steering servo-motor............................................................................................................... 29
Fig. 7: ECE marking............................................................................................................................. 33
Fig. 2: Serial number........................................................................................................................... 36
Fig. 3: Overview................................................................................................................................... 37
Fig. 4: Components............................................................................................................................. 38
Fig. 5: PARAVAN main module........................................................................................................... 40
Fig. 6: Check control ........................................................................................................................... 45
Fig. 7: Accelerator/brake lever ........................................................................................................... 46
Fig. 8: Two-way joystick...................................................................................................................... 46
Fig. 9: Accelerator/brake servo-motor............................................................................................... 47
Fig. 10: Steering servo-motor............................................................................................................... 47
Fig. 11: Steering servo-motor............................................................................................................... 48
Fig. 4: System switch.......................................................................................................................... 52
Fig. 5: Steering not switched on......................................................................................................... 53
Fig. 6: Check Control display.............................................................................................................. 53
Fig. 7: Locking pin position ................................................................................................................ 54
Fig. 8: Locking pin............................................................................................................................... 55
Fig. 9: Locking pin............................................................................................................................... 56
Fig. 10: Steering not switched on ......................................................................................................... 57
Fig. 11: Middle position, move ............................................................................................................. 57
Fig. 12: Latch steering .......................................................................................................................... 58
Fig. 13: Start motor ............................................................................................................................... 58
Fig. 14: Start screen.............................................................................................................................. 59

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Fig. 15: Fuses, mechanical ................................................................................................................... 59
Fig. 16: System switch.......................................................................................................................... 60
Fig. 17: Locking pin............................................................................................................................... 60
Fig. 18: Unlocking bolt .......................................................................................................................... 61
Fig. 19: Locking pin............................................................................................................................... 61
Fig. 20: Fasten seat belt, logo .............................................................................................................. 63
Fig. 11: Sequence of steps ................................................................................................................... 64
Fig. 12: Sequence of steps ................................................................................................................... 65
Fig. 13: Sequence of steps ................................................................................................................... 66
Fig. 14: Sequence of steps ................................................................................................................... 67
Fig. 15: Accelerator/brake joystick ...................................................................................................... 68
Fig. 16: Accelerator/brake lever ........................................................................................................... 69
Fig. 17: Mini-steering-wheel ................................................................................................................. 70
Fig. 18: Steering joystick....................................................................................................................... 71
Fig. 19: Rotational steering unit ........................................................................................................... 72
Fig. 20: 4-way joystick........................................................................................................................... 73
Fig. 21: Operating panel Check Control ............................................................................................... 74
Fig. 22: Menu structure......................................................................................................................... 75
Fig. 23: Sequence of steps ................................................................................................................... 76
Fig. 24: Fine calibration......................................................................................................................... 77
Fig. 25: Software version...................................................................................................................... 78
Fig. 26: Maintenance intervals ............................................................................................................. 79
Fig. 27: Date / time................................................................................................................................ 80
Fig. 28: Button illumination................................................................................................................... 81
Fig. 29: Button illumination................................................................................................................... 82
Fig. 30: Button illumination................................................................................................................... 83
Fig. 16: Recycling .................................................................................................................................. 89
Fig. 17: Critical fault!............................................................................................................................. 93

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Fig. 17: Backup battery ......................................................................................................................... 100
Fig. 18: Button for external charging .................................................................................................. 101
Fig. 19: Certication for lithium battery............................................................................................... 105

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1. Details of publisher
1.1 Your manufacturer
Fig. 1: QR Code
PARAVAN GmbH
Main ofce / HQ/ Production Plant
Paravanstraße 5-10, D-72539 Pfronstetten-Aichelau
›Phone: [phone] / 99 95-91
›Fax: [phone]
›Email: [e-mail]
›Internet: www.paravan.com
›Managing director: Roland Arnold
 Many mobile phones and PDAs contain an integrated camera
and software that will allow you to interpret QR codes so that
you can read our contact information directly into the address
book of your mobile phone or PDA.

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1.1.1 Copyright
This documentation and all its constituent sections are protected by copyright. The rights established in this
way, in particular those related to translation, reprinting, representation, extraction of illustrations and tables,
broadcast, microlming or any other means of reproduction and saving in data processing systems, even if
only excerpts are used, are reserved.
Any reproduction of this work or of any parts of this work, even in exceptional cases, is only permitted within
the limits set by the terms of the copyright act of the Federal Republic of Germany dated 9 September 1965
in its currently valid version. It is generally subject to charges. Any infringements will be subject to the penal
clauses of the aforementioned copyright law.
›Copyright © PARAVAN GmbH 2014. All rights reserved!

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2. On this User's Manual
2.1 General issues
Fig. 2: Direction of travel
This User's Manual does not include maintenance and repair instruc-
tions, that could be used by the owner to perform maintenance and re-
pair work on his own or to support such work. It includes information
concerning the operation during the entire life cycle, from initial trans-
port (delivery) to disposal (decommissioning) of the PARAVAN SPACE
DRIVE II driving system. The product's most important features are lis-
ted and described below. All product features mentioned for different
versions and functions may be combined with each other and may devi-
ate from the standard version.
 This User's Manual is an integral part of the PARAVAN SPACE
DRIVE IIdriving system and must always be retained in the
vehicle to ensure that you have fast access to important infor-
mation. All page and directional indications made are always
given from the point of view of the operator looking in a driving
direction.
2.1.1 Driving direction information

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2.1.2 Technical status of this documentation
 All details on technical data and/or specications, illustrations and information in this User's Manual
correspond to the nal version in June 2014.
 The User's Manual for the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II driving system was compiled in German and
may be translated into other languages. In the event of any discrepancies, the German version will
be legally binding.

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2.1.3 Trademark
Fig. 3: SPACE DRIVE Logo
 The product names PARAVAN® and SPACE DRIVE® are
trademarks entered into the register according to trademark
and patent law. The brand SPACE DRIVE® designates the in-
dividual components and the complete uniform electronic,
digital driving system of the company PARAVAN GmbH. This
trademark guarantees the quality of the driving system. Only
PARAVAN GmbH is entitled to use the designations PARAVAN®
and SPACE DRIVE®.
Registered and protected trademarks are:
›PARAVAN®
›SPACE DRIVE®

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2.2 Disclaimer
Operation of the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II without errors and faults can only be guaranteed when the infor-
mation provided in this User's manual is considered and implemented. PARAVAN GmbH does not accept
any liability or give any guarantee regarding damage or malfunctions that result during operation when the
instructions in this User's Manual are not adhered to or when the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II is altered.
In order to ensure fault-free operation of your PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II, please observe the maintenance
instructions and intervals.
 See "Maintenance instructions"

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2.2.1 Guarantee
Guarantee cover is exclusively dened by the respective PARAVAN warranty conditions.
Explicitly excluded from warranty claims is any damage resulting from:
›Wear and tear
›Inappropriate operation or use
›Incorrect/Irregular maintenance
›Incorrect/Irregular care
 See your personal "Guarantee card"

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2.2.2 Technical alterations
Any modications made to the safety equipment and technical changes to the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE II
driving system, however small, are strictly prohibited. All alterations must be executed by PARAVAN GmbH.
PARAVAN GmbH reserves the right to make technical alterations and improvements to the product in the
interests of our customers and as a result of advancing technology.
 Warranty and guarantee claims become void after any modication of the PARAVAN SPACE DRIVE
II driving system that was not approved by PARAVAN GmbH. Furthermore, dangerous malfunction
cannot be ruled out.

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WARNING
Risk of personal injury when operating the vehicle with a dri-
ving system that does not correspond to the original or delive-
ry state.
Physical damage to the vehicle or the driving system due to
non-authorized or incorrectly installed components.
›Do not make any technical changes to your SPACE DRIVE
system.
›Only operate your driving system in its original or delivery
state.
›Use only original or authorized replacement parts.
›Check the operating state of the vehicle and the SPACE
DRIVE driving system before each drive.