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Celebrity X Sport www.pridemobility.com
INCLEMENT WEATHER PRECAUTIONS
Exposure of your scooter to inclement weather conditions should be avoided whenever possible. If suddenly
caught up in rain, snow, severe cold or heat while operating your scooter, proceed to shelter at the earliest
opportunity.Thoroughlydry your scooter before storing, chargingor operatingyour scooter.
PROHIBITED! Operating in rain, snow, salt, mist/spray conditions and on icy/slippery surfaces
may have an adverse affect on the electrical system. Maintain and store your scooter in a
dry and clean condition.
WARNING! Prolonged exposure to hot or cold conditions may affect the temperature of
upholstered and non-upholstered items on the scooter, possibly resulting in skin irritation.
Exercise caution when using your scooter in extremely hot or cold conditions or when
exposing your scooter to direct sunlight for prolonged periods of time.
FREEWHEEL MODE
Yourscooterisequippedwith amanual freewheel lever that, whenengaged,allows the scooterto be pushed.For
moreinformation abouthowtoplaceyourscooterintoandoutof freewheelmode,seeIV.“Your Scooter.”
WARNING! When your scooter is in freewheel mode, the braking system is disengaged.
Disengage the drive motors only on a level surface.
Ensure the key is removed from the key switch.
Stand behind the scooter to engage or disengage freewheel mode. Never sit on a
scooter to do this.
After you have finished pushing your scooter, always return it to the drive mode to lock
the brakes.
Anadded feature builtintothescooteris“push-too-fast”protectionwhichsafeguardsthescooteragainst gaining
excessivespeedwhile in freewheel mode.
“Push-too-fast”operates differently dependingonwhichoftwoconditionsexists:
Ifthekey is switched“off”while in freewheelmode, the scooter’scontroller activates regenerativebraking
whenthe scooter ispushedfasterthanamaximumthresholdwhichhas beenpreprogrammed.Inthiscase,the
controllerisacting as aspeedgovernor.
Ifthekeyisswitched“on”whilein freewheel mode, you will encounter considerable resistance at any speed.
Thispreventsthescooterfromgainingunwantedmomentumshouldthemanualfreewheelleverinadvertently
bereleasedwhiledrivingthescooter.
STAIRS AND ESCALATORS
Scootersare not designed to travelup ordown stairs or escalators.Alwaysuse a lift.
WARNING! Do not use your scooter to negotiate steps or escalators.
DOORS
Determineifthe door openstoward or awayfrom you.
Useyour handto turnthe knobor pushthe handleor push-bar.
Driveyourscootergentlyandslowlyforwardtopushthe door open. Or drive yourscootergentlyandslowly
rearwardsto pullthe dooropen.
II. SAFETY