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II. SAFETY
Weight Limitations
Yourpowerchair is ratedforamaximum weight capacity.Pleasereferto the specificationstableforthislimit.
WARNING! Exceeding the weight capacity voids your warranty and may result in personal injury
and/or damage to your power chair. Pride will not be held responsible for injuries and/or property
damage resulting from failure to observe weight limitations.
WARNING! Do not carry passengers on your power chair. Carrying passengers on your power
chair may result in personal injury and/or property damage.
Tire Inflation
Ifyourpowerchairis equipped withpneumatictires,youshould check orhavetheair pressure checkedregularly.Proper
inflationpressureswillprolongthe life ofyourtiresandhelp ensure thesmoothoperationof your powerchair.
WARNING! It is important that 35 psi (2.4 bar) tire pressure be maintained in pneumatic tires at all
times. Do not underinflate or overinflate your tires. Low pressure may result in loss of control, and
overinflated tires may burst. Failure to maintain 35 psi (2.4 bar) tire pressure in pneumatic tires at
all times may result in tire and/or wheel failure, causing serious personal injury and/or damage to
your power chair.
WARNING! Inflate your power chair drive tires from a regulated air source with an available pressure
gauge. Inflating your tires from an unregulated air source could overinflate them, resulting in a
burst tire and/or personal injury.
Incline Information
Moreandmorebuildingshaverampswithspecifieddegreesofinclination,designedforeasyand safeaccess.Someramps
mayhaveturning switchbacks (180-degreeturns)that requireyouto havegoodcornering skillsonyour power chair.
!Proceedwith extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a ramp or otherincline.
!Takewideswingswithyour power chair’s front wheelsaroundanytightcorners.Ifyoudothat,thepowerchair’srear
wheelswillfollow awidearc, notcut the cornershort, and notbump intoorget hungupon anyrailing corners.
!Whendriving down a ramp, keepthe power chair’s speedadjustment set to the slowestspeed setting toensure a
safelycontrolleddescent. See VII.“Operation.”
!Avoid sudden stopsand starts.
Whenclimbinganincline, trytokeepyourpowerchairmoving.Ifyoumuststop,startupagainslowlyandthenaccelerate
cautiously. When driving down an incline, set your power chair to the slowest speed setting and drive in the forward
directiononly.Ifyour power chairstartsto move downtheincline faster thanyouanticipated or desired,allowit to come
toacomplete stop byreleasing the joystick,then push thejoystick forward slightlytoensure asafelycontrolled descent.
WARNING! When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of the incline.
Drive your power chair straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the possibility of a tip or a fall.
Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
WARNING! You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas covered
with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).
WARNING! When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the power chair in freewheel
mode while seated on it or standing next to it. Doing so may result in personal injury and/or
damage to your power chair.
WARNING! Never travel down an incline backward. This may result in personal injury.