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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No 1143190 17 TDX™ SP

DONOTattempttostopamovingwheelchairwiththewheellocks.Wheellocksarenot

brakes.

DONOTattempttoliftthewheelchairbyanyremovable(detachable)parts.Liftingby

meansofanyremovable(detachable)partsofthewheelchairmayresultininjurytothe

userordamagetothewheelchair.

DONOTovertightenhardwareattachingtotheframe.Thiscouldcausedamagetothe

frametubing.

ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

ALWAYSwearyourseatpositioningstrap.Theseatpositioningstrapisapositioningbelt

ONLY.Itisnotdesignedforuseasasafetydevicewithstandinghighstressloadssuchas

autooraircraftsafetybelts.Ifsignsofwearappear,beltMUSTbereplacedimmediately.

ALWAYSturnthewheelchairpoweroffandengagethemotorlocks/clutchestoprevent

thewheelsfrommovingbeforeattemptingtotransferinoroutofthewheelchair.Also

makesureeveryprecautionistakentoreducethegapdistance.Alignbothcastersparallel

withtheobjectyouaretransferringonto.

DONOTusewithabrokenormissingjoystickknob.

DONOTuseifjoystickdoesnotspringbacktotheneutralpositionorbecomesstickyor

sluggish.

DONOTuseifjoystickbootistornordamaged.

ALWAYScheckfoamgripsforloosenessbeforeusingthewheelchair.Ifloose,contacta

qualifiedtechnicianforinstructions.

ALWAYSengagebothwheellocksandreducethegapdistancebeforetransferringtoand

fromthewheelchair.Turnallcastersparalleltotheobjectyouaretransferringonto.

Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Serious

injuryordamagetopropertymayresult.

DONOTengageordisengagethemotorlocksuntilthepowerisintheoffposition.

Wheelchairs with TRRO or TRBKTS Only

OnlyusethetransportbracketsincludedwithTRROandTRBKTSforthepurposes

describedinthismanual.

Tire Pressure

DONOTuseyourwheelchairunlessithasthepropertirepressure(P.S.I.).DONOT

overinflatethetires.Failuretofollowtheserecommendationsmaycausethetireto

explodeandcausebodilyharm.Therecommendedtirepressureislistedonthesidewall

ofthetire.