Invacare Pronto M51 Base Manual

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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Part No. 1148076 11 Pronto

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M51

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Base with SureStep

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DONOTclimb,goupordownrampsortraverseslopesgreaterthan9°.

DONOTattempttomoveupordownaninclinewithawater,iceoroilfilm.

DONOTattempttodriveov ercurbsorobstacles.Doingsomaycauseyourwheelchair

toturnoverandcausebodilyharmordamagetothechair.

DONOTleavethepowerbuttonintheOnpositionwhenenteringorexitingyour

wheelchair.

DONOTstandontheframeofthewheelchair.

DONOTstandontheflip‐upfootboard,otherwisedamagemayoccur.Whengettingin

oroutofthewheelchair,makesurethattheflip‐upfootboardisintheupwardposition.

DONOTstandonthefrontriggings,otherwisedamagemayoccur.Whengettinginor

outofthewheelchair,makesurethatthefootplatesonthefrontriggingsareinthe

upwardpositionormovedoutoftheway.

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.

Beforeperforminganymaintenance,adjustmentorserviceverifythatOn/Offswitchon

thejoystickisintheOffposition.

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

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

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

NEVERleaveanunoccupiedwheelchaironanincline.

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.

Makesurethedetentballsofthequick‐releasepinarefullyreleasedbeyondtheouter

edgeofthetubebeforeoperatingthewheelchair.Otherwise,injuryand/ordamagemay

result.

Keepdetentballsclean.

Accessories

Extremecareshouldbeexercisedwhenusingoxygenincloseproximitytoelectriccircuits

andothercombustiblematerials.Contactyouroxygensupplierforinstructionintheuse

ofoxygen.

Invacareproductsarespecificallydesignedandmanufacturedforuseinconjunctionwith

Invacareaccessories.Accessoriesdesignedbyothermanufacturershavenotbeen

tested

byInvacareandarenotrecommendedforusewithInvacareproducts.