Taking Obstacles - Invacare Comet User Manual

4.3 Taking Obstacles

You can find information about maximum obstacle heights in the chapter entitled "Technical
specifications" from page 72.
CAUTION: Danger of Tipping Ov er!
 Never approach obstacles at an angle but at 90 degrees as shown below.
 Put your backrest into an upright position before climbing an obstacle.
Driv ing up over an obstacle
Approach the kerb or obstacle slowly head-on. Shortly

before the front wheels touch the obstacle, increase the
speed and reduce only after the rear wheels have also
climbed the obstacle.
Driv ing dow n off of an obstacle
 Approach the kerb or obstacle slowly head-on. Before the
front wheels touch the obstacle, reduce speed and keep it
until also the rear wheels have come down off of the
obstacle.
Correct
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