Obstacles; Pushing The Wheelchair - Sunrise Medical Quickie Puma 40 User Manual

Puma 40

4.5 Obstacles

Driving up a kerb
1. Choose the place where the kerb is at its
lowest.
2. Drive straight up to the kerb at a right angle
to it (20 cm in front of the kerb).
3. Move the joystick forwards. Drive up the
kerb without changing direction.
4. Maintain speed until all of the wheels are on
the pavement. If mounting the pavement is
not possible, fi nd a place where the kerb is
lower.
Driving down a kerb
1. Choose the place where the kerb is at its
lowest.
2. Drive straight down the kerb with your front
wheels at a right angle to it.
3. Move the joystick slowly forwards. Drive
down the kerb carefully and as slowly as
possible without changing direction.
Warning!
Never drive down steps or off of obstacles
higher than 60 mm in a wheelchair.

4.6 Pushing the wheelchair

The wheelchair can also be moved by
pushing. In order to do so, the motors must
be disengaged using a freewheel switch. This
feature was developed for the attendants of
wheelchair users.
The freewheel switch has two positions
(fi gure 10):
1. For driving the wheelchair, push both
left-hand and right-hand freewheel levers
upwards in 'Drive' position (A)
2. For disengaging the motors in order to be
able to push the wheelchair, push both
left-hand and right-hand freewheel levers
downwards in 'Push' position (B).
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10
A
2
1
B