Invacare Veranda 3000 series User Manual page 9

Invacare ® Veranda™ 3000/4000
WARNING!
Operating Information
– To determine and establish your particular safety
limits, practice bending, reaching and transferring
activities in several combinations in the presence of
a qualified healthcare professional before attempting
active use of the wheelchair.
– DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to
move forward in the seat.
– DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to pick
them up from the floor by reaching down between
your knees.
– DO NOT lean over the top of the back upholstery
to reach objects from behind as this may cause the
wheelchair to tip over.
– DO NOT shift your weight or sitting position toward
the direction you are reaching as the wheelchair may
tip over.
– DO NOT tip the wheelchair without assistance.
– DO NOT attempt to stop a moving wheelchair with
wheel locks. Wheel locks are not brakes.
– DO NOT attempt to stop the wheelchair while on a
sloped surface.
– Never leave an unoccupied wheelchair on an incline.
– DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair
between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.
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WARNING!
Operating Information
– DO NOT operate on roads, streets or highways.
– 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 ride over curbs or obstacles.
Doing so may cause your wheelchair to turn over and
cause bodily harm or damage to the wheelchair.
– DO NOT attempt to lift the wheelchair by any
removable (detachable) parts. Lifting by means of
any removable (detachable) parts of a wheelchair
may result in injury to the user or damage to the
wheelchair.
– DO NOT stand on the frame of the wheelchair.
– DO NOT allow children to play on or operate the
wheelchair.
– ALWAYS keep hands and fingers clear of moving parts
to avoid injury.
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