Table Of Contents - Invacare Storm 4 User Manual

Contents
1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Symbols in this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Type classification and intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.4 Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.5 Usability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.6 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.7 Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 General safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Safety information with regard to care and
maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3 Safety information on electromagnetic interference . . . . . . 12
2.4 Safety information on driving and freewheel mode. . . . . . . 13
2.5 Safety information regarding changes and modifications
to the mobility device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.6 Safety information on wheelchairs with a lifter . . . . . . . . . 16
2.7 Safety information on wheelchairs with Recaro seats
and AJ Optimist seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.8 The position of the labels on the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 Remotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4 Getting in and out of the mobility device. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.1 Removing the standard armrest in order to side transfer
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4.2 Disconnecting the remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3 Information about getting in and out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4 Using the cane holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 Driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.1 Before driving for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.2 Parking and stationary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3 Taking Obstacles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.3.1 Maximum obstacle height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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5.3.2 Safety information when ascending
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obstacles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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5.3.3 The correct way to overcome obstacles . . . . . . . . 25
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5.4 Driving up and down gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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5.5 Using foldable antitippers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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5.6 Use on public roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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5.7 Pushing the mobility device in freewheel mode . . . . . . . . . 27
5.7.1 Disengaging motors (conventional motors) . . . . . . 27
5.7.2 Disengaging the motors (GB motors). . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 Adjusting the mobility device to the user's seating
posture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.1 General information on adjusting the wheelchair to the
user's seating posture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.2 Adjustment possibility for remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.2.1 Adjusting the remote for the length of the user's
arm (all seat systems) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.2.2 Adjusting the height of the remote (only for
swing-away remote holders). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.2.3 Swivelling the remote to the side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.3 Adjustment options for standard armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.3.1 Changing the arm support position . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.3.2 Setting the height of the armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.3.3 Adjusting the width of the armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.4 Adjustment options for parallel sliding armrests . . . . . . . . 33
6.4.1 Setting the height of the parallel sliding
armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.4.2 Adjusting the angle of the armpad on the parallel
sliding armrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33