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When climbing an incline, try to keep your power chair moving. If you must stop, start up again
slowly and then accelerate cautiously. When driving down an incline, set your power chair to
the slowest speed setting and drive in the forward direction only. If your power chair starts to
move down the incline faster than you anticipated or desired, allow it to come to a complete
stop by releasing the joystick, then push the joystick forward slightly to ensure a safely
controlled descent.
Warning!
When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the power chair in
freewheel mode while seated on it or standing next to it.
Warning!
When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of the
incline. Drive your power chair straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the
possibility of a tip or a fall. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating
an incline.
Warning!
You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas
covered with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).
Warning!
If your power chair is equipped with a reclining seatback, do not attempt to
negotiate inclines with the seat in a reclined position. Do not attempt to
negotiate obstacles with the seat in a reclined position unless an attendant is
present to help stabilize the chair. Failure to heed could result in the power
chair tipping over.
Warning!
Never travel down an incline backward. Doing so may cause the power chair to
tip. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
Excessively high cornering speeds can create the possibility of tipping. Factors which affect
the possibility of tipping include, but are not limited to: cornering speed, steering angle (how
sharply you are turning), uneven road surfaces, inclined road surfaces, riding from an area of
low traction to an area of high traction (such as passing from a grassy area to a paved area –
especially at high speed while turning), and abrupt directional changes. High cornering speeds
are not recommended. If you feel that you may tip over in a corner, reduce your speed and
steering angle (i.e., lessen the sharpness of the turn) to prevent your power chair from tipping.
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