Guide For Safe Driving - Decon wheel e-move User Manual

GUIDE FOR SAFE DRIVING

When you get your chair with e-move fitted to it, it is important that you check how it works in a
safe and calm place. As an e-move user, you decide which routes you can manage as far as your
driving ability and physical ability are concerned. Before using e-move, make sure that the tyres are
not worn or damaged and that the batteries are fully charged. These safety checks and your driving
abilities are important when assessing whether you can get around using e-move in the following
places:
• Quays, landing sites and moorings, roads and locations by watercourses, jetties and dams
without protective rails.
• Narrow roads, slopes (e.g. ramps and approaches), narrow roads close to precipices,
mountainous areas.
• Narrow and/or steep/sloping paths by busy roads or near to precipices.
• Leaf- and snow-covered or icy stretches.
• Ramps and lifting devices.
With e-move you can manage uphill and downhill slopes in accordance with the wheelchair
manufacturer's specifications. The basic prerequisites are tyres that are not worn, the correct tyre
pressure, a risk-free surface and a maximum user weight of 120 kg.
You will need help when you have to negotiate:
• Kerbs requiring the wheelchair to tilt by over 15%.
• All kinds of obstacle on slopes, as the risk of overturning then increases.
Be extremely careful when crossing busy roads and at railway and other crossings. Never drive
parallel to tram and railway tracks when trying to cross them, as there is a risk of the wheels getting
stuck in the tracks. It's better to get someone to help you who can quickly push the wheelchair over
the street or railway crossing if the wheelchair suddenly stops (e.g. if the batteries have no charge).
Be careful when driving up ramps onto vehicles. When lifting and lowering, e-move must be
disconnected and the parking brakes must be activated.
On wet surfaces the tyres have less grip on the road and there is an increased risk of skidding.
Always adjust your driving to the situation at hand.
Decon Wheel AB
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314 22 Hyltebruk
Sweden
Tel + 46 (0) 345-408 80
Fax +46 (0) 345-408 95
www.decon.se
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