Pride Dynamo ATS Owner's Manual page 6

SAFETY
TYRE INFLATION
If your power chair is equipped with pneumatic tyres, you should check or have the air pressure checked at least once a week.
Proper inflation pressures will prolong the life of your tyres and help ensure the smooth operation of your power chair.
WARNING! It is important that 2.4 bar/35 psi tyre pressure be maintained in pneumatic tyres at all times. Do not
underinflate or overinflate your tyres. Low pressure may result in loss of control, and overinflated tyres may
burst. Failure to maintain 2.4 bar/35 psi tyre pressure in pneumatic tyres at all times may result in tyre and/or
wheel failure, causing serious personal injury and/or damage to your power chair
WARNING! When changing a tyre, remove only the centre lug nut, then remove the tyre. If any further disas-
sembly is required, deflate the tyre completely or it may explode, possibly resulting in personal injury.
INCLINE INFORMATION
More and more buildings have ramps with specified degrees of inclination, designed for easy and safe access. Some ramps
may have turning switchbacks (180-degree turns) that require you to have good cornering skills on your power chair.
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Proceed with extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a ramp or other incline.
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Take wide swings with your power chair's front wheels around any tight corners. If you do that, the power
chair's rear wheels will follow a wide arc, not cut the corner short, and not bump into or get hung up on any railing corners.
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When driving down a ramp, keep the power chair's speed adjustment set to the slowest speed setting to ensure
a safely controlled descent. See "Operation."
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Avoid sudden stops and starts.
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 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 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! 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. Doing so may result in personal injury and/or damage to your power chair.
WARNING! Never travel down an incline rearwards. This may result in personal injury.
WARNING! Even though your power chair is capable of climbing slopes greater than those illustrated in figure
1, do not, under any circumstances, exceed the incline guidelines or any other specifications presented in this
manual. Doing so could cause instability in your power chair, resulting in personal injury and/or damage to
your power chair.
Pride recommends that the maximum slope of an incline you attempt to safely ascend or descend on your power chair does
not exceed 8.7%. See figure 1.
WARNING! Any attempt to climb or descend a slope steeper than 8.7% may put your power chair in an unstable
position and cause it to tip, resulting in personal injury.
Figure 1. Maximum Safe Angle (Ascending and Descending)
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