Using A Vehicle Mounted Passenger Lift; Creep Mode; Stability Of Your Wheelchair - Quickie Puma 40 Instructions For Use Manual

NOTE: The solid state controller has the benefit of a logic
system that will help compensate when driving along a camber
or up a hill. This is an added safety feature on your wheelchair.
In addition of course, you may control the wheelchair speed by
using the speed control.

4.23 Using a vehicle mounted passenger lift

Wheelchair lifts are used in vans, buses and buildings to help
you move from one level to another.
DANGER!
• Ensure that the user and all carers fully understand the lift
manufacturer's instructions for using the passenger lift.
• Never exceed the lift manufacturer's recommended safe
working load and load distribution guidance.
• Always turn off all power when you are on the lift. If you fail
to do so, you may touch the joystick by accident and cause
your chair to drive off the platform. Be aware that a rollstop
at the end of the platform may not prevent this.
• Always position the user securely in the chair to help avoid
falls while on the lift.
• Always ensure the chair is in drive mode when using
passenger lift (wheels locked not in freewheel mode).

4.24 Creep mode

WARNING!
Please ensure your backrest recline angle relative to floor
level, (which is a combination of the back recline itself and the
angle), does not exceed 12° to drive the chair safely.
NOTE: If your wheelchair is fitted with a lift/tilt module:
To prevent any instability during driving modes, the drive speed
of your wheelchair will be automatically limited when the lift/tilt
combination is used beyond a certain limit.
DANGER!
This is especially dangerous when attempting to drive up or
down a slope.
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4.25 Stability of your wheelchair

Please follow the user instructions in this manual regarding the
use of lift/tilt modules and the use of your chair on a slope.
WARNING!
Other variables can affect your chair stability, including:
Movement of the user
Effects of the addition of accessories or other equipment
Inappropriate adjustments or modifications to the wheelchair
In some cases these issues are further compounded by the
effects of the local environment such as:
• Hills
• Slopes
• Ramps
• Sloping/uneven footpaths
• Dropped kerbs
Furthermore different body proportions of a wheelchair user
affect stability for example:
• Lower limb wasting or amputation
• Increased upper torso mass
• Upper torso height
• Obesity
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