Batteries/Charging Process; Safety Instructions; General; Installing/Removing The Battery Pack - Otto Bock Skippi Instructions For Use Manual

Use
Brake deactivated: warning on control panel
Display

8.10 Batteries/charging process

8.10.1 Safety instructions

NOTICE
Unauthorised battery replacement
Battery damage due to unauthorised changes to the product
► Replacing the battery or modifying the battery installation position may only be performed by qualified person­
nel trained by the manufacturer.
► The charging profile of the battery charger established at the factory matches the batteries included in the
scope of delivery and may not be altered independently.

8.10.2 General

The power wheelchair is equipped with maintenance-free batteries. See the section "Technical data" for the battery
capacity.
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8.10.3 Installing/removing the battery pack

Removing and installing the battery packs is necessary to use the power wheelchair, insert or remove the fuses,
and to replace the battery packs.
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Information
Brake released
→ The driving function is activated.
The batteries are located in 2 battery packs below the
seat of the power wheelchair (see fig. 24).
NOTICE: Please note that driving for an extended
period of time in the lower range of the battery
indicator will result in deep discharge and there­
fore battery damage. In this case the control unit of
the power wheelchair switches to power-saving
creep speed while driving when the battery is low.
NOTICE: Please also observe the information for
charging the battery (see the next section).
Removing battery packs
Prerequisite: The control unit is switched off.
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1) Pull the release strap for the seat lock and simultan­
eously fold the locking bar to the front (see fig. 25).
2) Remove the exposed battery packs (see fig. 26).
3) Insert the fuse if needed (see Page 19).
Inserting battery packs
Prerequisite: The control unit is switched off.
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1) Lift the battery packs into the drive unit bracket.
In doing so, ensure that the red arrows on the bat­
tery packs point in the driving direction and that the
plug contacts engage with the battery contacts.
2) Fold the locking bar back to prevent the battery
packs from falling out (see fig. 25).
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