Maintenance And Cleaning; Maintenance - Sunrise Medical Quickie Q700 M General Manual

8.0 Maintenance and cleaning

The wheelchair's lifespan is dependent on it being well
maintained.
For information concerning specific settings, maintenance or
repair work, please contact your authorized Sunrise dealer.
Always be sure to mention the model and year of
manufacture and identification number provided on the
identification plate of the wheelchair when contacting your
authorized dealer.
CAUTION!
The wheelchair should be serviced by your authorized Sunrise
dealer once a year or, in the case of intensive use, every six
months. For a list of approved authorized dealers in your
area please contact Sunrise Medical Service Center.
The contact details of your local Sunrise Medical Service
Center can be found on the inside front cover of this booklet.
National and International Website addresses are on the
back cover.

8.1 Maintenance

WARNING!
• Loose fasteners should be re-tightened according to the
installation instructions.
• Chest straps should be replaced at the first indication of
damage and/or excessive wear.
• If a broken or loose component is found, discontinue use
immediately and contact your authorized Sunrise Medical
dealer for replacement.
• Check all Velcro © fastening straps for correct adhesion
when pressed together.
• Ensure that any contamination, such as fluff, hair, etc is
removed from the Velcro ©
may affect adhesion.
WARNING!
• If you are in any doubt about the performance
requirements of your wheelchair contact your Sunrise
Medical authorized dealer.
• After performing any maintenance or repairs on the
wheelchair you must make sure that it is functioning
correctly before it is used.
• All fasteners must be replaced like for like using the correct
length, tensile strength, and materials.
• When replacing self-locking nuts, or nuts/studs secured
with a thread locking solution, ensure that a suitable thread
locking solution is reapplied to the fastener.
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straps. Such contamination
Daily checks:
Perform the daily check routine before driving as described in
chapter 5.1.
Weekly checks:
Perform the weekly check routine before driving as described
below.
Checking Parking brake:
This test should be carried out on a level floor with at least
39" (1 meter) clearance all around the chair.
• Switch on the control system.
• Check that the battery gauge remains on, or flashes slowly,
after one second.
• Push the joystick slowly forwards until you hear the parking
brakes operate.
• The chair may start to move.
• Immediately release the joystick. You must be able to hear
each parking brake operate, (click), within a few seconds.
• Repeat the test a further 3 times, pushing the joystick slowly
backwards, left and right.
Checking connectors and cables:
• Make sure that all connectors are securely mated.
• Check the condition of all cables and connectors for
damage.
Checking controller:
• Check the thin rubber gaiter or boot around the base of the
joystick shaft for damage or splitting. Check visually
only, do not handle the gaiter.
• Make sure that all components of the control system are
securely mounted.
Checking controls:
• Switch on the hand control – Do the lights flash? This
signifies that there is a fault in the electronic system. Refer
to chapter 9 for basic troubleshooting.
• Operate all of the electric options, including lights and
indicators, (if fitted), to make sure that they work correctly.
• Drive the wheelchair in each of the drive profiles to make
sure the wheelchair performs as it did before.
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