Transfer To And From The Chair; Anti Tips; Use On A Slope; Gradients: Ascents - Sunrise Medical QUICKIE Q100R General Manual

6.8 Transfer to and from the chair:

Sunrise Medical recommend that you consult your healthcare
professional for assistance in developing your personal front or
side transfer technique to best suit your needs and avoid any
personal injury.
WARNING!

6.9 Anti tips:

• Make sure that anti tips are not damaged or worn before
using your chair.
• Check the anti tips are functioning correctly on a regular
basis.
• Attendants must be aware of the location of the anti tips to
prevent feet being trapped underneath causing injury.
• Attendants - Do not stand on the anti tips, this could cause
the wheelchair to become unstable.
WARNING!

6.10 Use on a slope:

Your wheelchair has been designed and tested to allow its use
on slopes or gradients as defined in Section 16 Specification
Sheets.
• Before attempting to climb or descend a slope or a kerb,
caution should be taken when using weight shift options (e.g.
powered recline) of the seat where fitted and/or your body
for a counter balance weight.
• To improve stability lean forward when driving uphill, with
the seat and back in an upright position.
• Alternatively sit in an upright position when travelling in a
forward, downhill direction or recline the seat backwards.
We strongly recommend that you return back to an upright
lowered position before attempting to climb or descend a
slope.
• Failure to do this may cause the wheelchair to become
unstable.
• If you are in any doubt about the capabilities of your
wheelchair on a slope then do not attempt to drive up or
down the slope/kerb; try to find an alternative route.
WARNING!

6.11 Gradients: ascents:

• When going uphill, keep the chair moving.
• Steer by moving the joystick from side to side.
• If you have stopped on a hill, you should start slowly.
• On a RWD chair, if necessary lean forward to prevent the
tendency for the front wheels to lift.
WARNING!

6.12 Gradients: descents:

• On descents, it is important not to let the wheelchair
accelerate beyond its normal level of ground speed.
• It is safer to proceed slowly down steep descents (below
the speed of 5kph) and stop, if any anxiety arises regarding
directional control.
• If the chair picks up speed, centre the control to slow it or to
stop all forward movement, then restart slowly and do not
allow the speed to increase.
Q100R-Q200R Configured Rev. A
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