Pride Mobility iRIDE S25 Owner's Manual page 10

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 scooter.
■ Proceed with extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a ramp or other incline.
■ Take wide swings with your scooter's front wheels around any tight corners. If you do that, the scooter'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.
■ When driving down a ramp, keep the scooter's speed adjustment set to the slowest speed setting to ensure a
safely controlled descent.
■ Avoid sudden stops and starts.
When climbing an incline, try to keep your scooter moving. If you must stop, start up again slowly, and then
accelerate cautiously. When driving down an incline, set your scooter to the slowest speed setting and drive in
the forward direction only. If your scooter starts to move down the incline faster than you anticipated or desired,
allow it to come to a complete stop by releasing the twist throttle and engage the brake levers slightly until you
reach your desired speed.
WARNING! When on any sort of an incline or decline, ensure the parking brake is engaged.
WARNING! When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of the
incline. Drive your scooter 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 potentially hazardous inclines, including but not
limited to areas covered with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves.
WARNING! Never travel down an incline or ramp backward. Doing so may cause the scooter to
tip. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
Handicap public-access ramps are not subject to government regulation in all countries, and therefore do not
necessarily share the same standard degree of slope. Other inclines may be natural or, if man-made, not designed
specifically for scooters. Your scooter's ability to travel up inclines is affected by your weight, travel speed, angle
of approach to the incline, and your scooter setup, including seat configuration. Therefore, we recommend that
the maximum slope of an incline you attempt to safely ascend or descend on your scooter does not exceed the
maximum allowable incline listed in the product specifications. Refer to the following table for standard degree
of slope guidelines that are available for regions as noted. See figure 2.
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