Brakes; Operating Brake; Braking The Wheelchair; Parking Brake - Meyra 9.500 Operating Manual

BRAKES

Operating brake

The motors work electrically as oper-
ating brake and carefully brake the
electric wheelchair down without
jerks to stillstand.

Braking the wheelchair

For allotted braking of the wheelchair
slowly guide the joystick (steering and
driving lever) back to the centre posi-
tion (zero-setting).
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The electric wheelchair stops in
shortest distance after releasing
the joysticks.

Parking brake

The parking brakes are only effective
when the selection lever drive-/push
mode is set to drive mode on both
drives. They disengage automatically
when the wheelchair starts off.
The parking brakes are manually dis-
engaged by switching the selection
lever drive-/push mode on both drives
to push mode.

Releasing / Locking the brakes

Attention:
!
It should not be possible to push
the electric wheelchair forward
when the brakes are engaged.
•
Only transfer into or out of the
electric wheelchair when the elec-
tric wheelchair is switched off and
the selection lever drive-/push
mode on both sides is in drive
mode!
•
An unintentional movement of
the joysticks (driving and steering
1
lever) can otherwise lead to an
uncontrolled start of the electric
wheelchair! – Danger of accident!
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Activation of the selection lever is
intended through an accompany-
ing person by hand.
To engage the brakes, swivel the se-
lection lever drive/push mode on both
sides as far as possible down into drive
mode [1].
To loosen the brakes, swivel the selec-
tion lever drive/push mode on both
sides as far as possible up into push
mode [1].
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