Obstacles And Curbs - Sunrise Medical Quickie Q300 M Mini Owner's Manual

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Quickie Q300 M Mini General Manual

5.7 Obstacles and curbs

• Never descend a curb backwards.
• Do not attempt to climb or descend a series of steps or use on
escalators. It is unsafe to do so and could cause personal injury or
damage the chair. This wheelchair has only been designed to climb a
single step or curb.
• We recommend that users with upper trunk instability wear further
personalized restraint systems to keep the upright body position during
descending or ascending ramps, curbs or obstacles.
Curb climbing
Always approach a curb at 90° (Fig. 5.1).
• Approach the curb or step, head on at a 90° angle.
• Drive forward slowly and steadily.
• Stop the chair as soon as the caster wheels touch the curb.
• Apply suffi cient power to the motors to lift the front of the chair up
onto the curb or step and then apply slightly more power until the drive
wheels climb the curb or step smoothly.
• As far as possible, keep the joystick in the straight forward position.
The maximum obstacle or curb climbing height is 2-in (50 mm) for Group 3.
The approach speed and process can vary depending on your wheelchair drive
type and caster wheel choice.
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DANGER!
5.0 USING THE WHEELCHAIR
Descending the curb
DANGER!
Move the chair slowly and carefully in a forward direction until both front
wheels are on the edge of the curb, again in a 90° position to the curb
(Fig. 5.1).
Drive as slowly as possible off the curb with the drive wheels. Don't stop the
chair during descent of the curb. You will feel more secure if you can lean
backwards, but if you can't, don't worry, the wheelchair is extremely stable. As
long as you stay within its limitation, you will be quite safe.
The rear of the chair will naturally follow down the curb as you continue to
drive slowly forward.
All powered seating options need to be in home position. Your powered leg
rests may need to be adjusted to give enough clearance to climb or descend
the curb.
We recommend to use the lap strap to feel more secure during declining the
curb. For extra protection we recommend to fi t every chair with leg rests.
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Fig. 5.1