Use Of The Wheelchair; Checking The Wheelchair Before Use - Sunrise Medical Quickie Puma 40 User Manual

Puma 40
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Use of the wheelchair

4.1 Adjustment options
The wheelchair can be supplied with the
following mechanical and/or electrical
adjustment options which can be made by the
user without the use of tools:
Mechanical adjustment options

( Seating system)
1. Manually elevating legrests
2. Swing-away joystick holder
3. Headrest
Electrical adjustment options (fi gure 4)

( Controller)
1. Electrical tilt adjustment
Standard position: not tilted
2. Electrical high/low adjustment
Standard position: lowest position
3. Electrically reclining backrest
Standard position: upright
4. Electrically elevating legrests
Standard position: as vertical as possible
Warning!
Use of the electrical adjustment options
may infl uence the stability of the wheelchair.
Use the adjustment options only when the
wheelchair is on a fl at surface.
Avoid contact with moving and/or rotating
parts when making electrical adjustments.
Contact with moving and/or rotating parts
may result in serious physical injury or
damage to the wheelchair.
4.2 Checking the wheelchair
before use
Before driving check that:
1. The tyres are suffi ciently infl ated (see 7.3
Tyres).
2. The batteries are suffi ciently charged. The
green lights on the battery indicator must be

on. ( Controller)
3. The lights and the indicator lights are
working properly. (
4. The freewheel switch has been set to 'drive'

Controller)
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