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Please read the Instruction Manual carefully before attempting to use your
wheelchair. The Service Manual is provided for the use of Agents and
Authorized Repairers Alterations in constructional and technical manner or to
the electronic require the written authorisation of LEVO AG, otherwise no
warranty or product liability will be accepted.
In case of difficulty contact:
Manufacturer:
LEVO AG
Anglikerstrasse 20
CH-5610 Wohlen
Tel:+41 (0)56 618 44 11
Fax:+41 (0)56 618 44 10
Internet: http://www.levo.ch
LEVO combi /combi JR
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Version 1.2

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  • Page 1 The Service Manual is provided for the use of Agents and Authorized Repairers Alterations in constructional and technical manner or to the electronic require the written authorisation of LEVO AG, otherwise no warranty or product liability will be accepted.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    11.4 Armrest ....................26 11.5 Low shearing at the back ............... 28 11.6 Backrest assembly of the LEVO combi standard backrest ......28 11.7 V-Trak backrest system (option) ............. 28 11.7.1Adjustments of the backrest 11.7.2Adjustment of back shell 11.7.3Adjustment of the head support (option) 11.7.4Further adjustments of head support...
  • Page 3 Using the LEVO combi ................34 13.1 Getting into the wheelchair ..............34 13.2 Getting out of the wheelchair ..............34 13.3 Sideways transfer.................. 34 13.4 Skirt guards ..................35 Main fuse ....................36 Installation and replacement of the Main Fuse ..........36 Release and bring the seating system into standing ........

  • Page 4: Instruction Manual

    They contain important information necessary for successful operation of the wheelchair. Whether you use your LEVO as a stand-up aid at work in everyday life, or to help with standing exercises, it guarantees you optimum independence, mobility and health. As a LEVO customer, you have a valuable contribution to make to the on-going further development of our products.

  • Page 5: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    This Declaration of Conformity includes all accessories and options of the LEVO Combi and is according to the Procedure of Conformity Annex VII. The LEVO combi and LEVO combi JR are TÜV certified according EN 12184 : 2009. 2014-06-02 Levo AG 2.1 Identification:...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    As such it belongs to the wheelchair category B. The LEVO combi makes it possible to stand-up and to drive in a standing as well as in a sitting position; all these functions are powered. (As an option there are more functions beside sitting and standing available.) The mentioned functions provide to the users...

  • Page 7: Positions

    4 Positions 4.1 Position in seating, standing and lying LEVO combi in seating position (standard) LEVO combi in seating position including lift (option)
  • Page 8 LEVO combi in standing position (standard) LEVO combi in lying position (option)
  • Page 9 LEVO combi in seating position with powered back reclining and leg rest (option). LEVO combi in seating position with separate legrest adjustment (option).
  • Page 10 LEVO combi in relax position (option) LEVO combi in tilt position (option)

  • Page 11: Seating And Standing Assessment

    5 Seating and Standing Assessment Seat depth: correct Seat depth: too long Seat depth: too short Knee support Knee support Knee support attachment attachment attachment screw even with center screw beyond center of screw short of center of of knee knee knee Ankle/Knee/Hip joint...
  • Page 12 Correct position Seat cushion too high Back too deep/thick Backrest cushion Seat cushion Backrest cushion or solid Cushion for pressure back for more comfort or relief stability in seated position Backrest Spine cushion physiological Hyper Lordosis Hyper extended spine Seat cushion Pelvis tilt ...

  • Page 13: Lifetime And Warranty

    6 Lifetime and Warranty The expected life of your LEVO Combi is at least 7 years with proper maintenance and anticipated conditions of normal use. Excluded from this life are the electronic components (especially batteries) and parts such as the seat, back, knee and arm pad.
  • Page 14 On the pallet are 2 parking positions fixed. ( Pos. 1 und Pos. 2) ergänzt. Front and rear wheels has to touch these positions. Pos.1 Pos.2 The chair will be fixed on the pallet with strapps according to the pictures. Charger, manuals and accessories will be placed separately beneath the rear wheel.

  • Page 15: Delivery

    7.3 Storage The ideal condition to store the LEVO combi is a temperature between – 40° and + 60° Celsius (between -30° and +140° Fahrenheit). The humidity should not be above 90%. Please take care to guarantee these mentioned conditions to provide a long life time for the LEVO combi.
  • Page 16 LEVO combi. The LEVO combi is only allowed to bring you into the stand-up position when the free wheel device is “ON”, this guarantees the motor brakes function correctly.
  • Page 17 - Upholstered parts according to EN 1021-1, EN 1021-2 or ISO 7176-16 The following symbols are to be found on the wheelchair: On the LEVO C you find the following symbols attached: Warning, risk of pinching! Make sure no parts of the body, clothing or other items get jammed Warning, read user’s manual!

  • Page 18: Preparing The Wheelchair For Use And Operation

    10 Preparing the wheelchair for use and operation A specialist should be responsible for first adjustments and he should get the chair ready for operation. Please make sure that all components listed are delivered with the chair. Check the list shown in sector 3.2. 10.1 Headrest The headrest may be taken off without tooling by a lever screw.

  • Page 19: Levo Combi Standard Backrest

    10.6 Knee Support The LEVO combi will be delivered with the flexible knee support or the rigid knee support Pro. The knee support positions the knee and the lower leg in place during driving and in standing. Please note that the knee support is absolutely important to use for standing.

  • Page 20: Chest Strap

    10.8 Folterst If the LEVO Combi will be stored or transported at a minimum dimension respectively shortened, the foo plate could be flipped up. The whole footrest may be taken off if necessary. Please note that the footrest has to be installed to use the chair.

  • Page 21: Handling Of Removable Components Without Tooling

    10.10 Handling of removable components without tooling 10.10.1 Headrest The headrest will be hold for assembling and disassembling like shown. 10.10.2 Back pack The back pack will be hold for assembling and disassembling like shown. 10.10.3 V-Trak Backrest The V-Trak backrest will be hold for assembling and disassembling like shown.

  • Page 22: Flexible Knee Support

    10.10.4 Flexible Knee support The flexible knee support will be hold for assembling and disassembling like shown. 10.10.5 Rigid Knee Support The rigid knee support will be hold for assembling and disassembling like shown. 10.10.6 Chest strap The chest strap will be hold for assembling and disassembling like shown.

  • Page 23: First Adjustments

    3. Adjusting lever on the right hand side 4. Adjusting lever on the left hand side Is the LEVO combi equipped with the option reclining backrest, it is also necessary to adapt the adjustable plates of the actuator for backrest reclining.

  • Page 24: Seat Cushion

    same marks For any changes of position regarding the adjusting lever and the adjustable plates of the actuator for backrest reclining, please follow the instructions: Remove both screws (A) from the adjusting lever using a 4 mm hexagon key. (See picture 4). Remove all together four screws (B) from the adjusting plates of the actuator for backrest reclining 1.1.1.2...

  • Page 25: Foot Plate

    The adjustment of the footplate is possible in between a range of 23 cm/9,2” (14 different positions of holes (D) with a distance of 18 mm/0.07” from one to the next). At the LEVO combi JR this range depends on the footplate-broad. (B22 cm, 14 pos.; B30 cm, 7pos.; B40 cm, 3 pos.)

  • Page 26: Armrest

    (see picture 7) are installed. You loosen the lock nuts and place then the angle at the cylindrical screws. Tighten the lock nuts again. Caution: Both pins (combi JR, cylindrical screws) must touch the leg rests (combi JR, props) when the footrests are in a flip-down position. 11.4 Armrest 1.1.1.22...
  • Page 27 1.1.1.23 At the LEVO combi JR the arm rests can be shifted also laterally, i.e. inward or outward. After raising the lever A (see picture 12b) the arm rest can be fixed in three positions, in distances of 25 mm/ 1“.

  • Page 28: Low Shearing At The Back

    Put the back cover back in place. The LEVO combi comes with the option 90° back angle directly linked with 90° leg rest angle adjustment. In this case you must choose a suitable and stable backrest system to be mounted.

  • Page 29: 1Adjustments Of The Backrest

    With the option 90° back angle directly linked with 90° leg rest angle adjustment, the V-Trak must be mounted in such a stable way, that it cannot be moved or pivoted through weight or balance point shifting in any position by its self. Two central supports are essential.

  • Page 30: 2Adjustment Of Back Shell

    The backrest can be even adjusted asymmetric or sidewise. For further informations please contact your local specialist. 11.7.2 Adjustment of back shell The tension of the backrest cushion can be changed as follows: Peel back the rear cover of the backrest to expose the adjustment straps.

  • Page 31: 4Further Adjustments Of Head Support

    11.7.4 Further adjustments of head support To adjust the angle of the head support, loosen the screw (A) using a 10 mm screwdriver. Retighten the screw. For the adjustment of the head support rake loosen the screw (A) and retighten it at the desired position.

  • Page 32: Safety Harness

    12 Safety harness The safety harness consists of two parts: a chest strap and a knee support. Caution: Before attempting to stand in your wheelchair fit and adjust the chest strap and the knee support. 12.1 Knee support The knee support helps your knee not to bow in the standing position; you are standing with your legs totally stretched.

  • Page 33: Chest Strap

    12.3 Chest strap The chest strap is positioned by a bracket at the backrest frame. Untighten the screw and adjust the bracket in the height. Then tighten the screw. Bracket Bracket Chest strap Backrest frame Buckle Pass the strap around to the front of the wheelchair and secure over your chest using the quick release buckle.

  • Page 34: Using The Levo Combi

    13 Using the LEVO combi Warning: To avoid any risk of tipping over the LEVO combi must only be used in the stand-up position on firm level ground. Before entering or leaving the chair, the joystick has to be OFF.

  • Page 35: Skirt Guards

    13.4 Skirt guards As an option there are skirt guards available. A skirt guard is put on either side of the seat plate. (See picture 18a). Mounting and dismounting can easily be done by hand. Please read the following instructions for taking the skirt guards off and see the pictures 18b to 18e.

  • Page 36: Main Fuse

    14 Main fuse The main fuse housing is under the chair cover in the rear. Main Fuse To get access, carefully open the cover as shown. Open the fuse cover, insert one of the two fuses which are delivered in a separate plastic bag and snap the fuse cover back.

  • Page 37: Release And Bring The Seating System Into Standing

    16 Release and bring the seating system into standing Take off the locking pin A and lift the seat into standing position. Hanger B Open the rear cover and fix it by a strap around the hanger B. Take off the velcro fixed fuse device.

  • Page 38: Steering

    17 Steering Warnings: Avoid knocking your joystick module and especially the joystick. Be careful not to drive the joystick module into obstacles. Avoid damage to cables. Do not let your joystick module get damp or contaminated with food or drink. If it gets damp or dirty clean it off as soon as possible.

  • Page 39: Security Key

    17.1 Security key A security feature is built into your LEVO combi to lock your joystick module to prevent unauthorized use. To lock: press the On/Off switch for 2 seconds; you should hear a beep then. Move the joystick to the front until you hear a beep. Then move the joystick backwards until you hear a beep.

  • Page 40: Speed Selection

    Please note absolutely 5. Warning and 6. Safety Harness 17.6.1 Standing function (standard) The LEVO combi is supplied with a stand-up function to set the seat and the back of the chair upright for an almost completely upright standing position. (See picture 21a).

  • Page 41: 2Lift Function (Option)

    17.6.2 Lift function (option) The LEVO combi can optionally be supplied with a lifting function to horizontally raise the seat up to 15 cm / 6”. To operate the lift mechanism, with the wheelchair stopped, press the MODE button (see page 40). Move the joystick to the left or right side until picture 22a appears.

  • Page 42: 3Backrest And Leg Rest Adjustment (Option)

    17.6.3 Backrest and leg rest adjustment (option) The LEVO combi with the option 90° backrest directly linked with 80° leg rest adjustment allows you to reach a lying position. CAUTION: Improper balance and/or weight distribution can result in tipping over and causing...

  • Page 43: 4Leg Rest Adjustment (Option)

    17.6.4 Leg rest adjustment (option) The LEVO combi with the option leg rest adjustment allows a stepless and comfortable position. Combined with leg rest adjustment and relax function it is possible to reach every position until lying. To adjust the leg rest press the MODE button (see page 40).

  • Page 44: 6Relax Position Including Seat Tilt (Optional)

    Seat tilt function (option) The option seat tilt is only possible with the option seat lift. Depending on the seat height of the LEVO combi and the space between seat plate and cover of the batteries it allows you to lower the seat plate at its back end to get into a more stable position which is especially appreciated for driving.

  • Page 45: Lighting Installation

    17.7 Lighting installation The lighting installation of the LEVO combi includes two white lights pointing forwards and two red lights pointing backwards as well as four indicators. Light Press the light switch in case of driving outside at night or at dawn. We recommend driving with the lights on as soon as there are bad light conditions so that you can be seen by anyone.

  • Page 46: Electromagnetic Interference (Emi)

    The LEVO combi standard version (no further measures) is supplied with a disruptive strength level of 20 vpm. The LEVO combi is constructed to resist to a regular level of interference as it occurs in a household. Besides that there exists a certain number of sources of relatively strong magnetic fields to which you should stay in a safe distance.

  • Page 47: Electromagnetic Energy (Eme) And Electric Wheelchairs

    Bear in mind that any change in the electric chair or the assembly of accessories or components may make the wheelchair more susceptible to EMI. LEVO accepts no responsibility for the effects of EMI if your wheelchair has been modified in any way.

  • Page 48: Driving The Wheelchair

    Before starting to drive your wheelchair take time to read all the instructions regarding the LEVO combi and to get to know the controls. When first learning to drive your wheelchair, practice in an area you know well. We suggest a large flat smooth area such as your living room or the driveway to your home.
  • Page 49 Always drive over obstacles slowly to avoid jolting or tipping. The LEVO combi has a curb climbing ability of maximum 6 cm / 2,4” being in a sitting position and 4 cm/1.6” being in an upright standing position.
  • Page 50 Penny & Giles electronic control systems. Incorrect programming could result in an unsafe set-up of a wheelchair for the user. LEVO AG accepts no liability for losses of any kind if the drive or stability characteristics of the wheelchair are altered without prior notification and discussion with LEVO AG.

  • Page 51: Motor Solenoid Brakes

    21 Motor solenoid brakes The wheelchair is fitted with automatic solenoid brakes on each motor. These brakes operate automatically whenever the joystick is moved. To put the brakes on simply let go of the joystick. The brakes also come on automatically when the joystick module is switched off.

  • Page 52: Batteries

    23 Batteries Your wheelchair is supplied with maintenance free, dry rechargeable batteries. They do not require any maintenance by the user other than regular charging. 23.1 Charging the batteries Your wheelchair is supplied with a 24 Volt automatic battery charger (PowerFirst PF2408) that is easy to operate.

  • Page 53: Battery Wiring

    23.2 Battery Wiring Following label which is below the battery cover shows the correct wiring of the battery. 24 Attendant instructions 24.1 Motor brakes Always make sure the motor disengaging lever is in the ON position (motor brakes activated) when helping the user to get into or out of the wheelchair or when leaving the user unattended.

  • Page 54: Cleaning

    25 Cleaning Whenever the wheelchair gets dirty it should be cleaned using a damp cloth and then dried thoroughly. For more stubborn stains wipe with a damp cloth using a mild solution of warm water and a mild cleansing agent. Never use furniture polish, spirit or solvents to clean the frame.

  • Page 55: Maintenance

    26.1 Checks and Service The LEVO combi is designed to be maintenance free and apart from the items below does not require attention from the user. Please note that to maintain safe and efficient operation the wheelchair should be serviced at least once per year by your LEVO agent or authorized dealer.

  • Page 56: Transporting Your Wheelchair

    The LEVO combi has been positively crash tested for car transportation after the norms ISO 7176/19 and ANSI/RESNA WC/Vol. 1-Section 19. Please make sure, that the LEVO combi is as follow equipped before using it for car transportation: The chair has to be equipped and reinforced with the “QLK-100 / EZ Lock brackets #32.068.2050”...

  • Page 59: Disposal

    Regarding the possibilities for individual adjustments your LEVO combi might be of use to another stand-up wheelchair user. Return old batteries to the sales point of the wheelchair or of the new batteries. The...

  • Page 60: Trouble Shooting

    Switch on safety cut out Battery level indicator does not Unplug charging plug light Replace battery If above does not work consult LEVO agent Joystick module Battery level indicator flashes Charge Battery slowly Joystick module in sleep Battery level indicator blinks mode.

  • Page 61: Controller Self Help Guide

    If you can’t solve the problem, just with the showed message, you can enter the trip code on the PG Drives homepage (http://www.pgdt.com/diagmob/diagnostic.asp), there you’ll get some more information about the error and how you can solve it. If you can’t solve the problem, please get in touch with your LEVO-dealer.

  • Page 62: Technical Information

    31 Technical information Model L-XL Wheelchair category B (motorized driving / motorized standing) 38 / 44 / 50 cm; 15 /17/20“ Seat width 36 - 47 cm; 14 – 18,5“ 47 - 58 cm; 18,5 – 23“ Seat depth adjustable (incl. leg protector) 56 - 71 cm;...

  • Page 63: Versionsmanagement

    32 Versionsmanagement Version Date Description Autor 2012.07.30 First Edition Combi 923 B.Maurer 2014.03.10 Declaration of Confirmity – Status TÜV H. Bögli Renewal Certification 2014.06.02 TÜV Certification Update finalized H. Bögli...

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