Changing/Adjusting Your Wheelchair; Environmental Factors; Street Use; Terrain - Permobil 2 Series Owner's Manual

3. You MUST learn the limits of your ability and operate this wheelchair within such limits. This means you must PRACTICE
the maneuvers you will need to perform, such as bending, reaching and transfers, until you know the limits of your ability.
ALWAYS practice with the assistance of someone who can help you until you know what can cause, and how to avoid,
a fall or tip-over. NEVER try a new maneuver on your own until you are sure you can do it safely.
4. ALWAYS learn as much as you can about the places where you will be using your chair before you get there.
5. Anti-Tips MUST always be used with your wheelchair.
6. Together with your health care advisor, you MUST analyze your medical condition to determine whether you are
capable of using this chair safely and/or what options or accessories you will require in order to use this chair safely
(e.g., pressure-relief cushions, seat belts).
If any warnings stated in this manual are ignored, you may fall, tip over or lose control of the wheelchair and seriously injure
yourself or others or damage the wheelchair.
E. CHANGING/ADJUSTING YOUR WHEELCHAIR
I WARNING
1. Use extreme caution when changing or adjusting the configuration of your Permobil Manual wheelchair. When you
change or adjust the configuration, you may increase the risk of a tip-over. Therefore, you should consult your authorized
Permobil Manual dealer BEFORE you change or adjust the configuration. Further, Permobil Manual recommends that
you always use anti-tips, and this is particularly true after you have changed or adjusted the configuration of your chair.
2. Unauthorized modifications to your chair, or the use of parts not supplied or approved by Permobil Manual, may change
the chair structure, may cause a safety hazard, including an increased risk of a tip-over, and will void the warranty.
F. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
I
WARNING
1. Riding your Permobil Manual wheelchair on wet, icy or other slick surfaces increases the risk of losing control of the
wheelchair or tipping over. Use extra care if you must ride your chair on any such surface. If you have any doubt about
your ability to negotiate a particular surface, ALWAYS ask for assistance.
2. Aluminum does not rust, but it will corrode. However, contact with water or excess moisture may still damage parts
or components of your Permobil Manual wheelchair that are made from other materials and could cause such parts
or components to fail. Therefore, DO NOT:
a. use your chair in a shower, pool, ocean or other body of water,
b. leave your chair in a damp location, or
c. fail to dry your chair as soon as you can if it gets wet or if you use water to clean it.
G. STREET USE
I WARNING
1. As a wheelchair rider, you MUST obey all traffic rules pertaining to pedestrians (use of crosswalks, etc.). Most states
do not permit wheelchairs to be ridden on public roads, streets or highways (i.e., as one would drive a car), so you
should not do so without first consulting the traffic laws in your own state. Even if legal, riding your wheelchair on public
roads, streets or highways is extremely dangerous and is not recommended.
H. TERRAIN
I WARNING
Your Permobil Manual wheelchair is designed for riding over firm, relatively smooth surfaces such as concrete and asphalt
outdoors and indoor flooring (wood, tile, etc.) and carpeting. Your Permobil Manual wheelchair is NOT designed for riding
over sand, loose soil or rough terrain. Do NOT operate your chair in such terrain. You may damage the wheels or axles
or loosen fasteners of your chair.
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