Use On Public Roads; Pushing The Wheelchair In Freewheel Mode; Disengaging Motors - Invacare Stream User Manual

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5.5

Use on public roads

If you wish to use your wheelchair on public roads and lighting is required by national legislation,

then your wheelchair needs to be equipped with an appropriate lighting system.

Please contact your Invacare ® dealer if you have any questions.

The motors of the wheelchair are equipped with automatic brakes, preventing that the wheelchair

starts rolling out of control when the joystick box is switched off. When pushing the wheelchair

manually whilst freewheeling, the magnetic brakes must be disengaged.

6.1

Danger of the vehicle running away!

• When the motors are disengaged (for push operation whilst freewheeling), the

electromagnetic motor brakes are deactivated! When the vehicle is parked, the levers for

engaging and disengaging the motors must without fail be locked firmly into the "DRIVE"

position (electromagnetic motor brakes activated)!

NOTE:

The wheelchair disengaging mechanism is fitted with a gas pressure spring which prevents

overloading the disengager. When the drive wheels are under torque load - for example if the

wheelchair is on an incline - the gas pressure spring is activated. When the engaging lever is

pressed forwards it does not remain in the "Pushed" position, but moves automatically back to

the "Drive" position. To disengage the drive, the drive wheels must be unloaded by moving the

wheelchair slightly forwards and backwards again.

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