Brakes; Driving Brake; Parking Brake; Decelerating/Stopping The Wheelchair - Ortopedia TOURING 926 Operating Manual

4.6 Brakes

Attention:
!
Have the brakes repaired immedi-
ately by an authorised dealer if they
work one-sided or if the braking ef-
fect is reduced.
– Comply with the contents of the
'Safety information for electric vehicles'
brochure!

4.6.1 Driving brake

The motor works electrically as a driving
brake and decelerates the wheelchair
softly and jerk-free to a standstill.

4.6.2 Parking brake

The parking brakes only work when the
selection lever is in the drive mode posi-
tion. They disengage automatically when
the wheelchair starts off. They are dis-
engaged manually by moving the se-
lection lever to the push mode position.
See also section 4.3.
4.6.3 Decelerating/stopping the
wheelchair
The wheelchair stops when you let go
of the joystick (Fig. 21).
Move the joystick slowly back to the cen-
tre position for a dosed braking. Take
into account the braking distance of the
wheelchair for a timely braking. Always
ensure an adequate braking distance
when applying the wheelchair brakes.
20
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20
Joystick in the
Deceleration/
centre position
stopping
21

4.6.4 Braking distance

The braking distance is dependent on
the driving surface condition and the
speed, the shortest braking distance is
approx. imately 1.0 m for the 6 km/h
version and
approx. imately 2m for the 10 km/h-ver-
sion.
Attention:
!
Brake early enough when approach-
ing persons or obstacles.
4.7 Handling the con-
trol unit
The position of the control unit can be
adapted to the lower arm length of the
user. The control unit can also be de-
tached for transportation or storage and
can be laid on the seat or stored sepa-
rately.
Attention:
!
Switch off the control unit and pull
out the security plug before adjust-
ing/detaching the control unit (Fig.
22).

4.7.1 Functional description

You will find a detailed description of the
keys and symbols in the operating manual
for control units .
4.7.2 Positioning of the control
unit
Slacken the clamping screw (Fig. 23/
under the armrest by approx. one turn.
Move the control unit into the desired
position. Tighten the clamping screw
(Fig. 23/ ).
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3
23
)
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