Operation; Driving With The Calypso; Inspection Before Use - Handicare CALYPSO User Manual

4 Operation

4.1

Driving with the Calypso

To be able to drive, this owner's manual describes the following parts.
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Inspection before use.

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Dashboard.
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Driving.
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Transferring in and out.
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Pushing.
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Reducing.
4.1.1 Inspection before use
Before one starts driving the scooter, it is important to check the following points of the
scooter:
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Seat lock.
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Check whether all clamp connections of the various adjustments have been securely
tightened, to prevent loosening caused by vibration.
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Check whether all lights and indicators are working properly, both at the front and the
back. By switching on the switches on the dashboard, check whether the lights and
indicators are working properly.
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Whether the tires have been sufficiently pumped up. See technical specifications.
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Poorly pumped up tires have a negative effect on the driving characteristics.
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Poorly pumped up tires cause a higher power consumption, depleting the
batteries more quickly.
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Poorly pumped up tires cause unnecessary wear to the tires.
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Whether the batteries are charged sufficiently: the pointer on the battery-condition
meter should be in the green area. See 'Dashboard'.
In winter, batteries have a lower capacity. In case of light frost, the
capacity drops to about 75% and at a temperature of less than -5
degrees, it will drop to about 50% of the normal capacity. This will
decrease the range of action.
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Whether the scooter is in the driving position. See 'Neutral position of the scooter'.
Should the scooter, despite all safety precautions, start behaving in an unpredictable
manner, let go of the throttle handle and, after having come to a standstill, take the
ignition key from the lock.
If everything is in order, the scooter can be driven.
4.2 Operation
See fig. 000000004.
Operation
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