Handling; General - Driving - Permobil C500 Owner's Manual

Owner´s Manual Permobil C500

Handling

General
The Wheelchair is designed for indoor and outdoor use. When driving indoors, you
must observe care when driving in, for example, narrow passageways, when pass-
ing through doors and entries as well as when using elevators, ramps, etc. Also be
conscious of the risk of things getting caught in the machinery when you use the
electrical seat lift and seat tilt, in particular when the wheelchair has been run in
under a table, workbench or the like.
Outdoors, you must remember to drive very slowly on steep downhill slopes and to
observe great care when driving on uneven foundations, on uphill slopes, with side-
ways slopes and when negotiating obstacles. Always maintain a safe distance from
the edge when driving close to drop-offs and precipices and drive using the lowest
speed possible for the terrain.
We recommend that you make repeated test drives in surroundings in which you
know you feel secure so that you are quite familiar with how the wheelchair and its
accessories behave in different situations before you begin using the wheelchair in
public areas.
Driving - General
Make sure that the control system is mounted securely and that the joystick posi-
tion is correct. The hand or limb you use to operate the joystick should be sup-
ported, for example by the wheelchair arm pad. Do not use the joystick as the
sole support for your hand or limb - wheelchair movements and bumps could
upset your control.
1. Switch on the power by pressing the start button on the control panel.
2. Set an appropriate maximum speed by first pressing the "MODE" button and
then selecting the speed with the joystick until the desired indicator lamp
lights up for your type of driving. It is preferable to begin with a low speed.
Then press the "MODE" button twice or activate the joystick forward in order
to return to driving.
3. Carefully move the joystick forward to drive forward, and backward to drive
backward.
4. The speed of the wheelchair is adjusted continuously by the joystick being
moved different distances forward and backward respectively. The wheel-
chair's electronics make creep driving possible over edges (max. 3 in.)
You can drive up to the edge, and then carefully drive over it.
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Handling