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Overturn protection
Before you start using e-drive for the first time you must check that the overturn protection is
fitted to your wheelchair.
For safety reasons you should only remove the overturn protection in order to get
over an obstacle, e.g. a high kerb. The assistance of another person will then be
necessary.
The installation instructions supplied with your wheelchair must be observed when
fitting and removing the overturn protection.
GUIDE FOR SAFE DRIVING
When you get your chair with e-drive fitted to it, it is important that you check how it works
in a safe and calm place. As an e-drive user, you decide which routes you can manage as far
as your driving ability and physical ability are concerned. Before using e-drive, make sure
that the tyres are not worn or damaged and that the batteries are fully charged. These safety
checks and your driving abilities are important when assessing whether you can get around
using e-drive in the following places:
• Quays, landing sites and moorings, roads and locations by watercourses, jetties and
dams without protective rails.
• Narrow roads, slopes (e.g. ramps and approaches), narrow roads close to precipices,
mountainous areas.
• Narrow and/or steep/sloping paths by busy roads or near to precipices.
• Leaf- and snow-covered or icy stretches.
• Ramps and lifting devices.
Warning
With e-drive you can manage uphill and downhill slopes in accordance with the wheelchair
manufacturer's specifications. The basic prerequisites are tyres that are not worn, the correct
tyre pressure, a risk-free surface and a maximum user weight of 120 kg.
You will need help when you have to negotiate:
• Kerbs requiring the wheelchair to tilt by over 15%.
• All kinds of obstacle more than 50mm, on slopes, as the risk of overturning then
increases.
• When you exceed the turning radius of 1600 mm
Be extremely careful when crossing busy roads and at railway and other crossings. Never
drive parallel to tram and railway tracks when trying to cross them, as there is a risk of the
wheels getting stuck in the tracks. It's better to get someone to help you who can quickly push
the wheelchair over the street or railway crossing if the wheelchair suddenly stops (e.g. if the
batteries have no charge).
Be careful when driving up ramps onto vehicles. When lifting and lowering, e-move must be
disconnected and the parking brakes must be activated.
On wet surfaces the tyres have less grip on the road and there is an increased risk of skidding.
Always adjust your driving to the situation at hand.
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