Lifts; Lift/Elevation Products; Motor Vehicle Transport; Positioning Belts - Pride Go-Chair Owner's Manual

Stairs and Escalators
Go-Chairs are not designed to travel up or down stairs or escalators. Always use a lift.
WARNING! Never use your Go-Chair to negotiate steps or escalators.
Doors
! Determine if the door opens toward or away from you.
! Drive your Go-Chair gently and slowly forward to push the door open. Or drive your Go-Chair gently and slowly
rearward to pull the door open.

Lifts

Modern lifts have a door edge safety mechanism that, when pushed, reopens the lift door(s).
! If you are in the doorway of a lift when the door(s) begin to close, push on the rubber door edge or allow the rubber
door edge to contact the Go-Chair and the door will reopen.
! Use care that handbags, packages or travel chair accessories do not become caught in lift doors.

Lift/Elevation Products

If you will be traveling with your Go-Chair, you may find it necessary to use a lift/elevation product to aid in transportation.
Pride recommends that you closely review the instructions, specifications and safety information set forth by the manufac-
turer of the lift/elevation product before using that product.
WARNING! Never sit on your Go-Chair when it is being used in connection with any
type of lift/elevation product. Your Go-Chair was not designed with such use in mind
and any damage or injury incurred from such use is not the responsibility of Pride.

Motor Vehicle Transport

Pride recommends that you do not remain seated in your Go-Chair while traveling in a motor vehicle. The travel chair
should be stowed in the boot of a car or in the back of a truck or van with batteries removed and properly secured.
WARNING! Do not sit on your Go-Chair while it is in a moving vehicle.
WARNING! Always be sure your Go-Chair and its batteries are properly secured when it is being
transported. Batteries should be secured in an upright position and protective caps should be
installed on the battery terminals. Batteries should not be transported with any flammable or
combustible items.

Positioning Belts

Your authorised Pride Dealer, therapist(s) and other healthcare professionals are responsible for determining your require-
ment for a positioning belt in order to operate your Go-Chair safely. Typically, the positioning belt is not designed for use
as a restraining device in a motor vehicle.
Positioning belts should be installed as detailed in this manual. See V. "Comfort Adjustments." Once installed, the belt
should be placed across the pelvis as determined by the user's healthcare dealer. Anchor points of the positioning belts
should be located so that a projected side-view angle of the pelvis is between 30°–75° of horizontal depending on the
user's weight, posture and seat cushion thickness.
WARNING! If you require a positioning belt to safely operate your Go-Chair, make sure it is fastened
securely in order to reduce the possibility of a fall from the Go-Chair.
WARNING! The positioning belt is not designed for use as a seat belt in a motor vehicle.
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