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Weight Limitations
Your Go-Chair is rated for a maximum weight capacity. Please refer to the specifications table for this limit.
MANDATORY! Stay within the specified weight capacity of your Go-Chair. Exceeding the weight
capacity voids your warranty. Pride will not be held responsible for injuries and/or property damage
resulting from failure to observe weight limitations.
WARNING! Do not carry passengers on your Go-Chair. Carrying passengers on your Go-Chair may
affect the center of gravity, resulting in a tip or a fall.
Tire Inflation
If your Go-Chair is equipped with pneumatic tires, you should check or have the air pressure checked regularly. Proper
inflation pressures will prolong the life of your tires and help ensure the smooth operation of your Go-Chair.
WARNING! It is important that 35 psi (2.4 bar) tire pressure be maintained in pneumatic tires at all
times. Do not underinflate or overinflate your tires. Low pressure may result in loss of control, and
overinflated tires may burst. Failure to maintain 35 psi (2.4 bar) tire pressure in pneumatic tires at
all times may result in tire and/or wheel failure.
WARNING! Inflate your Go-Chair drive tires from a regulated air source with an available pressure
gauge. Inflating your tires from an unregulated air source could overinflate them, resulting in a
burst tire.
Incline Information
More and more buildings have ramps with specified degrees of inclination, designed for easy and safe access. Some ramps
may have turning switchbacks (180-degree turns) that require you to have good cornering skills on your Go-Chair.
! Proceed with extreme caution as you approach the downgrade of a ramp or other incline.
! Take wide swings with your Go-Chair's front wheels around any tight corners. If you do that, the Go-Chair's rear
wheels will follow a wide arc, not cut the corner short, and not bump into or get hung up on any railing corners.
! When driving down a ramp, keep the Go-Chair's speed adjustment set to the slowest speed setting to ensure a safely
controlled descent.
! Avoid sudden stops and starts.
When climbing an incline, try to keep your Go-Chair moving. If you must stop, start up again slowly and then accelerate
cautiously. When driving down an incline, set your Go-Chair to the slowest speed setting and drive in the forward direction
only. If your Go-Chair starts to move down the incline faster than you anticipated or desired, allow it to come to a complete
stop by releasing the joystick, then push the joystick forward slightly to ensure a safely controlled descent.
WARNING! When on any sort of an incline or decline, never place the Go-Chair in
freewheel mode while seated on it or standing next to it.
WARNING! When climbing an incline, do not zigzag or drive at an angle up the face of
the incline. Drive your Go-Chair straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the possibility
of a tip or a fall. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
WARNING! You should not travel up or down a potentially hazardous incline (i.e., areas
covered with snow, ice, cut grass, or wet leaves).
WARNING! Never travel down an incline backward. Doing so may cause the Go-Chair
to tip. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
WARNING! If your Go-Chair is equipped with a reclining seatback, do not attempt to
negotiate inclines with the seat in a reclined position. Do not attempt to negotiate
obstacles with the seat in a reclined position unless an attendant is present to help
stabilize the chair. Failure to heed may result in the Go-Chair tipping over.
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