Heartway Medical Products QUEST User Manual page 14

Warning
Never free-wheel Quest on a slope.
Never free-wheel the motors while operating your vehicle.
Always remember to engage the motors before turning the power ON.
Do not attempt to disengage the drive motors while seated on your Quest. Personal injury may
result. Ask your attendant for assistance.
Do not disengage the drive motors while on an incline. This power mobility could roll
uncontrollably on its own, causing personal injury.
Electromagnetic Brakes:
Your power scooter comes with Electromagnetic Brakes., i.e. an automatic magnetic disc safety brake which is
also known as Fail-Safe brake. The electro-magnetic Brakes are automatic and work when the power scooter is
ON but in a steady state (i.e. Wigwag is released to the neutral position), even when the scooter is on a slope.
The Electromagnetic Brakes will also be set whenever the power scooter is OFF, but the motor levers are in the
engaged (vertical) position.
Parking brake:
There is an automatic parking brake function included in the electromagnetic brake. The scooter will stop
when the motor is engaged and the power switch is off or when the power switch is on and the wigwag is in
the neutral position. If the scooter is in the free wheel mode (motor is disengaged), you can use the manual
parking brake function by moving the engaging/disengaging lever back into the engaged position by an
attendant.
Thermal Protection:
Your power scooter controller is equipped with a safety system called thermal rollback. A built-in circuit
monitors the temperature of the controller and motor. In case of excessive heat of the controller and motor,
the controller will cut-off the power to allow the electrical components to cool down. Although your power
scooter will resume its normal speed when the temperature returns to a safe level, we recommend to wait for
5 minutes before restarting to allow the components to cool down.
Free- Wheeling Lever/ Maximum required hand-arm force on the
lever is 19 N for engaging and 35 N for disengaging
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