Heartway Medical Products S20 User Manual page 15

Free-Wheeling:
1. The motors are designed to engage the electromagnetic brakes when the vehicle is not in use or when the
power is OFF. They also have a manual feature that allows them to "free-wheel" so the scooter can be
moved without turning it on. Free-wheeling is accomplished by adjusting the free-wheeling switch to the
free-wheeling position.
2. Engaging in freewheel mode will have the function as parking brake.
Warning !
 Never free-wheel your power scooter on a slope.
 Never free-wheel the motors while operating your vehicle.
 Always remember to engage the motors before turning the power ON.
 PLEASE TURN OFF THE POWER BEFORE FOLDING/UNFOLDING POWER SCOOTER
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.
Make sure the battery connectors are connected properly after you install the batteries into the power scooter
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