Pushing The Wheelchair In Freewheel Mode; Electrically Disengaging Gearless Motors - Invacare Zephyr User Manual

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Pushing the wheelchair in freewheel mode

The motors of the wheelchair are equipped with automatic brakes, preventing that the wheelchair
starts rolling out of control when the joystick box is switched off. When pushing the wheelchair
manually whilst freewheeling, the magnetic brakes must be disengaged.
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Electrically disengaging gearless motors

CAUTION! Danger of the wheelchair rolling away!
• The motor brakes do not function in disengaged condition (push mode)! The pushbutton for
disengaging the motors must never be fixed in its pushed-in position using adhesive tape etc!
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