Weight Limitations - Pride Go-Chair Owner's Manual

Weight Limitations

Your Go-Chair is rated for a maximum weight capacity. Please refer to the specifications table for this limit. Keep
in mind that the maximum weight capacity includes the combined weight of the user and any accessories mounted
to the Go-Chair.
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 centre of gravity, resulting in a tip or a fall.
Tyre Inflation
If your Go-Chair is equipped with pneumatic tyres, you should check or have the air pressure checked regularly.
Proper inflation pressures will prolong the life of your tyres and help ensure the smooth operation of your Go-Chair.
WARNING! It is important that the psi/bar/kPa air pressure rating indicated on each tyre be
maintained in pneumatic tyres at all times. Do not underinflate or overinflate your tyres. Low
pressure may result in loss of control, and overinflated tyres may burst. Failure to maintain the
psi/bar/kPa air pressure rating indicated on pneumatic tyres at all times may result in tyre and/
or wheel failure.
WARNING! Inflate your Go-Chair drive tyres from a regulated air source with an available
pressure gauge. Inflating your tyres from an unregulated air source could overinflate them,
resulting in a burst tyre.
NOTE: If the tyres on your travel chair list the psi rating only, use the following conversion formulas to find
the bar or kPa rating: bar = psi x 0.06895; kPa = psi x 6.89476.
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, especially 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 rearward. Doing so may cause the Go-Chair
to tip. Always exercise extreme caution when negotiating an incline.
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