Pride Mobility QUEST User Manual page 5

There are certain situations, including some medical conditions, where the scooter user will
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need to practice operating the scooter in the presence of a trained attendant. A trained
attendant can be defined as a family member or care professional especially trained in assisting
a scooter user in various daily living activities. Consult with your physician if you are taking any
medication that may affect your ability to operate your scooter safely.
Do not attempt to lift or move a power scooter by any of its removable parts including the
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armrests, seats or shrouds. Personal injury and damage to the power chair may result.
Never try to use your scooter beyond its limitations as described in this manual.
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This scooter is not crash tested and is therefore unsuitable for occupied transportation.
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Keep your hands away from the wheels (tires) while driving scooters. Be aware that loose fitting
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clothing can become caught in the drive tires.
10. Consult your physician if you are taking prescribed medication or if you have any certain physical
limitations. Some medications and limitations may impair your ability to operate scooters in a
safe manner.
11. Be aware when the drive mode is unlocked or locked.
12. Don't remove anti-tipper if there is any-tipper equipped with the scooter.
13. Contact with tools can cause electrical shock and do not connect an extension cord to the
AC/DC converter or the battery charger.
14. When climbing an incline, don't drive at an angle up the face of the incline. Drive your scooter
straight up the incline. This greatly reduces the possibility of a tip or a fall.
15. Don't climb a slope steeper than the scooter's limitation.
16. Don't attempt to have your scooter proceed backward down any step, curb or other obstacle.
This may cause the scooter to fall or tip.
17. Always reduce your speed and maintain a stable center of gravity when cornering sharply. Don't
corner sharply when driving scooters at higher speeds.
18. Operating in rain, snow, salt, mist conditions and on icy or slippery surfaces may have an
adverse affect on the electrical system.
19. Surfaces of the power scooter that can come into direct contact with the occupant's skin and/or
assistant's skin during normal use and that are within occupant reach shall not exceed 41 °C.
The motor surface can reach temperatures greater than 41°C after driving. Do not touch these
parts when disassembling the scooter or wait until the motor is cooled down.
20. The programming of the controller shall only be carried out by personnel, which is authorized by
his manufacturer. A wrong programming can result in safety hazards for the occupant!
21. If the power scooter is switched off while driving on the horizontal at maximum speed at 7 km/h,
it will come to a stop with the maximum stopping distance of 1.2 m. Please consider this
distance when driving.
22. Drive-wheel needs to be switched to engaged-mode while transporting the power scooter with
a car or airplane.
24. Surface temperatures can increase when exposed to external sources of heat.
 Modifications
Heartway Medical Product has designed and engineered power scooters to provide maximum utility. However,
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