Installing The Seat Belt (Optional); Driving; Getting In; Switching On The Hippo - Handicare Hippo Bedienungsanleitung

3.2.10

Installing the seat belt (optional)

If you have chosen to install a seat belt, this is done at the point indicated in Figure 17 .
Warning!
A seat belt on a wheelchair only serves to provide support. It must not
be used as a car seat belt.
3.3

Driving

3.3.1

Getting in

Before being seated in your wheelchair:

Make sure the wheelchair is switched off.

Make sure the wheelchair is NOT in neutral.

Check the tyre pressure.
Fold the foot plate up and/or swivel the leg rests (if present) aside and be seated in the
wheelchair.
3.3.2

Switching on the Hippo

The Hippo is switched on as follows.

Switch on the wheelchair by pressing the on/off button.

Check the battery indicator to make sure the batteries have sufficient power for the
journey you are planning.

Check the lighting.

Check the speed indicator to ensure that the correct speed is selected for the journey
you are planning. If desired, select another speed as follows:
Operating instructions
Figure 17
Mounting point
supporting strap
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