Driving Function - Otto Bock A200 Gebrauchsanweisung

6.3.3 Driving function
CAUTION
Risk of injury if the power wheelchair gets out of con-
trol. Switch off the controls on the power wheelchair whe-
never you do not need them.
This will prevent you from unintentionally activating the joy-
stick.
CAUTION
Risk of injury if the power wheelchair tips over during
driving. Observe the following safety instructions when dri-
ving the power wheelchair:
„ Do not drive on inclines and slopes of more than 7°
(12 %).
„ When driving downhill, reduce speed in accordance
with the degree of the incline.
„ Do not cross obstacles with differences in height of
more than 15 mm (0.6 in).
„ Do not cross steps without reducing the speed.
The power wheelchair has been approved for driving on inc-
lines and slopes of no more than 7° (12 %). You are not al-
lowed to drive on inclines or slopes steeper than this.
A200
To ensure safe downhill driving, the driving speed must be
reduced in accordance with the degree of incline (e.g. set it
to speed level 1).
The critical obstacle height of the power wheelchair is
15 mm. Obstacles exceeding 15 mm in height may not be
crossed. Obstacles such as steps must be crossed at a red-
uced speed.
If there are obstacles in the travel path, it is important to
drive around them with a large margin of safety. On uneven
ground, the driving behaviour of the wheelchair may get out
of control. Therefore the speed must always be adapted to
the ground conditions.
The joystick (see Fig. 20, item 1) is used for driving. The
further the joystick is moved away from the mid-position, the
faster the power wheelchair will drive in this direction.
The maximum speed with full deflection of the joystick de-
pends on the selected speed level.
Releasing the joystick automatically activates the brake
function, which brings the wheelchair to a halt. When stan-
ding still, the mechanical brakes are automatically active so
the power wheelchair cannot move.
Operation
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