Quickie Xplore 2 Hybrid Owner's Manual

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Quickie Xplore 2 Owner’s Manual Rev. A 12I. POSITIONING BELTS (OPTIONAL)WARNINGUse a positioning belt only to help support your posture. Improperuse of such belts may cause severe injury or death.1. Make sure you are not at risk to slide down in the wheelchairseat. If this occurs, you may suffer chest compression orsuffocate due to pressure from the belt.2. A pelvic wedge or a similar device can help keep you fromsliding down in the seat. Consult your health care professionalto find out if you need such a device.3. The belt must be snug, but must not be so tight that it interfereswith breathing. You should be able to slide your open hand, flat,between the belt and your stomach.4. Make sure you can easily remove the belt in an emergency.PROHIBITED!Never use a positioning belt:• In place of a motor vehicle seat belt. In an accident or suddenstop you may be thrown from the chair. A positioning belt will notprevent this, and further injury may result from the belt.• As a restraint. A restraint requires a doctor’s order.• On a user who is comatose or agitated.J. PUSH HANDLESWARNING1. Push handles provide secure points for an attendant to propeland control the chair. This helps to prevent a fall or tip-over.2. Check to make sure push handle grips will not rotate or slip off.K. SEATING SYSTEMSWARNING1. Use of a seating system not approved by Sunrise may alter thecenter of balance of this chair. This may cause a fall or tip-over.2. Never change the seating system of your chair unless youconsult your supplier first.3. Never raise your seating system to a height of more than 22”(measuring from the front of the seat pan to the floor).L. UPHOLSTERY FABRICWARNING1. Replace worn or torn fabric of seat sling and seat back as soonas you can. If you fail to do so, the seat may fail and cause youto fall. Worn fabrics may increase the potential for a fire hazard.2. Sling fabric will deteriorate with age and use. Look for fraying,thin spots, or stretching of fabric at rivet holes. Replace fabricas required.3. Be aware that washing may reduce flame retardation of thefabric.M. POWER SEATINGWARNING1. Operation• While driving this wheelchair in the reclined, elevated, or tiltedposition use caution.• Do Not attempt to operate any power seating option whilepositioned on an incline.• Do Not attempt to operate any power seating option while thiswheelchair is in motion.• Do not attempt to operate the lift or tilt power seating optionsaround children.• Through programming it is possible to reverse the direction ofall powered seating functions, ensure you know which directionyour seat is going to move before operating.2. Reduced Speed Driving (Creep)This power chair is designed to automatically reduce themaximum driving speed to a creep mode when certain powerseating limits are reached.3. Pinch pointsPinch points may occur when operating the powered seatingoptions on this chair. Ensure all hands and body parts are clearof all power seating components that may result in pinch pointsbefore operating them.4. Tilting Power Base with Push HandlesDo not attempt to tilt power wheelchairs by pulling down on thepush handles. Power wheelchairs have heavy bases. As such,attempting to tilt a power wheelchair to traverse obstacles candamage components in the seating system and/or modularactuators.5. Remain Clear During Power Accessory Operation Please stayclear of any powered actuator while the component is in motion.Sunrise power mechanisms move over large ranges of travel.Users should be aware of their surroundings while componentsare in motion.6. Maximum User WeightDo not exceed the weight capacity for your specific chair/seating system configuration. Doing so could result inpremature failure or injury.7. Latch ModeWhile operating any power seating function in latched modeuse caution. In latch mode, powered seating will not stop until areverse command is performed or the end of travel is met.