Activeforever Invacare Tracer IV Wheelchair - Manual (Page 11)

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES
Part No. 1110558 11 Tracer ® IV
DO NOT attempt to ride over curbs or obstacles. Doing so may cause your wheelchair to
tip over and cause bodily harm to you or damage to the wheelchair.
DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to move forward in the seat.
DO NOT attempt to reach objects if you have to pick them up from the floor by reaching
down between your knees.
DO NOT lean over the top of the back upholstery to reach objects behind you, as this may
cause the wheelchair to tip over.
DO NOT shift your weight or sitting position toward direction you are reaching as the
wheelchair may tip over.
DO NOT attempt to stop a moving wheelchair with wheel locks. Wheel locks are not
brakes.
DO NOT tilt the wheelchair without assistance.
DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily injury may
occur.
Before attempting to transfer in or out of the wheelchair, every precaution should be
taken to reduce the gap distance. Turn both casters parallel to the object you are
transferring onto. When transferring to and from the wheelchair, ALWAYS engage both
wheel locks.
DO NOT attempt to lift the wheelchair by any removable (detachable) parts. Lifting by
means of any removable (detachable) parts of the wheelchair may result in injury to the
user or damage to the wheelchair.
DO NOT stand on the frame of the wheelchair.
DO NOT stand on the footplates. When getting in or out of the wheelchair, make sure that
the footplates are in the upward position or swing the footrests towards the outside of the
wheelchair.
ALWAYS wear your seat positioning strap. Inasmuch as the seat positioning strap is an
option on this wheelchair (you may order with or without the seat positioning strap),
Invacare strongly recommends ordering the seat positioning strap as an additional
safeguard for the wheelchair user. The seat positioning strap is a positioning strap only.
It is not designed for use as a safety device withstanding high stress loads such as auto or
aircraft safety belts. If signs of wear appear, strap MUST be replaced IMMEDIATELY.
ALWAYS use the handrims for self-propulsion. Inasmuch as the handrims are an option
on this wheelchair (you may order with or without the handrims), Invacare strongly
recommends ordering the handrims as an additional safeguard for the wheelchair user.