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• While walking with the electric wheelchair, look carefully ahead to determine a
safe route.
• Attention: do not push the electric wheelchair off the pavement or any
unevenness facing forward. This can be dangerous because the person in
the electric wheelchair might topple over. Turn the electric wheelchair around
and go backwards off the pavement.
Going up a curb
It is often easier to use the dropdown of the curb of the pavement (if any). For curbs up
to 15 mm:
a. Place the front wheels of the wheelchair against the curb.
b. Slowly push the wheelchair forwards.
c. When the front wheels are on the curb, keep pushing the wheelchair forwards,
so that the rear wheels also get on the curb.
For curbs higher than 15 mm and lower than the maximum curb height of 50 mm:
a. Turn the wheelchair around, turn the push support off and place the wheels
of the tipping aids against the curb.
b. Slowly pull the wheelchair backwards so the wheels of the tipping aids go up
the curb (Figure 58). Reverse till all the wheels have climbed the curb.
c. Turn the wheelchair around and activate the push support.
Getting off the pavement safely
To go down a curb from the pavement (Figure 59):
a. Look carefully ahead to choose the smoothest route possible.
b. Be careful when approaching curbs, height differences or uneven terrain.
c. The pusher turns the wheelchair and slowly drives backwards off the curb.
d. The person sitting leans against the backrest until the move is done.
WARNING
If the pusher suddenly moves forward with the electric wheelchair from a curb or ledge
that is higher than about 15 mm / 0.6 inch, the person in the electric wheelchair can
be launched forward and even fall out. This can also happen if the pusher hits a ridge at
pace. Therefore, prevent yourself from driving or crashing into an obstruction.
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