Pride Mobility TRAVEL MATE, Owner'S Manual

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               Travel Mate

I I .   S A F E T Y

FREEWHEEL MODE

Your Travel Scooter is equipped with a manual freewheel lever that, when pushed forward, allows the Travel
Scooter to be pushed. For more information about how to place your Travel Scooter into and out of freewheel
mode, see III. “Your Travel Scooter.”

WARNING! When your Travel Scooter is in freewheel mode, the braking system

is disengaged.

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Disengage the drive motors only on a level surface.

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Ensure the key is removed from the key switch.

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Stand beside the Travel Scooter to engage or disengage freewheel mode.

     Never sit on a Travel Scooter to do this.

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After you have finished pushing your Travel Scooter, always return it to the

     drive mode to lock the brakes.

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Do not place the scooter in freewheel mode on a decline or incline.

An added feature built into the Travel Scooter is “push-too-fast” protection which safeguards the Travel Scooter
against gaining excessive speed while in freewheel mode.

“Push-too-fast” operates differently depending on which of two conditions exists:

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If the key is turned to the “off” position while in freewheel mode, the Travel Scooter’s controller activates
regenerative braking when the Travel Scooter is pushed faster than a maximum threshold which has been
preprogrammed. In this case, the controller is acting as a speed governor.

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If the key is in the “on” position while in freewheel mode, you will encounter considerable resistance at any
speed because the brakes are fully engaged. This prevents the Travel Scooter from gaining unwanted momen-
tum should the manual freewheel lever inadvertently be released while driving the Travel Scooter.

STAIRS AND ESCALATORS

Travel Scooters are not designed to travel up or down stairs or escalators. Always use a lift.

WARNING! Do not use your Travel Scooter to negotiate steps or escalators.

DOORS

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Determine if the door opens toward or away from you.

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Use your hand to turn the knob or push the handle or push-bar.

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Drive your Travel Scooter gently and slowly forward to push the door open, or drive your Travel Scooter
gently and slowly rearwards to pull the door open.

LIFTS

Modern lifts have a door edge safety mechanism that, when pushed, reopens the door(s).

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If you are in the doorway of a lift when the door(s) begin to close, push on the rubber door edge or allow the
rubber door edge to contact the Travel Scooter and the door will reopen.

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Use care that handbags, packages or Travel Scooter accessories do not become caught in lift doors.