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SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

Tracer® EX2 6 Part No. 1110546

SECTION 1—GENERAL GUIDELINES

ƽ WARNING

This section contains important information for the safe operation and use of this product.

Stability - All Models

Thesize/positionofthefrontcasters,size/position

oftherearwheels,useofanti‐tippermodel,as

wellastheuserconditiondirectlyrelatetothe

stabilityofthewheelchair.Anychangetooneor

anycombinationofthesixmaycausethe

wheelchairtodecreaseinstability.These

adjustmentsMUSTbeperformedbyaqualified

technician.

Thevariousseat‐to‐floorheightsrequirespecific

settingsdependingonrearwheelsize,rearwheel

positionandfrontcastersize/position.These

adjustmentsMUSTbeperformedbyaqualified

technician.

Anti-Tippers

Anti‐tippersarespecifictothedifferentanglesand/orseat‐to‐floorheights.Refertothechartsin

Installing/AdjustingAnti‐tippersonpage 34forcorrectusageandadjustment.Iftheserequirements

cannotbeachieved,DONOTusethewheelchair.Contactaqualifiedtechnician.Ifchangingthe

seat‐to‐floorheight,thecorrectanti‐tippersMUSTbeusedtomaintaina1

1

/

2

to2inchgroundclearance.

Anti‐tippersMUSTbeattachedatalltimes.Inasmuchastheanti‐tippersareanoptionforonthis

wheelchair(youmayorderwithorwithouttheanti‐tippers),Invacarestronglyrecommendsordering

theanti‐tippersasasafeguardforthewheelchairuser.

ALWAYSuseanti‐tippers.Whenoutdoorsonwet,softgroundorongravelsurfaces,antitippersmay

notprovidethesamelevelofprotectionagainsttipover.ExtracautionMUSTbeobservedwhen

traversingsuchsurfaces.

Operating Information

Afteranyadjustments,repairorserviceandbeforeuse,makesureallattachinghardwareistightened

securely‐otherwiseinjuryordamagemayresult.

Unlessotherwisenoted,allserviceandadjustmentshouldbeperformedwhilethewheelchairis

unoccupied.

Avoidstoringorusingthewheelchairnearopenflameorcombustibleproducts.Seriousinjuryor

damagetopropertymayresult.

ALWAYSkeephandsandfingersclearofmovingpartstoavoidinjury.

Todetermineandestablishyourparticularsafetylimits,practicebending,reachingandtransferring

activitiesinseveralcombinationsinthepresenceofaqualifiedhealthcareprofessionalbefore

attemptingactiveuseofthewheelchair.

NOTE:Whenchange stothe

lefthandcolumn occur,follow 

acrossthechartandrefertothe

procedur ethatischecked(

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)to

maintainthepr operstability ,

safetyandhandlingofthe

wheelchair.

CASTER SIZE

CASTER POSITION

WHEEL SIZE

WHEEL POSITION

ANTI-TIPPERS

USER CONDITION

CASTER SIZE

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CASTER POSITION

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WHEEL SIZE

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ANTI-TIPPERS

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USER CONDITION

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