Sunrise Medical F45 - Manual (Page 33)

29 F45 Issue 6
Fig. 42
On a steep hill, it may travel slightly
further and you will notice the
brakes being automatically applied
when the chair is nearly stationary.
Once the brakes have been
applied, switching off will make no
difference to the brakes, although it
is always safer when remaining
stationary for a period of time to
switch off.
If you need to do an emergency
stop, then switch off the on/off
switch. This will immediately apply
full braking and bring the chair to a
rapid halt.
Summary
1. To steer, simply move the
joystick in the direction you wish
to go.
2. The further you move the
joystick, the faster you will go.
3. The speed setting knob
combined with the fast slow
switch adjusts the minimum and
maximum speed of the
wheelchair. Useful when learning
or in tight situations.
4. The brakes will automatically
stop the wheelchair from any
speed when the joystick is
released.
5. Switching off immediately
applies braking.
6. It is important that the chair is
stationary when changing
direction from reverse to
forward.
7. Always switch to off before
getting out of the chair.
Penny and Giles Integral control
TruCharge battery gauge
(Pilot/Pilot+ Control)
This is a 10 segment illuminated
display which indicates if the
controller is turned on and also
gives the status of the battery, the
controller and the wheelchair
electrical system (Fig. 42).
Red, yellow and green bars lit:
Battery charged; controller and
electrical system OK.
Red and yellow bars lit: Charge
battery if possible; controller and
electrical system OK.
Red bars only lit or slow flash:
Charge battery as soon as
possible; controller and electrical
system OK.
Rapid flash of bars: Indicates a
fault in the controller or electrical
system. See inset for fault
diagnostics.
Ripple up and down of bars:
Joystick displaced at turn on.
The number
of flashing
bars indicate
the possible
area of fault
G
R
E
E
N
Y
E
L
L
O
W
R
E
D
Fault Type Description
high battery voltage
Solenoid brake fault
Possible controller fault
Possible joystick fault
Charger Connected
Right motor wiring fault
Right motor disconnected
Left motor wiring fault
Left motor disconnected
Low battery voltage