WheelDrive user guide I version 1.00 | 13-4-202110
3.2 The user
Power assist devices are designed to support
users in their daily acvies. Instead of making
the user more passive, like a fully electric
wheelchair, the add-on of a power assist device
helps to stay acve. Especially WheelDrive,
with its unique dual rim concept, encourages
the user to keep propelling with the support of
the Assist Rim. But it also supplies connuous
support with the Drive Rim.
The user must be able to esmate and correct
the results of acons taken when operang the
wheelchair. The user of the WheelDrive should
have experience with a manual wheelchair.
Both le and right wheels work independently
from each other. The WheelDrive is not
intended for one hand operaon.
The user must be familiar with the contents of
the user manual before using the WheelDrive.
In addion, the user of the wheelchair must
have been given thorough instrucon in using
the wheelchair by a qualied specialist before
parcipang in trac. The rst sessions in the
wheelchair with the WheelDrive should be held
under the supervision of a trainer/advisor.
Please contact your dealer in case of quesons.
Warning!
The user of the WheelDrive is responsible
for complying with the applicable local
safety regulaons and guidelines. Contact
your dealer for informaon about
regulaons applicable to your usage
condions.
Driving with the WheelDrive under the
inuence of medicines that can aect your
ability to drive is not permied.
Driving with the WheelDrive without
sucient eyesight is not permied.
No more than one person is to be seated in a
wheelchair with the WheelDrive at a me.
Do not allow young children to drive
unsupervised in a wheelchair with the
WheelDrive.
3.3 The wheelchair
The WheelDrive is compable with most
common wheelchair frames in the market. A
complete list of known compabel wheelchairs
is available on www.wheeldrive.eu. The
installaon can be done with a number of
standard parts, supplied with the WheelDrive
wheels. For each wheelchair frame model a
dierent seng is needed. Once a wheel is set
for a certain frame, it cannot be put directly
onto another frame; an adjustment to the
sengs is required. This is not to be done by
the user. Please contact your dealer for support.
3.4 Use environment
This WheelDrive has been designed for
both indoor and outdoor use (and as such is
classied as a class B system according
EN12184:2014). When driving the wheelchair
with WheelDrive outdoors, it is advised to
drive on paved roads, pavements, footpaths
and bicycle paths. Adjust the speed to suit the
environment.
Cauon!
Do not use the WheelDrive when
temperatures are below -10°C or above
+40°C.
Do not use the WheelDrive when humidity
is below 10% or above 80%.
Only drive on rm surfaces. Avoid loose
gravel, sand, mud, snow, ice or deep
puddles. Drive carefully on roads which are
slippery as a result of rain, ice or snow!
Clean the system aer driving in wet
weather by drying the product with a cloth
or towel.
Do not drive through puddles of water – the
WheelDrive is so called splashing water
proof (normal outdoor rain condions).
Never submerge any part containing
electronics in liquids.
Prevent the WheelDrive from coming into
contact with sea water: sea water can cause
corrosion and may damage the system.
Prevent the WheelDrive from coming into
contact with sand: sand can come into
the moving parts of the system, causing
unnecessary fast wear of these parts.
