Usage instructions for NJ1 & FREAK compact bike
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opinion that damage has occurred during
transit, please do the following:
1. Record a statement of facts in the pres-
ence of the freight company - photo docu-
mentation of the packaged product and the
unpacked product with detailed images of
product damage
2. Preparation of a declaration of assignment
- you assign all claims from this damage to
the freight company.
3. Statement of facts/photo documentation,
delivery note, and declaration of assign-
ment are sent to PRO ACTIV.
Failing to observe these instructions, or report-
ing damage after acceptance, means that the
damage cannot be acknowledged.
PRO ACTIV will subsequently review the dam-
age and discuss the further procedure with you
(shipment of replacement parts, returning the
product to PRO ACTIV for a complete repair,
etc.).
5 Introduction
Before starting your first journey, familiarise
yourself with these usage instructions, paying
particular attention to all of the safety infor-
mation and hazard warnings contained in
them.
Allow your therapists and doctors to advise
you, your carers, and assistants on how to use
the product and what you are safe to do with
the product based on your current ability.
Under no circumstances should you do
anything with or in the product which you have
not learnt to do and have not mastered.
You, your carers, and assistants should also
seek advice from your therapists and doctors
as well as the rehabilitation specialist dealer
about the use and settings of your product as
well as all the safety accessories available
(e.g., hip belt).
You should always heed the advice pro-
vided by doctors, therapists and the rehabilita-
tion specialist dealer on the necessary safety
accessories.
If you are not sure how to handle the
product or if technical faults occur, please con-
tact your rehabilitation specialist dealer or
PRO ACTIV before using it.
Never leave the product unattended.
Secure the product against unauthorised
use and theft.
When combining your product with
equipment made by other manufacturers,
make sure that the individual components and
the unit made up of them still work appropriate-
ly. You can get information on the suitability of
a combination from the manufacturer of the
third-party components or from your rehabilita-
tion specialist retailer.
The product contains small parts that may
pose a choking hazard for children.
6 Purpose and indication
This product offers persons who have difficulty
walking or cannot walk the option of replacing
walking by riding a muscle-powered compact
bike to a technically feasible extent, with the
aim of maintaining or increasing the active
user’s independent mobility to the greatest
possible extent. The active crank movement of
the arms extends the user's radius of action.
Indications: Walking impediment or limited
ability to walk due to paralysis, limb loss, limb
defect/deformation, joint contractions/joint
damage, neurological and muscular diseases.
Contraindications: progressive muscle diseas-
es, the course of which is accelerated due to
fatigue of the arm and core muscles used (e.g.
muscle dystrophies and atrophies) and ac-
companying epilepsy disorders (legal stipula-
tions on freedom from seizures for a permit for
use on public roads apply here).
In addition - for safety reasons - the product
may only be operated by people who
