TABLE OF CONTENTS
AIRGO™ OWNER’S MANUAL
AMG Medical Inc •
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Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read before use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Choosing the right chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Review this manual often . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Your Airgo™ wheelchair and it's parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Airgo™ wheelchair specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Basic safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Safety / handling of wheelchair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Folding and unfolding the wheelchair. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Stability and balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Transferring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tilting - Ramps & inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13
Required tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chair basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
Installing the swing-away footrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the swing-away footrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the swing-away elevating leg rest . . . . . . 16
Adjusting the swing-away elevating leg rest. . . . . . 17
Adjusting armrest height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Removing 3-in-1 armrest and/or flip-back armrest. 18
Seat and back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20
Adjusting backrest height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing the back upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing the seat upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22
Front casters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seat-to-floor height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Anti-tippers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Wheel locks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Limited warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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NOTE: All illustrations and
specifications in the manual
are based on the latest
product information
available at the time of
publication.
AMG Medical Inc. reserves
the right to make changes at
any time, without notice.
