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DIETZ GmbH / User manual for the CANEO Series manual wheelchairs foldable / Version 1.0.0 EN
4.8 Parking the wheelchair with the
parking brake
The wheelchair has one parking brake on ei
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ther side. They can be used to park the wheel
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chair safety.
1.
Press the brake lever forwards so that the
brake blocks the wheel (1, Fig. 24).
2. Press the brake lever further forwards until
you feel it engage (2, Fig. 25).
To release the parking brake: Pull the brake
lever backwards.
WARNING
Do not use the parking brakes to stop the
wheelchair during motion as this may cause the
wheels to block.
NOTE
Use both parking brakes when parking the
wheelchair. This ensures that the braking force
is evenly distributed on both rear wheels.
4.9 Braking by an attendant (optional)
While moving, slow down the wheelchair by
pulling both levers upwards. To park the chair
you can lock the brake levers. To do this, pull
up the lever and subsequently pull up the
small locking lever. (Fig. 26).
04 USING THE WHEELCHAIR
04 USING THE WHEELCHAIR
Fig.24
Fig.25
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