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WHEELCHAIR PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS AND TIE-DOWNS
The shoulder belt can either be a fixed shoulder belt or a tracked shoulder belt.
** To ensure safety of passengers, do not attempt to install any shoulder belt, track or any
other accessory above the windows. Please contact your Micro Bird dealer for help.
Your bus may be equipped with different kinds of tie downs and seat belts. You will see
below a few models of retractors which may be present in your vehicle.
When you install the seat belts and wheel chair retractors, make sure the straps are tight
and show no sign of slack. The safety of the passengers depends on every part being
securely tied down. For more information, please refer to the manual supplied with your
vehicle.
Passengers seat belts
Wheelchair tie-downs
This retractor is semi-automatic with a single tensioning knob
on the side. There is no left and right retractor. They can be
used to secure any of the wheels. The red pin is a foot release
lever eliminating the need to bend down.
This is the original self-locking and self-tensioning retractable
system. It has two tightening knobs. It is usually the industry
standard. The red pin is a foot release lever eliminating the
need to bend down.
This retractor is the latest generation of self-locking, self-
tensioning retractable wheelchair securement systems. This
retractor is fully automatic and knobless which maximizes ease
of use. The red pin is a foot release lever eliminating the need
to bend down.
Fixed shoulder belt
Track to fix shoulder
belt
