WARNING !
Replace worn or torn fabric immediately. Failure to
do so may result in a fall and cause severe injury
to you.
Seat
All Alero power wheelchairs feature seat upholstery that can be tensioned. While
there should be no adjustment necessary upon delivery of your new chair, over
time stretch of the upholstery could occur. To re-tension the upholstery you must
first remove all the locating screws and washers from the chair seat rail on the side
where the adjusting hook and pile is located. Slide out the aluminium pinch strip
and adjust the hook and pile to increase the upholstery tension. Replace the pinch
strip and use a punch or a similar tool, insert the tip through the pinch strip and
into a center riv-nut. Adjust the upholstery into position and secure a locating
screw. If abnormal pressure is required to align the locating screws then remove
the upholstery and readjust the hook and pile. Repeat this operation until all the
locating screws are in position. See Fig 29
*PUNCH TOOL NEEDED
WARNING !
Replace worn or torn fabric immediately. Failure to
do so may cause severe injury.
Footrest
The Alero comes standard with equipment for swing-away & detachable footrests
and foot-plates, which are height adjustable. To adjust the height, remove the
securing screws and nuts from each side and slide the extension tube and foot
plate up or down to the desired height. Retighten the securing hardware as Fig 36
shows.
WARNING !
Never lift the wheelchair by the footrests. These parts are detachable
and will not bear the weight of this chair. Lift this chair ONLY by non-detachable
parts of the main frame.
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