Folding/Dismantling
For ease of storage and transportation your Powerchair has been designed to dismantle into easily
manageable components (Fig. 6), remember, when lifting to adopt the correct posture, knees bent back
straight, ask for help if you cannot manage the heavier components.
1.
Switch off power on the Joystick Box.
2.
If a stay bar is fitted across the
backrest, detach it’s removable
end and allow it to hang freely
along the outer backrest tube, also
remove the kerb rider (if fitted).
3.
Check the footrests/legrests
are in a locked position towards
the front of the chair and that
the footplates are folded upward
to vertical position. Alternatively,
remove the footrests/legrests from
the Powerchair. To remove the
footrest, press the plastic lever behind the vertical
chassis tube swing the footrest outward and unhook it from the frame. To install
the footrest, hold it slightly angled away from the Powerchair, with the two hinge plates above
the mounting pins on the powerchair frame, align the holes in the hinge plates with the
mounting pins, so that you can slide the hinge plates over the pins. Swing the footrest forward
to its normal position until it snaps into lock.
4.
Disconnect all cables from the underside of the Electronic Power Module and the Battery
connecting cables.
5.
Slacken the Thumbscrew in the vertical Arm Support Tube and remove both Armrests
along with the Joystick Box assembly. To remove the armrest, proceed in the same manner
and simply pull it out of its mounting socket, altogether. On the side where the joystick box is
fitted (usually on the right) the connecting cable from the joystick box to the underside of the
electronic power module is long enough, so that this armrest can be removed in the same
manner, place by the side of the Powerchair, alternatively, disconnect the joystick box
cable from the power module.
6.
Slacken the Backrest securing knobs and remove the Backrest.
7.
Remove the Batteries and Cradle. Take care when lifting Batteries. To avoid injury be sure to
adopt the correct lifting posture, ask for assistance if required.
8.
With a firm grip pull both side tubes of the seat upward. The two Powerchair halves will
concertina together and reduce the Powerchair to a compact stowage size.
NOTE
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f your Powerchair is stowed or transported in a horizontal position, place it with the side of the power module and
the joystick box uppermost, in order to avoid any damage.
Fig. 6 - Folded/Dismantled Cruiser Plus
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