Rea® Clematis® Pro
WARNING!
Risk of fatal injury
Increased blood pressure against the upper part
of the body.
– All combinations of settings (like opened knee
angle + full tilt and recline) where the lower
extremity's are positioned higher than the heart,
have to be evaluated from a medical point of
view. The position can be contra indicated for
users who are sensitive for increased blood
pressure in the upper part of the body.
WARNING!
Risk of choking or breathing problems
The user might choke from eating or drinking
when seated in a tilted or reclined position
– The user must be seated in a raised position
before eating or drinking
WARNING!
Risk of injury
The user may slide out of the wheelchair in a
tilted or reclined position
– Never leave the user at a flat of negative tilt
angle without supervision. Use the posture belt
for positioning.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
The user needed to keep the head in an up-right
position when the backrest is reclined, and/or the
seat is tilted
– The backrest must always be equipped with a
headrest or a neckrest.
CAUTION!
Risk of trapping fingers
– Be careful when adjusting the angle of the
backrest so that the assistant or user do not
trap fingers between the backrest and the
armrest.
CAUTION!
Pressure sores difficulties
Tilting and reclining position combination are
uncomfortable for certain users.
– Be careful when adjusting the tilt or recline
angle, always start tilting the seat and reclining
the backrest second.
To operate the tilt and recline adjustment, refer to paragraph
Using the wheelchair, section
.
3.6.1 Carer-operated tilt adjustment
B
A
1.
Use the
green
lever
A
with the
green symbol
B
on the
right
hand side to tilt the seat unit (seat and backrest).
2.
Press upwards while you tilt the seat unit to the desired
position.
3.
Release the lever.
3.6.2 Locking the tilt and/or backrest angle
adjustment
A
B
The locking device
A
allows you to set the tilting of the seat
unit and/or the angling of the backrest to a fixed position.
1.
Tilt and/or angle the seat and backrest to the desired
position.
2.
Insert the locking device
A
.
The position is now set and cannot be changed.
To remove the locking device, press on the plastic peg
B
with a small object and pull outwards.
3.6.3 Electric tilt and backrest angle adjustment
WARNING!
Risk of injury
If the wheelchair is used by confused or restless
users or users with spasms:
– either lock the hand control functions
– or make sure that the hand control is out of
reach for the user.
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