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Transverse surfaces to the driving direction
(e.g. transversely sloped pavements) effect
a turning of your shower and toilet wheel-
chair in the downhill direction. You or an ac-
companying person must compensate for
this drift by a counter-steering.
Crossing obstacles
Each crossing of obstacles involves a risk!
Even flat obstacles (e.g. sills, carpet edges,
small steps or similar) represent a danger of
tipping.
The crossing of obstacles is a special dan-
ger situation in which a combination of the
safety advice in the sections headed uphill
driving, downhill driving and driving trans-
verse to a slope must be observed in addi-
tion to other safety advice.
For your own safety all obstacles should
only be driven over with an accompanying
person.
The unassisted, safe, crossing of small ob-
stacles (< 4 cm) is only possible with a suffi-
ciently safe control of the shower and toilet
wheelchair.
Always approach small obstacles, e.g. steps
or curbs, slowly and at a right angle (90°)
until the steering wheels almost touch the
obstacle. Briefly stop the shower and toilet
wheelchair and then drive over the obsta-
cle.
Always drive over an obstacle forwards
(not backwards) and simultaneously with
both front/rear wheels in order to prevent
a sideways tipping of the shower and toilet
wheelchair.
Always maintain a safety distance between
the wheelchair and drops, stairs, slopes, etc.
sufficient for reaction, braking and turning.
If possible, let one or more helpers lift you
out of the shower and toilet wheelchair and
carry you to the destination point.
The crossing of stairs is only possible with
the assistance of two helpers who are fa-
miliar with the danger situation and firmly
guide the shower and toilet wheelchair.
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The helpers may only hold (without lift-
ing) the wheelchair with the push han-
dles and the seat frame.
Loading the Shower and toiler
wheelchair
Do not use the leg supports, arm sup-
ports or accessory parts in order to lift the
shower and toilet wheelchair!
Before lifting, the shower and toilet
wheelchair is to be secured against unin-
tentional rolling motions!
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Therefore observe chapter
The parts detached for loading must be
carefully stowed and carefully attached
again before the next journey.
The weight of the shower and toilet wheel-
chair is reduced when you remove detacha-
ble components.
The shower and toilet wheelchair can be
also loaded with the aid of ramps or lifting
platforms.
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Therefore observe the respective
user manual and the load capacity
of the ramp resp. lifting platform.
