70258-a.11-HELIO A7 USER MANUAL PLUS
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User
Manual
WARNING
The HELIO A7 wheelchair equipped with Motion
Composites Transit Tie Down Option has been
dynamically tested in a forward-facing orientation
for a 30 mph (48-km/h) frontal impact with varying
weights, as set forth in the “Motion Composites
HELIO A7 Wheelchair Test Configuration” Section
11. The HELIO A7 wheelchair equipped with
Motion Composites Transit Tie Down Option has
met the performance requirements for traveling
forward-facing in frontal impact conditions, and it
should be used ONLY for forward-facing seating in
motor vehicles. Its use in other orientations (e.g.,
rearward-facing or sideways-facing) has not been
tested, and it should NOT be used in such other
orientations.
WARNING
Do not ride this wheelchair in a motor vehicle if
your weight, together with the weight of all items
attached to the wheelchair (such as backpacks,
seat pouches, etc.) is more than 250 lbs (113.6
kgs).
WARNING
Alterations or substitutions should NOT be
made to the wheelchair securement points or to
structural or frame parts or components. The
Motion Composites wheelchairs were tested in
the configurations with the components specified
in the “Motion Composites HELIO A7 Wheelchair
Test Configuration” Section 11. Any significant
modification or substitution to the wheelchair’s
components or seating could significantly alter the
chair’s performance during an impact.
WARNING
Motion Composites expressly disclaims that use
of its Transit Option on a Motion Composites
wheelchair will prevent the wheelchair user from
injury or death in the event of a motor vehicle
accident.
WARNING
A sudden stop and/or collision may structurally
damage your wheelchair. Such damage may not be
visible. IMMEDIATELY STOP using any wheelchair
that is or was involved in any such incident.
Because the structural damage may not be visible,
you MUST replace any wheelchair that is or was
involved in any such incident.
WARNING
Whenever feasible, wheelchair users should transfer
into the vehicle seat and use the Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) vehicle-installed restraint
system and the unoccupied wheelchair should be
stored in a cargo area or secured in the vehicle
during travel.
USE APPROPRIATE TIE DOWN SYSTEMS AND USE
THEM PROPERLY
WARNING
Our Motion Composites wheelchair MUST be used
with Wheelchair Tie Down and Occupant Restraint
Systems (WTORS) that meet the requirements
of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
J2249 Recommended Practice – Wheelchair Tie
Down and Occupant Restraint Systems for Use in
Motor Vehicles (SAE J2249). Do NOT use other
WTORS that are designed to rely on the wheelchair
structure to transfer occupant restraint loads to
the vehicle.
WARNING
Do not use your Motion Composites wheelchair with
a WTORS unless the WTORS has been installed
fully in accordance with the instructions of the
manufacturer of the WTORS and SAE J2249.
WARNING
Always attach the WTORS to your Motion
Composites wheelchair at all four (4) of the Motion
Composites Transit Option securement points in
accordance with the instructions provided by the
manufacturers of the WTORS and SAE J2249.
Note: See Figure 4 for the location of the four (4) Motion
Composites installed WTORS securement points.
WARNING
ALWAYS attach vehicle-anchored occupant
restraints (pelvic belts and upper torso belts)
in accordance with the instructions of the
manufacturer of such restraints and SAE J2249.
USE PROPER EQUIPMENT/USE ONLY AS
INSTRUCTED
WARNING
You MUST use your HELIO A7 wheelchair in strict
accordance with all warnings and instructions
contained in this Owner’s Manual.
WARNING
The HELIO A7 wheelchair equipped with Motion
Composites’s Transit Option was dynamically
tested in a forward-facing orientation with the
specified anthropomorphic test dummy restrained
by BOTH a vehicle-anchored pelvic belt and a
vehicle-anchored upper torso belt. BOTH pelvic
and upper torso (shoulder) belts should be used to
reduce the possibility of head and chest impacts
with components of the motor vehicle.
MOTION COMPOSITES REQUIRES THAT BOTH PELVIC
AND UPPER TORSO BELTS BE USED FOR MAXIMUM
PROTECTION IN A FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISION.
WARNING
The backrest angle may be adjustable on your
Motion Composites wheelchair. You must adjust
the backrest angle so that it does not exceed the
angle specified in appendix “Disclosure information”
on page 24 of HELIO A7 Owners Manual, when
the wheelchair is occupied during transit in a motor
vehicle.
