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IMPORTANT!
Failure to comply with the transportation safety warnings provided below, may result in
damage, serious injury, or death. Please be certain to read and understand all safety warnings PRIOR
to transporting your wheelchair. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the safe transportation
of your wheelchair in a motor vehicle, please contact your Dealer/Service Provider for assistance.
DANGER! Risk of Damage, Serious Injury, or Death
This wheelchair seating system in combination with the wheelchair base has NOT been crash
tested and may NOT be used as a vehicle seat!
• Your Motion Concepts Power Positioning System, in combination with the OEM (Original power
Equipment Manufacturer) wheelchair base, has not been tested to the requirements of ISO 7176-
19:2001 or ANSI/RESNA WC-19 and may not under any circumstances be used as a vehicle seat
or to transport the user in a vehicle.
• Using a wheelchair that does not fulfill these criteria as a vehicle seat can lead to the most severe
injuries and even death in the event of a traffic accident.
2.11.2
WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORTATION WARNINGS!
DANGER! Risk of Property Damage, Serious Injury or Death
When travelling in a motor vehicle you must be properly secured in a motor vehicle seat
with safety belts securely fastened.
• Although your chair may be equipped with a positioning belt, this belt is not designed to provide proper
restraint during motor vehicle transport. DO NOT sit in your wheelchair while it is in a moving vehicle.
WARNING! Risk of Serious Injury or Damage.
Use only approved/designated Transport Brackets to tie-down the wheelchair base during
transport.
•
Wheelchair bases MUST be equipped with Transport Brackets (TRBKTS) for safe transportation in
a motor vehicle; Approved tie-downs straps MUST be secured at the designated/labelled anchoring
points on the Transport Brackets- see
section 2.11.3
.
•
NEVER allow any part of the Motion Concepts power positioning system to be used as a tie-down
point to anchor the wheelchair to the transporting vehicle.
IMPORTANT!
Please be certain to also read and understand the transportation safety warnings included
in your
Power Wheelchair Base Owners Manual
(provided separately)
2.0
2.0
SAFETY INFORMATION
SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING! Risk of Serious Injury or Damage.
When loading a power wheelchair into a vehicle for transport with the occupant seated in it,
adhere to the following guidelines:
• It is always better to transfer the power wheelchair to a vehicle without the occupant seated in it.
• If the power wheelchair needs to be loaded up a ramp together with its driver, ensure that the ramp
does not exceed the maximum safe slope (refer to
Section 2.2- Incline Warnings
for the maximum
recommended safe slope angle and additional safety warnings)
• If the power wheelchair needs to be loaded using a ramp which exceeds the maximum safe slope, or if
the wheelchair must be tilted or reclined to enter the vehicle, ALWAYS have an attendant present to safely
monitor and assist the loading process.
• As an alternative, a platform lift may be used. Ensure that the total weight of the power wheelchair
does not exceed the maximum permissible weight for the platform lift or winch if you are using.
2.11 Motor Vehicle Transportation
2.11.1
LOADING THE WHEELCHAIR INTO A VEHICLE
(with Occupant Seated in Chair)