How to use the wheelchair
OPENING THE WHEELCHAIR
Hold the seat with both hands and push down
to engage the seat in the seat locators.
FOLDING THE WHEELCHAIR
Remove the footrests. Lift the seat upholstery, as
in the photo and pull up to fold the wheelchair.
The back posts will also fold by operating the
levers and gently pulling the posts downwards.
ADJUSTING THE FOOTREST
Remove the footrests. Lift the seat upholstery, as
in the photo and pull up to fold the wheelchair.
The back posts will also fold by operating the
levers and gently pulling the posts downwards.
USING THE BRAKES
Remove the footrests. Lift the seat upholstery, as
in the photo and pull up to fold the wheelchair.
The back posts will also fold by operating the
levers and gently pulling the posts downwards.
USING THE ARMREST
To lift the armrest, operate the lever at the
front of the armrest panel and pull the armrest
upwards. Simply putting the armrest downwards
should relocate the armrest in position.
USING FOOTREST
To mount the footrest, position the top spigot
into the location on the front of the frame.
Rotate inwards until you hear or feel them locate
correctly. To remove the footrests, lift the handle
and rotate footrest outward and lift upwards.
The seat/pelvic belt should never be used in place of the occupant
lap and diagonal belt when travelling in a vehicle.
Transportability – positioning of wheelchair tie down restraints on wheelchair
View on the left shows a self-propelling
wheelchair secured with front and rear
wheelchair tie down restraints.
Positioning of the restraint straps is shown
in more detail on the next page.
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