1 Foreword
INFORMATION
Date of the last update: 2013-08-16
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Please read this document carefully.
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Follow the safety instructions.
INFORMATION
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For further questions about the instructions for use
(user), please contact the qualified personnel who
issued the product to you.
With this wheelchair, you have purchased a high quality
product which can be put to versatile, daily use at home and
outdoors.
Be sure to read these instructions for use before you start
using the wheelchair. In particular, please observe the
information in the chapters "Safety" and "Use".
Please note the following:
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If you have any questions or cannot solve a problem
despite reading these instructions for use, please con
tact the qualified personnel who fitted the product or the
manufacturer's service department (please see inside
back cover or back cover for addresses).
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All users and/or attendants must be instructed by the
qualified personnel in the use of the product with the aid
of these instructions for use. In particular, users and/or
attendants must be informed of the residual risk with the
aid of the safety instructions in these instructions for
use.
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The product has been adapted to the needs of the user.
Further changes may be made only by qualified person
nel. The manufacturer recommends checking the set
tings regularly in order to assure an optimum fit over the
long term. Especially for children and youth, they should
be checked every six months.
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The product may be combined only with the options lis
ted here. The manufacturer assumes no liability for com
binations with third-party medical devices and/or
accessories not included in the modular system.
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Please note also the information in the chapter "Liabil
ity".
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B500-S classic
Foreword