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For safety reasons we do not recommend using the
parking brakes while the wheelchair is in motion (see
chapter 6.8 “Brake adjustment”)
When using the brakes a great care should be taken
to avoid injury to the hands or fingers
.
3.0 Loading the wheelchair
There is no single best way to load the wheelchair in a vehicle
.
The kind and level of the patient disability (his/her ability to control
his/her upper body, arm and hand movements),physical strength
(for an old person or a child the operation may result too hard) and
the kind of vehicle that will be used are all factors
.
It is clear that all these factors are too many to give a single precise
procedure to fit all cases , therefore this information has to be taken
as general advices.
Perform all car loading activities with extreme care
and only after receiving instruction from specialised
service personnel with our authorised dealers.
If these procedures seem to be unsafe or difficult we
recommend asking an attendant for help.
Never transport in a vehicle an occupant sitted on the
wheelchair as these wheelchairs are not designed for
this kind of use.
If the occupant has to be transported while seated in
the chair you are reminded that the wheelchair in its
standard configuration is not supplied with seatbelts.
Any safety belts for vehicle transport must be
installed by specialised personnel.
Transport with an attendant
In cases where the physical limitations of the occupant prevent
him/her from moving and loading the wheelchair into the car on
his/her own, the help of an attendant will be required.
This semi folding wheelchair has specifically been designed to be
lightweight and manageable in order to guarantee ease of
movement even for those with limited strength and mobility.
Release the brakes and pull the rear wheels out (see Chapter
5.5 “Quick release rear wheels”) (see figure 19).
Fold the backrest (see chapter 5.2 “Closing the backrest”).
Take hold of the chair with one hand on the front frame and the
other hand on the backrest handle so as to balance the weight
of the wheelchair and make lifting it easier.
Load the wheelchair into the car. Then load the rear wheels
(see figure 20).
The reduced size of the folded chair allows it to be loaded into
the boot of the car (figure 21) or between the front and rear seats
(see figure 22).
