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Prepare the vehicle for patients receipt before departure.
Carefully check the reliability of barrow suspension units, places
of brackets fixation to side panels, their opening and closing, condition
of hanging belts stitching and presence of belt loops, attaching points
between holders and braces for belts and the ceiling.
Install hanging belts (Fig. 3.12) after checking the equipment and
fixtures.
Remove all barrows when transporting seated patients. Tie folded
barrows in pairs with belts and lay them along the left side of the medical
cab.
Check the reliability of back door steps.
Barrows hanging
Barrows with patients shall be hanged inside the bodyshell as follows:
first, fix top barrows, then install lower barrows.
Install handles of one barrow beam onto foldable brackets, while
hanging the other beam onto belt loops, dangling from the ceiling, then
lock the bracket and tighten belt loops using the pressing bar (Fig. 3.13).
Be careful when transporting patients, start smoothly, and avoid
hard braking.
Windshield Wiper and Washer
The applied windshield wiper is two-speed, electrically driven.
To ease manual washing of the windshield, wiper blades arms must
be fixed away from the windshield.
To extend the screen wipers and blades thereof, do not allow the
blades operation on dry glass and prevent ingress of fuel and oil onto
the blade rubber.
Replace wiper blades or their rubber edges after 18-24 months of
operation, or as necessary.
The applied washer is electrically driven, designed for fast windshield
wiping.
Fill the removable tank with clean water in summer or non-freezing
liquid in winter. The tank is installed at the right side beneath the
instrument panel.
Adjust water jet direction by changing sprinkler balls positions using
a needle inserted in the channel (supply hole) of the balls. If the sprinkler
