User Guide
Wheelchair ‘Kontiki’
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3.9.2 S
LOPES
The Kontiki has been designed to accept slopes of 11º (about 20%) with safety.
Warning!
Never take a slope askew as this increases the risk of
tipping over.
3.10 G
ETTING OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR
1. Apply the wheelchair’s parking brake.
2. Set the tilt angle adjustment to the neutral position.
3. Fold up the footplates, fold the legrests aside if necessary, and allow the user to get
out of the chair.
3.11 T
RANSPORT BY CAR OR TAXI
Warning!
Only lift the chair by the frame parts, not by the armrests,
legrests or seat.
3.11.1 C
HAIR ONLY
•
Place the wheelchair in the transporting vehicle with the parking brake on.
•
Make sure the wheelchair is secure, particularly if there is no separate luggage
space (for example in a small bus).
For transport purposes the backrest can be folded flat and other components can be
removed.
Folding the backrest flat
1. Click open the locking clip of the lower fork pin and remove the fork pin, see
Photo 3-6 below.
2. Fold the backrest flat.
3. To avoid loss of the fork pin during transport it can be put back in position and
locked.
