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2.1 Installing the wheels
From a technical point of view, the stub axles [11] of the e-fix wheels are similar to the
stub axles of your usual manual wheelchair wheels. In this respect you can attach the
e-fix wheels to your wheelchair in the usual way.
If you have not already done so, ensure that the system is switched off at the control
unit (see chapter 5.2.2).
Ensure that the wheel is engaged (see also the bottom left picture and the adjacent
explanations).
Press the releasing device [4] located at the centre of the wheel hub and push
- the stub axle [11] of the e-fix wheel into the wheel receiver [13] and then
- the socket [10] of the e-fix wheel into the torque plug [12].
The e-fix wheel must be engaged to attach it to the wheelchair.
Check whether the e-fix wheel can be pulled out of the wheel receiver [13] without
pressing the releasing device [4]. If so, the e-fix wheel is not sitting correctly in the
wheel receiver [13] and needs to be inserted again as described previously.
Attach the second e-fix wheel on the other side of the wheelchair.
Check the colour displayed in the viewing panel [3] of the e-fix wheel. The colours
green or red indicate the respective set operating mode. The following indications
mean:
- green: the wheel is engaged, motorised operation is active.
-red:
the wheel is disengaged, motorised operation is not possible.
The wheel needs to be moved manually.
For more details regarding the operating modes, see chapter 6.
To change the operating mode you need to rotate the coupling ring [5] by about 40
degrees around its axis until it stops.
In these few steps, you have attached the e-fix wheels to your wheelchair. To start
motorised travel you need to select the “green” operating mode on the e-fix wheel and
then switch on the system using the control unit (see chapter 5.2.1).
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