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To get over obstacles more easily, the assisting person
must position the wheelchair at the correct angle to the
obstacle by pressing on the tip assist (Fig. 27).
Before getting in or out, the locking brake must be put on.
Use outside of the home should only be undertaken with
sufficient experience. Where possible, somebody should
accompany you.
The static stability of the base model is 7° (approx. 12%).
According to STVZO 66/1 (German Road Traffic
Act) of 01.01.1981, hand propelled wheelchairs
require permanently attached lighting to partici-
pate in public road traffic (including on footpa-
ths).
This consists of (passive):
• two red reflectors to the rear
• two amber reflectors on both sides.
If the wheelchair is used after dark, the following are
necessary in addition (active):
• one white light forwards
• one red light backwards.
These lights must work from an electrical circuit indepen-
dent of the movement (batteries) power.
