GD-450-525-INS-LAB-RevA21 • Regency 450 / 525 User Manual
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6 TRANSPORTING THE GENDRON REGENCY 450 / 525
WARNING: This wheelchair does not offer seating or occupant restraint equivalent to
the seat provided in a motor vehicle! To increase your safety while traveling in a motor
vehicle, always transfer to the vehicle seat and use the restraint provided by the vehicle
manufacturer.
Follow the instructions in
FOLDING THE WHEELCHAIR FOR TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE
,
page 9.
TRANSPORTING THE WHEELCHAIR
When transporting the wheelchair in a motor vehicle, do not place the wheelchair where it will
interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle or endanger the driver or passengers. The front
seat IS NOT a good location to store a wheelchair during transport — it can be dislodged and
become a serious hazard to the driver. Always take precautions to avoid personal injury when
loading or lifting a wheelchair into or out of a vehicle.
Lifting Wheelchair into Rear Seat or Trunk
Rear Seat:
Move the front seat as far forward as possible. Fold the wheelchair as described on
previous page and face it toward the open car door. Tilt the wheelchair backwards as shown above
and roll it forward on the rear wheels. Push the wheelchair forward so the casters enter the car.
Tilt the wheelchair away from the back of the front seat, then lower the casters to the floorboard.
Slowly lift-roll the chair into the car.
WARNING: Ensure the wheelchair is stable and will not shift while the car is in motion.
WARNING: Ensure the wheelchair does not block the driver’s field of vision.
Trunk:
Fold the wheelchair as described on previous page and set the wheel locks. Grasp the front
of the frame and rear of the wheels and lift the wheelchair carefully, using good body mechanics to
avoid injury, and place it in the trunk.
WARNING: DO NOT put any articles on top of the wheelchair.
Close the trunk lid slowly.
Follow the instructions in
UNFOLDING AND FOLDING THE WHEELCHAIR
, pages 7 and 8, to
reassemble the wheelchair.
