WARNING!
Risk of tipping
The risk of tipping backwards increases when the
wheelchair is tilted or reclined
The user may slide out of the wheelchair even in
a tilted or reclined position
– Always use anti-tipper device.
– Never leave the user at a flat of negative tilt
angle without supervision.
– Use the posture belt for positioning.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
The user needed to keep the head in an up-right
position when the backrest is reclined, and/or the
seat is tilted
– The backrest must always be equipped with a
headrest or a neckrest.
CAUTION!
Risk of trapping fingers
– Be careful when adjusting the angle of the
backrest so that the assistant or user do not
trap fingers between the backrest and the
armrest.
CAUTION!
Pressure sores difficulties
Tilting and reclining position combination are
uncomfortable for certain users.
– Be careful when adjusting the tilt or recline
angle, always start tilting the seat and reclining
the backrest second.
To operate the tilt and recline adjustment, refer to paragraph
Using the wheelchair, section
.
3.7.1 Manual tilt and backrest angle adjustment
Adjusting the backrest angle
A
B
1.
Use the
yellow
lever
A
marked with the
yellow symbol
B
on the
left
hand side to angle the backrest.
2.
Press upwards while you angle the backrest to the
desired position.
3.
Release the lever.
Carer-operated tilt adjustment
B
A
1.
Use the
green
lever
A
with the
green symbol
B
on the
right
hand side to tilt the seat unit (seat and backrest).
2.
Press upwards while you tilt the seat unit to the desired
position.
3.
Release the lever.
Locking the tilt and/or backrest angle adjustment
A
B
The locking device
A
allows you to set the tilting of the seat
unit and/or the angling of the backrest to a fixed position.
1.
Tilt and/or angle the seat and backrest to the desired
position.
2.
Insert the locking device
A
.
The position is now set and cannot be changed.
To remove the locking device, press on the plastic peg
B
with a small object and pull outwards.
3.7.2 Electric tilt and backrest angle adjustment
WARNING!
Risk of injury
If the wheelchair is used by confused or restless
users or users with spasms:
– either lock the hand control functions
– or make sure that the hand control is out of
reach for the user.
WARNING!
Risk of injury
When tilting the wheelchair, parts of the body
can be squeezed between the armrest base and
the rearwheel.
– Make sure that the distance between the
armrest base and the rearwheel is always 25
mm or more.
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