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The helpers may only hold (without lift-
ing) the wheelchair with the push han-
dles and the side frame.
Existing support castors are to be removed,
since they might pose a danger to the aid
under certain circumstances.
Loading the wheelchair
Do not use the leg supports, arm sup-
ports or accessory parts in order to lift the
wheelchair!
Before lifting, the wheelchair is to be se-
cured against unintentional rolling mo-
tions!
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The wheelchair can be loaded with the aid
of ramps or lifting platforms.
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Therefore observe the respective
user manual and the load capacity
of the ramp resp. lifting platform.
Transport in vehicles
The following procedures may be necessary
due to lack of space for the transport in ve-
hicles:
–
Remove the leg supports.
–
Remove the arm supports.
–
Remove or fold over the back support.
–
Detach drive wheels
The parts detached for the transport must
be carefully stowed and carefully attached
again before the next journey!
Transport safety of the empty
wheelchair
Changes on the wheelchair and especially
the anchor points may not be made.
All regulations and directions of the respec-
tive transport company are to be observed.
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Ask for these before the transport.
Only attach the fastening straps to desig-
nated parts of the car and wheelchair.
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Transport of people inside a motor
vehicle
Whether your wheelchair is approved as a
seat in a car, can be determined in chapter
Meaning of the labels on the wheelchair
.
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Observe the guideline <
Safety with
Meyra-wheelchairs, also during transport
in motor vehicles
>! – This document
and further information are available
in the <
Infozentrum
> on our website
<
www.meyra.com
>
Transport in public methods of
transportation
Your wheelchair is not designed for user
transport in public transportation vehicles.
Limitations may occur. We recommend use
of one of the firmly built in seats of the pub-
lic vehicle.
Should it nevertheless become necessary to
carry out the transport while sitting in the
wheelchair, the following needs to be ob-
served:
–
Use the space designated by the public
transportation services for parking.
–
Observe the regulations of the trans-
port company before parking the
wheelchair.
–
Park your wheelchair opposite to the
driving direction in the reserved space.
–
The wheelchair is to be placed so that
the back support it will be supported
by the border of the parking space.
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One side of the wheelchair must also lie
against the border of the parking space,
so that the wheelchair cannot slide