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If you ignore these Warnings or fail to inspect or maintain your
wheelchair as directed in the manual , you may fall, tip over or lose
control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or others or
damage the wheelchair.
8.2.13
Descending a flight of stairs warning
DO NOT DESCEND a flight of stairs with the user in
the wheelchair.
Motion Composites recognizes that wheelchair users
may, on occasion, have no other choice and will need to
be moved up or down a flight of stairs. Only when there
is no other alternative, care givers and wheelchair users
should follow these steps to descend a flight of stairs.
1.
NEVER
attempt to negotiate more than one step unless you
have two (2) able adult assistants.
2.
ALWAYS
position the wheelchair and user facing down from
the stairs, with one assistant at the rear (facing dons from the
stairs) and one at the front of the wheelchair (facing the user).
3. The assistant at the front of the wheelchair is in control and
know how to descend a flight of stairs. The person at the rear
must tilt the wheelchair back to find its balance point on the
rear wheels.
4.
NEVER
attempt to lift a wheelchair by lifting on any
removable (detachable) parts, including upholstery, removable
push handles or push handle grips.
5.
ALWAYS
hold the wheelchair from a solid part of the frame.
6. The assistant at the front must firmly grip the frame
(NOT the footrest or footplate) with both hands and lift the
wheelchair over one stair at a time.
7. Each assistant then carefully moves down to the next stair.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for each stair, until you reach the
bottom of the stairs.
9. When you reach the bottom of the stairs, the assistants
should move the wheelchair forward until the two rear wheels
clears the last step, at which point the assistants can gently
lower the casters and back wheels on the floor.
If you ignore these warnings, you may fall, tip over or lose
control of the wheelchair and seriously injure yourself or other
people and or damage the wheelchair.
8.2.14
Escalators
Under no circumstances should this wheelchair be used on an
escalator, not even with the help of an attendant. This could
cause severe injuries.
9.
How to use your APEX
9.1
Folding & Unfolding
9.1.1
Folding the backrest
• Remove any sideguards,
mudguards or armrest (if
equipped)
• Pull the backrest release cable
located behind the seat to unlock
the backrest
• Fold the backrest until it lockes in
place in the closed position
Fig. 1
9.1.2
Unfolding the backrest
When unfolding the wheelchair, be careful not to put
your fingers between the pivot links. Make sure the
wheelchair is fully opened before transferring or sitting.
• Pull the backrest release cable located behind the
seat to unlock the backrest
• Unfold the backrest until locked in the open position
9.2
Wheel Locks
Never use wheel locks to stop wheelchair movement.
WHEEL LOCKS ARE NOT BRAKES. Make sure the
surface is not slippery as the wheelchair could move
even though the wheel locks are engaged.
Ensure that the stem locks imbed at least 1/8” into the
tire rubber when chair is in locked position.
Ensure the wheelchair is stable and locked with wheel locks.
1
• To engage the locks, push
wheel lock handle (Fig.2)
forward (for push-to-lock
type) or pull wheel lock
backward (for pull-to-lock
type) until the lock is fully
engaged.
• To release the locks,
pull wheel lock handle
backward (for push-to-lock
type) or push wheel lock
handle forward (for pull-to-
lock type) until the lock is fully disengaged.
Fig. 2
