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Panthera
AB reserves the right to make technical changes if required
SAFETY REGULATIONS
Current information
Up-to-date information on safety and product updates can be found at Panthera’s:
website,
www.panthera.se
Verify that your wheelchair corresponds with your order:
- Measure the seat width.
- Measure the height of the backrest.
- Ensure you have received the accessories you ordered.
Conduct a technical inspection of your wheelchair, ensuring that:
- the rear wheel’s quick release can easily be shifted in and out of its casings.
- the rear wheel is firmly attached following installation.
- the quick release button springs out fully while in locked position.
- all four wheels are in contact with the floor.
- the Castor fork can be rotated with ease.
- the backrest folds down easily.
Balance and tipping capacity
The angle of the backrest, the adjustment of the backrest upholstery and the position of
the rear wheel are the most significant factors affecting the wheelchair’s balance and
tendency to tip. After adapting your wheelchair, check that you
feel confident about the
balance of the wheelchair.
The tipping capacity of the wheelchair may also be affected if a bag is hung on the back-
rest, if you lean or stretch backwards, if the tyres are worn or contain insufficient air or if
there is an unexpected change to the surface you are driving on.
WARNING
!
Panthera wheelchairs are designed to be as manoeuvrable as possible, which means the
wheelchair responds quickly and seamlessly to the actions you perform. If you perform the
wrong actions you could
tip over in the wheelchair
. If you operate the wheelchair incorrect-
ly and
do not have an anti-tip device,
there is a risk you may
tip backwards
.
The anti-tip devices
are a safety feature designed to
prevent you from falling backwards
in the wheelchair
. If you have the slightest doubt about the balance of the wheelchair, the
anti-tip devices should always be fully extended. If you operate or use the wheelchair in
such a manner that the anti-tip devices are used regularly, or if your model is equipped
with electrically powered wheels, the load on the devices will increase and they must be
checked daily.