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Quickie Tango
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4.20 use on a slope:
Your wheelchair has been designed and tested to allow its
use on slopes or gradients of up to 10° (18%).
Before attempting to climb or descend a slope or a
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kerb, caution should be taken when using weight shift
options (e.g. powered recline) of the seat and/or your
body for a counter balance weight.
To improve stability lean forward when driving uphill,
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with the seat and back in an upright position.
Alternatively sit in an upright position when travelling
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in a forward, downhill direction or recline the seat
backwards. We strongly recommend that you return
back to an upright lowered position before attempting
to climb or descend a slope.
Failure to do this may cause the wheelchair to become
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unstable.
If you are in any doubt about the capabilities of your
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wheelchair on a slope then do not attempt to drive
up or down the slope/kerb; try to find an alternative
route.
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4.21 gradients: ascents:
When going uphill, keep the chair moving.
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Steer by moving the joystick from side to side.
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If you have stopped on a hill, you should start slowly.
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On a RWD chair, if necessary lean forward to prevent
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the tendency for the front wheels to lift.
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4.22 gradients: descents:
On descents, it is important not to let the wheelchair
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accelerate beyond its normal level of ground speed.
It is safer to proceed slowly down steep descents
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(below the speed of 5kph) and stop, if any anxiety
arises regarding directional control.
If the chair picks up speed, centre the control to slow
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it or to stop all forward movement, then restart slowly
and do not allow the speed to increase.
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4.23 lap belt:
Before using your wheelchair ensure the Lap belt is worn
and correctly adjusted before use.
The lap belt is fitted to the wheelchair as shown in the
fitting instructions in section
5.7.
It is important that the
belt is secured around the back of the wheelchair. The
straps can be fed between the armrest and backrest.
Adjust the belt position so that the buckles are in the
centre of the seat. See section
5.7.
Adjust the lap belt to suit the user’s needs as follows:
to increase the belt length:
Feed the belt through slide adjusters and male buckle to
provide more belt length, (Fig.4.14).
to reduce the belt length:
Feed the belt back through male buckle and slide
adjusters, (Fig.4.15).
fig.4.14
fig.4.15
