User manual of Tilty
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6. Brakes
6.1 The knee lever brake is a parking brake for blocking the wheels and may in no
circumstances be used for braking down the wheelchair’s speed!
Each wheelchair is equipped with two knee lever brakes. These
only have the purpose of blocking the wheels in their standstill
position. They are not designed for braking down the wheeling
chair. For this, your child should always use the grip rings and it is
also possible for you to deal with this, using the drum brake.
Please, keep in mind that strong friction will considerably heat
up the aluminium grip rings. For your child’s and your own
safety, always take care that the brakes are working perfectly.
Low air pressure, rainy and wet days, bad treads and a distance
too large between brakes and tyres, all may have an effect on
the functional performance of the brakes.
6.2 Knee lever brake - braked lockable (as option)
When blocking the knee lever brake, the safety bolt will be
interlocked automatically, performing the function of brake lock-
up. For releasing the brake, just pull outwards the safety bolt and
then get the brake lever into the discharged resting state.
6.3 Knee lever brake – braked and unbraked lockable (as option)
Same function as above, yet, additionally lockable in each
position by a red safety bolt. The bolt will snap in automatically, not only in the
braked but also in the unbraked condition.
For activating the brake, discharge the brake lever, then pull the bolt outwards and
get the brake into the needed position. Afterwards, the bolt will snap in
automatically, avoiding a change of the respective brake position.
6.4 Brake lever lengthening (as option)
In case the brake is correctly adjusted but the operation lever may
no longer be reliably operated by manual power, in no
circumstances you may change the distance between brake dowel
and tyre! In this case, your child will need our brake lever
lengthening and your medical centre will be pleased to equip the
wheelchair with it. Please take care that your child is not sitting on
the lengthening – danger of breakage
