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Breezy Basics
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Instruction & Safety Manual
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Handling
Folding Up
First remove the seat cushion and the back seat shell from the wheelchair
and fl ip up the (platform) footplate or the individual footrests. Take hold of
the sling or the seat tubes in the middle, from the back and pull upwards.
The wheelchair will then fold up. To fold your wheelchair so that it is as
small as possible, e.g., to put into a car, you can remove the footrests
(depending on the model). For this purpose, open the latch from the
outside and swing the footrest to the side. Then the footrest only has to be
drawn out of the receiver tube (Fig. 1).
Unfolding
Press down on the seat tube (see fi gure). Your wheelchair is then
unfolded. Now snap the seat tubing into position in the seat saddle. This
can be facilitated by slightly tipping your wheelchair, as this means that
the weight is taken off one of the rear wheels. Be careful not to get your
fi ngers caught in the cross-tube assembly. Refi t the seat and the back seat
shell (Fig. 2).
Quick-release axles on rear wheel
The rear wheels are equipped with quick-release axles. The wheels can
thus be fi tted or removed without
using tools. To remove a wheel, simply depress the quick-release button
on the axle (1) and pull the
wheel off the axle (Fig. 3).
CAUTION:
Hold the quick-release button on the axle depressed when inserting Fig.
3 the axle into the frame to mount the rear wheels. Release the button to
lock the wheel in place. The quick-release button should snap back to its
original position.
Getting Into Your Wheelchair Independently
(FIG. 4.0)
• The wheelchair should be pushed up against a wall or solid piece of furniture;
• The brakes should be on;
• The footplates should be hinged up;
• The user can then lower himself into the chair;
• The footplates should then be pushed down and the feet rested on them in
front of the heel loops.
