Emergency Lowering Of The Backrest And/Or Thigh Section - Invacare Etude Medley Manual Del Usuario

Always leave the bed in the lowest position. Otherwise there is a risk of entrapment due
to accidental lowering of the mattress support. A person under the bed can be seriously injured
during height adjustments. There is also a risk of entrapment between the leg section or backrest
and bed frame when the backrest/leg section is lowered. Furthermore, there is a risk of entrapment
between bed end and wheels when the mattres support is lowered.
There is a risk of entrapment between the backrest and the cross rail on the head end of the
mattress support. There is also a risk of getting squeezed between the leg section and the cross
rail on the foot end of the mattress support when the backrest/leg section is lowered.

6. Emergency lowering of the backrest and/or thigh section

(see illustration 5 in the back of the users manual)
An emergency release of the mattress support may be necessary in case of e.g. a power- or motor failure.
An emergency release of the height adjustment is NOT possible.
Remove the plug from the mains before emergency release of the mattress support.
1) Hold the backrest.
3) Lower the backrest motor.
A minimum of 2 persons are required to emergency release a mattress section.
Both persons hold the mattress section. One person pulls out the pipe pin.
Both slowly lower the mattress section until it is completely down.
2) Remove the pipe pin from the backrest motor.
4) Lower the backrest.
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