Transporting The Occupied Wheelchair In A Vehicle - Küschal ULTRA-LIGHT Manual Del Usuario

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3. With the other, hold the wheel through the external spoke rim
around the wheel hub.
4. Using your thumb, press the removable axle button A. Keep
it pressed and pull the wheel out of the adapter sleeve B.
Fitting the rear wheels
1. Release the brakes.
2. With one hand, hold the wheelchair upright.
3. With the other, hold the wheel through the external spoke rim
around the wheel hub.
4. Using your thumb, press the removable axle button and hold
it down.
5. Push the axle into the adapter sleeve B up to the stop.
6. Release the removable axle button and make sure that the
wheel is secure.
7.4 Transporting the occupied wheelchair in a
vehicle
Even when the wheelchair is properly secured and the following
rules are met, injuries to passengers may occur in a collision
or sudden stop. Therefore küschall® strongly recommends
transferring the wheelchair user to the vehicle seat with the
seatbelt on. Do not make alterations or substitutions to points
of the wheelchair (structure, frame or parts) without the written
consent of Küschall AG. The wheelchair has been successfully
tested according to the requirements of ISO 7176–19.
WARNING!
Risk of serious injury or death
To use the wheelchair as a seat in a vehicle the
backrest height must be at least 400 mm.
To transport the wheelchair with user in a vehicle, a restraint
system must be installed in the vehicle. Wheelchair tie-downs
and occupant restraint systems must be approved according to
38
ISO 10542-1. Contact your local Invacare
specialist dealer for more information on getting and installing an
approved and compatible restraint system.
WARNING!
If, for some reason, it is impossible to transfer the
wheelchair user to a vehicle seat, the wheelchair
can be used as a seat in a vehicle if the following
procedures and regulations are followed. A
transportation kit (optional) has to be fitted on the
wheelchair for such a purpose.
– The wheelchair must be secured in the vehicle
with a 4-point wheelchair restraint system.
– The user must wear a 3-point passenger restraint
system secured to the vehicle.
– The user must be additionally secured with a
posture belt in the wheelchair.
WARNING!
Safety restraint devices must only be used when
the wheelchair user's weight is 22 kg or more
(ISO-7176-19).
– Do not use the wheelchair as a seat in a vehicle
when the user weight is lower than 22 kg.
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