Opening/Closing The Wheelchair; Wheel Locks - Medline Excel 2000 Guía Para El Usuario

Opening And Folding The Wheelchair
To Open The Chair
1. Hold onto one armrest and push the opposite side to open the chair.
2. With your fingers and thumbs pointed towards the inside of the wheelchair, push downward on the seat to ensure the wheelchair is fully
open. Make sure the seat tubing rests completely inside the seat cradles (if equipped).
CAUTION: Pinch points exist. Keep hands and fingers away from any moving parts.
Alternative Method To Open The Chair:
1. Tilt the chair to one side by grasping the hand grip or arm nearest to you.
2. With fingers pointed away from the seat rail, push down on one side of the seat frame / rail until the wheelchair is fully open. Keep hands
and fingers away from any moving parts.
Recliner Models Only:
3. Secure the stabilizer bar (Fig 9). The bar should already be attached on the left side
of the chair. Push the notched part of the stabilizer bar flush with the stabilizer bar
connection on the right back cane and hand tighten the triangular thumb screw.
4. Keep push canes even at all times.
To Close / Fold The Chair
(Recliner Models Only) First, loosen the thumb screw on the right side of the stabilizing
bar. Swing the stabilizing bar down and to the left side.
1. Ensure the swing-away leg or footrests are in the forward and locked position.
2. Fold the footplates up to the vertical position.
3. Using both hands, grasp the center of the seat upholstery at the front and back edge
and lift the seat up.
Alternative Method To Close The Chair:
1. Ensure the swing-away leg or footrests are in the forward and locked position.
2. Fold the footplates up to the vertical position.
3. Grasp the handles/straps on each side of the seat.
4. Pull up until the chair is fully closed.

Wheel Locks

Push forward toward front of chair to lock.
Check the wheel locks to ensure proper function before using the chair. Wheel locks should embed into the wheel at least 1/8"/3.2 mm
when engaged.
Engage the wheel locks on both wheels before entering the chair, leaving the chair, leaning forward in the chair or while being transported
in an elevator or a wheelchair lift.
Check to make sure that the legrests do not unlock the wheel locks when they are swung back.
DO NOT use the wheel locks to stop the wheelchair from moving. Wheel locks are not brakes. DO NOT use the wheel locks to slow your
descent down an incline.
Wheel Lock Warnings
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Fig.9
Stabalizer
Bar