Negotiating Steps And Kerbs - Küschall THEKSL Manual Del Usuario

6.5 Negotiating steps and kerbs

WARNING!
Risk of overturning
When negotiating steps you could lose your
balance and tip the wheelchair over.
– Always approach steps and kerbs slowly and
carefully.
– Do not go up or down steps that are higher than
25 cm.
CAUTION!
An activated antitipper prevents the wheelchair
from tipping backwards.
– Deactivate the antitipper before going up or
down steps or kerbs.
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With an assistant
Going down a step
1. Move the wheelchair right up to the kerb and hold the
handrims.
2. The assistant should hold both push handles, place one
foot on the tipper aid (if installed) and tilt the wheelchair
backwards so that the front wheels lift off the ground.
3. The assistant should then hold the wheelchair in this position,
push it carefully down the step and then tilt it forwards until
the front wheels are back on the ground.
Using the wheelchair
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