Setup; Delivery Check; Assembly General; Fitting The Backrest - Invacare Rea Dahlia 30 User Manual

3 Setup

3.1 Delivery check

Any transport damage must be reported immediately to the transport
company. Remember to keep the packaging until the transport
company has checked the goods and a settlement has been reached.

3.2 Assembly general

When you receive your wheelchair, you either fit the backrest or, on
some models, fold up the backrest. You also have to fit the armrests
and legrests onto the chair. The assembly is simple and does not
require any tools.

3.3 Fitting the backrest

Be careful not to pinch the cables when raising the backrest.
WARNING!
Safety risk
The wheelchair may collapse
– Always reinsert and fasten the safety pin with the
safety shackle D when it has been removed.
– Check that the lock shackle / loop is securely locked.
3.3.1 Fitting the backrest — Gas piston
1. Raise the backrest to an upward position.
Attach the gas piston C to the attachment pin A.
2.
Insert the safety pin with the safety shackle D in the upper hole
3.
in the attachment B.
Lock the safety shackle by folding in under the attachment B and
4.
secure the loop on the other side.
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A
B
C
3.3.2 Fitting the safety shackle — Electrical piston
1. Raise the backrest to an upward position.
2. Attach the piston rod C to the attachment.
3. Insert the safety pin A or B, depending on model, in the lower
hole of the attachment.
4. Lock the safety pin.
WARNING!
Electrical version
The backrest may come loose if the piston rod is
accidentally detached from its housing.
– Before attaching the piston to the backrest, turn the
piston rod C maximum clockwise.
– When aligning the holes, only turn the piston rod C
maximum a half turn counterclockwise.
Locking the safety pin / safety shackle
Safety pin Dahlia 30
Safety pin Dahlia 45
Dahlia 30
A
C
Dahlia 45
B
C
A
B
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