Invacare Storm 4 Series User Manual page 104

Invacare® Storm®⁴ Series
WARNING!
Risk of injury
Safety restraint devices must only be used when
the wheelchair user's weight is 22 kg or more.
– When the user weight is lower than 22 kg, do
not use the wheelchair as a seat in a vehicle.
CAUTION!
There is a risk of injury if the mobility device
is not properly secured during use as a vehicle
seat.
– If possible, the user should always leave the
mobility device to use a vehicle seat and the
safety belts provided with the vehicle.
– The mobility device should always be tied
down facing in the transport vehicle's intended
direction of travel.
– The mobility device must always be secured
in accordance with the mobility device and
tie-down system manufacturers' user manual.
– Always remove and secure any accessory
parts fixed to the mobility device such as chin
controls or tables.
– If your mobility device is fitted with an angle
adjustable backrest, then it must be placed in
an upright position.
– Fully lower elevated legrests, if fitted.
– Fully lower the seat lifter, if fitted.
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CAUTION!
Risk of injury exists if a mobility device that is
not fitted with leak-proof batteries is transported
in a vehicle.
– Only ever use leak-proof batteries.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury or damage to the mobility device
or to the transporting vehicle, if the legrests are
in a raised position while the mobility device is
used as a vehicle seat.
– Always completely lower height-adjustable
legrests, if fitted.
In order to use a mobility device as a motor vehicle
seat, it needs to be fitted with attachment points
to enable tie-down in the motor vehicle. These
accessories may be included in the standard scope of
mobility device order and delivery in some countries
(UK for example), but may also be obtained from
Invacare as an option in other countries.
This mobility device complies with the requirements of ISO
7176-19 and may be used as a vehicle seat in connection
with a tie-down system that has been checked and approved
in accordance with ISO 10542. The transporting vehicle must
be professionally converted to tie down the mobility device.
Contact your vehicle's manufacturer for more information.
The mobility device has undergone a crash test in which
it was tied down in the transporting vehicle's direction of
travel. Other configurations were not tested. The crash test
dummy was secured using pelvic and upper body safety
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