Hoisting The Wheelchair; General Transport Warnings - Sunrise Medical Quickie Q300 M Mini Instructions For Use Manual

Transporting the wheelchair as luggage.
Parts of the wheelchair that can easily be detached should be
removed when transporting the wheelchair. Store these parts
securely. e.g.:
A. Remove the seat (& Seating system).
B. Remove the leg rests (& Seating system).
C. Remove the armrests (& Seating system).
D. Fold down the backrest (& Seating system).
• Ensure that any detachable parts are secured with your
mobility aid or separately packed and labelled so they do
not get lost during loading and unloading.
• The wheelchair may be transported by road, rail, sea or air
as the batteries supplied conform to IATA regulations. If the
batteries are replaced by non-IATA approved batteries then
they will need to be removed for air travel. Your dealer can
assist in supplying batteries that are IATA approved.
• Before you travel, please contact the appropriate carrier.
The travel operator will be able to supply details of any
special requirements/instructions.
• For information about dimensions and weight of the
wheelchair, see (Section 10).
• For information about the batteries in your wheelchair see
(Section 6).
• Ensure that any detachable parts are secured with your
mobility aid or separately packed and labelled so they do
not get lost during loading and unloading.
• Take this user manual, the seating system user manual
(& Seating System) and the controller user manual (&
Controller) with you. The carrier will need to refer to the
following sections:
i. Pushing the wheelchair, (Section 5.8).
ii. How to lock/unlock the controller: & Controller.
iii. How to disconnect the batteries, (Section 6.7)
iv. How to disconnect the drive, (Section 5.8)
• Transporting the chair, (Section 7.0).
• Medium to long term storage, follow the instructions,
(Section 8.5).
Q300 M Mini Rev.D

7.5 Hoisting the wheelchair:

(Fig. 7.18)
The Q300 M Mini can be hoisted, unoccupied, by means of
four suitably rated lifting straps.
Connect the straps to the wheelchair using the four tie-down
brackets.
Refer to section 7.1 for details of the tie-down points.
Fig. 7.18
CAUTION!
Before you travel, please contact the appropriate carrier.
The travel operator will be able to supply details of any special
requirements/instructions.

7.6 General transport warnings

WARNING!
• No changes or replacements must be made to the
anchorage points/car fastenings on the wheelchair, or to
constructional elements or parts of the frame without
consulting Sunrise Medical.
• The wheelchair should be inspected by a Sunrise Medical
authorised dealer/service agent, before reuse following
involvement in any type of vehicle collision.
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