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8. MANOEUVRING
8.1 GENERAL TECHNIQUES
SITTING IN YOUR CHAIR
Once on your chair, make sure that you are
comfortably positioned and that the leg supports and
arm supports have been adjusted to suit your needs
and that you have good back support.
GUIDELINES FOR USE
Always drive carefully. Make sure your seating
position is not tilted and reclined in a way that
you do not have the overview when driving.
BALANCE
The weight load and balance of the chair
influences the manoeuvring ability of the
wheelchair. The weight, size and sitting position
of the user are also influencing factors.
The size and position of the wheels will
influence the driving performance.
The more weight placed over the main wheels,
the easier it is to manoeuvre. If heavy weight is
placed over the front castors, the chair will be
heavy to manoeuvre. To increase backward
stability a frame extender bracket can be
mounted.
Avoid carrying bags on the push handles, it
may make the chair unstable.
The large available tilt and recline positions of
the chair influences the manoeuvrability of the
wheelchair. When large rearward tilted and or
reclined position is used, the chair is not meant
to be driven long distances. By swinging the
push bow up, the attendant can drive for
shorter distances like transferring from room to
room.
RIGIDITY
The large available tilt and recline movements
have influence on the rigidity of the wheelchair.
An additional crossbeam between right and left
chair frame is mounted for increased stability
feel.
The choice of main wheels also influences the
feel of rigidity. 16" wheels are more rigid than
24" wheels.
Model: Netti Dynamic AdaptPro
Language: English Version: 2021-11
PASSING OBSTACLES
The anti-tippers following the rear wheel
position, may get in conflict with steps and
obstacles when passing. Be very careful when
you have to pass even small heights.
STEP APPROACH:
Always approach a step in slow motion
preventing the front castors to hit the step
with force. The user could fall out of the chair
by the impact. The front castors could brake.
DRIVING FORWARD DOWN STEPS/
SIDEWALKS
Be cautious that you do not drive down steps
higher than 30 mm. The leg supports may hit
the ground first. Thereby you might loose the
control and the leg supports may brake.
LEAVING THE USER UNATTENDED:
If the user is left alone in the wheelchair,
always lock the brakes and secure that the
anti-tips are turned down.
PARKING:
Increase the underneath support of the
wheelchair by moving the chair about 100
mm backwards making the front castors turn
forward.
DRIVING ON SOFT, ROUGH OR SLIPPERY
GROUND
can make safe manoeuvring more difficult as
the wheels may loose traction and it is difficult
to control the wheelchair.
EMERGENCY ESCAPE ROUTES:
Netti Dynamic AdaptPro with seat width 500
mm and more, has an overall width exceeding
700 mm and may have difficulties passing
emergency escape routes.
Please be aware that wider wheelchairs have bigger
turning radius and reduced manoeuvrability in
vehicles. Smaller wheelchairs generally provide
greater ease of vehicle access and manoeuvrability
to a reach forward facing position.
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