Basic Safety Information; Accompanying Person - Meyra Eurochair2 2.750 Operating Manual

BASIC SAFETY
INFORMATION
This safety information is an extract of the
Safety and general handling instructions,
that can be found on our website: < www.
meyra.com >.
The wheelchair serves solely for trans-
porting one sitting person.
☞ Other pulling or transporting uses
do not comply with its intended pur-
pose.
Do not insert fingers into open frame
tubes (for example after removing the
arm supports, leg supports or support
castors). – Danger of injury!
Danger of jamming in movable parts of
the cross brace.
Scuttling (rolling motion of the wheel-
chair with help of the feet) is only permit-
ted with creeping rolling speed on hori-
zontal, level surfaces indoors.
When scutteling watch for the possibility
of jamming the feet.
In doing so the sitting position may not
be slid onto the front third of the seat.
A stable sitting position is to kept while
using the wheelchair, even when not in
motion and especially on hills and slopes.
– Danger of accidents!
In a safe sitting position the back of the
user lies directly on the back support up-
holstery and the hip of the user is at the
back end of the seat.
Danger of injury, e. e. skin abrasions when
inadvertedly activating the brake levers.
Transit out of the wheelchair on hills/
slopes may only be carried out in emer-
gencies and with the aid of an accompa-
nying person and/or helper! – Danger of
accidents!
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Adjust the seat inclination only when the
wheelchair is standing on a horizontal,
level surface. A danger of tipping over ex-
ists on gradients!
Increased danger of tipping over when
using the angle adjustable back support.
Before starting to drive make sure that no
negative seat inclination has been adjust-
ed, respectively that a safe seating posi-
tion is ensured.
You should not smoke while using the
wheelchair.
Exposure to direct sunlight can cause seat
covers/upholstery, arm support pads, leg
supports and handles to heat up to over
41 °C. – Contact with exposed skin can
result in injury! Prevent such heating by
parking the wheelchair in a shaded area.
Special attachment points for fastening
objects that are to be carried along are
not provided.

Accompanying person

The accompanying person must be made
aware of all possible danger situation before
the start of his/her supportive involvement.
The parts of your wheelchair that are held
onto by the accompanying person are to be
checked for tight fit.