Handling; Options; Step Tubes; Brakes - Quickie Neon Fixed Front Instructions For Use Manual

3.0 Handling

Übersicht
Folding up,
First remove the seat cushion
from the wheelchair and flip up
the (platform) footplate or the
individual footplates. Take hold
of the sling from underneath in
the middle and pull upwards.
The wheelchair will then fold
up. To fold your wheelchair until
it is as small as possible, e.g., to
put into a car, you can remove
the footrests (depending on the
model). For this purpose, open
the latch from the outside and
swing the footrest to the side.
Then the footrest only has to be
drawn out of the frame tubing.
(Fig.3.1)
Unfolding,
Before unfolding, undo the
folding bracket
Press down on the seat tube (see figure). The wheelchair
will unfold. Then press the seat tube into the support.
This process is easier if you tip the chair a little, so that
there is no load on one of the rear wheels and then the
chair will unfold more easily. (Fig.3.2)
WARNING!
Risk of trapping fingers.
Quick-Release Axles for Rear
Wheels, (Fig.3.3)
The rear wheels are equipped
with quick-release axles. The
wheels can thus be installed or
removed with out using tools.
To remove a wheel, simply
depress the quick-release
button on the axle (1) and pull
it out.
CAUTION!
Hold the quick-release button on the axle depressed
when in sert ing the axle into the frame to mount the rear
wheels. Release the button to lock the wheel in place.
The quick-release button should snap back to its original
position.

4.0 Options

Step Tubes

Step tubes are used by
attendants to tip a wheelchair
over an obstacle. Simply
step on the tube to push a
wheelchair, for example, over a
kerb or step, (Fig.4.1).
10 NEON
Fig.3.1
Fig.3.2
Fig.3.3
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Fig.4.1

Brakes

Wheel Locks
Your wheelchair is equipped
with two wheel locks. They
are applied directly against
the tyres. To engage, press
both wheel-lock levers forward
against the stops. To release
the wheel, pull the levers back
to their original posit ions,
(Fig.4.2 - 4.3).
Braking power will decrease
with:
• Worn tyre tread
• Tyre pressure that is too
low
• Wet tyres
• Improperly adjusted wheel
locks.
The wheel locks have not been
designed to be used as brakes
for a moving wheelchair. The
wheel locks should therefore
never be used to brake a
moving wheelchair. Always
use the handrims for brak ing.
Make sure that the interval between the tyres and wheel
locks complies with given specifications, (Fig. 4.2 - 4.3).
To readjust, loosen screw (1) and set the appro priate
interval. Tighten screw (see the page on torque).
CAUTION!
After each adjustment of the rear wheels, check the
interval to the wheel locks and readjust if necessary.
Extension for the wheel lock
Lever
The extension for the wheel
lock lever can be removed or
folded down. The longer lever
helps to minimize the effort
needed to set the wheel locks
(Fig.4.4).
CAUTION!
Mounting the wheel lock too close toward the wheel will
result in a higher effort to operate. This might cause the
wheel lock extension lever to break!
Leaning onto the wheel lock extension lever while
transferring will cause the lever to break! Splashing water
from tyres might cause the wheel lock to malfunction.
Fig.4.2
Fig.4.3
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3 mm
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Fig.4.4