Transporting The Occupied Wheelchair In A Vehicle - Invacare XLT User Manual

Removing the rear wheels
1. Release the brakes.
2. With one hand, hold the wheelchair upright.
3. With the other, hold the wheel through the external spoke rim
around the wheel hub.
4. Using your thumb, press the removable axle button A. Keep it
pressed and pull the wheel out of the adapter sleeve B.
Fitting the rear wheels
1. Release the brakes.
2. With one hand, hold the wheelchair upright.
3. With the other, hold the wheel through the external spoke rim
around the wheel hub.
4. Using your thumb, press the removable axle button and hold it
down.
5. Push the axle into the adapter sleeve B up to the stop.
6. Release the removable axle button and make sure that the wheel
is secure.
7.6 Transporting the occupied wheelchair
in a vehicle
Even when the wheelchair is properly secured and the following rules
are met, injuries to passengers may occur in a collision or sudden stop.
Therefore Invacare strongly recommends transferring the wheelchair
user to the vehicle seat with the seatbelt on. Do not make alterations
or substitutions to points of the wheelchair (structure, frame or parts)
without the written consent of Invacare. The wheelchair has been
successfully tested according to the requirements of ISO 7176–19.
WARNING!
Risk of serious injury or death
To use the wheelchair as a seat in a vehicle the backrest
height must be at least 400 mm.
To transport the wheelchair with user in a vehicle, a restraint
system must be installed in the vehicle. Wheelchair tie-downs and
occupant restraint systems must be approved according to ISO
10542-1. Contact your local Invacare
dealer for more information on getting and installing an approved
and compatible restraint system.
WARNING!
If, for some reason, it is impossible to transfer the
wheelchair user to a vehicle seat, the wheelchair can be
used as a seat in a vehicle if the following procedures and
regulations are followed. A transportation kit (optional)
has to be fitted on the wheelchair for such a purpose.
– The wheelchair must be secured in the vehicle with a
4-point wheelchair restraint system.
– The user must wear a 3-point passenger restraint
system secured to the vehicle.
– The user must be additionally secured with a posture
belt in the wheelchair.
WARNING!
Safety restraint devices must only be used when the
wheelchair user's weight is 22 kg or more (ISO-7176-19).
– Do not use the wheelchair as a seat in a vehicle when
the user weight is lower than 22 kg.
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WARNING!
– Before journey contact transporter and request
information about the capability for the below required
equipment.
– Make sure there is sufficient free space around the
wheelchair and user to avoid the user making contact
with other vehicle occupants, unpadded parts of the
vehicle, wheelchair accessories or anchor points of
the restraint system.
WARNING!
– Make sure the tie-down points at the wheelchair are
not damaged and that the parking brakes are fully
functional.
– It's recommended to use puncture-proof tires during
transport to avoid brake problems due to reduced
tire pressure.
WARNING!
Injury or damage may occur from wheelchair components
or accessories loosened during a collision or sudden stop.
– Ensure all removable or detachable components and
accessories are removed from the wheelchair and
securely stored in the vehicle.
– It is essential to have your wheelchair checked by a
specialist dealer after an accident, collision etc.
IMPORTANT!
It is recommended that training be given on the proper
use of a restraint system product.
– Refer to the user manuals supplied with the restraint
systems.
– The following illustrations may differ depending on the
restraint system supplier.
Securing the wheelchair with a 4-point restraint
system
WARNING!
– Place the wheelchair with the user forward-facing in
direction of vehicle travel.
– Apply the wheelchair parking brakes.
– Activate antitipper (if installed).
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