Adjusting The Parking Brakes; Adjusting The Rear Wheel Attachment - Invacare XLT User Manual

XLT
CAUTION!
Risk of pinching your fingers
– When adjusting the height do not place your fingers
between seat tube and side plate as they may get
trapped.
Mudguards
B
A
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Difficulty:
Height adjustment
1. Pull the mudguard out of it's attachment.
Loosen screw C.
2.
3. Move the screw up or down into the required position.
4. Retighten the screw and insert the mudguard again in it's
attachment.
CAUTION!
Risk of pinching your fingers
– When adjusting the height do not place your fingers
between seat tube and side plate as they may get
trapped.
Depth adjustment
1. Unscrew screws and washers B.
2. Move the mudguard into the required position.
3. Retighten screws with washers.
Adjusting the play of the support
A
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Difficulty:
The armrests and mudguards are equipped with adjustable supports
that enables you to reduce the play when pulling up or pushing down
the tubes.
Tighten or loosen the screws A in the four corners as needed.
1.
IMPORTANT!
– Take care not to loosen the two middle screws. These
attach the supports to the frame.
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Tools: 5 mm and 3 mm Allen key
Tools: 5 mm
CAUTION!
Risk of pinching your fingers
– Take care that your fingers do not get caught between
armrest/mudguard and tire.

12.12 Adjusting the parking brakes

B
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Difficulty:
1. Check that the tires are inflated to the correct pressure as
indicated on the side of the tire.
2. Loosen the screw A and slide the brake and brake attachment
to the desired position.
3. Retighten the screw.
IMPORTANT!
Incorrect adjustments or use of the parking brakes can
reduce their performance.
– Make sure that the distance between the brake pin B
and the tire, when the brake is disengaged, is approx.
15 mm. The brake pin must be in a horizontal position.

12.13 Adjusting the rear wheel attachment

By changing the position of the rear wheel on the rear wheel
attachment you can alter both the rear seat height and the
manoeuvrability/stability of the wheelchair. The further forward
the rear wheel is positioned, the more manoeuvrable your chair
becomes, but with reduced stability. For seat heights and positions,
please refer to the seat height tables.
Adjusting the height
C
A
A
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Difficulty:
Hold screws A in place and loosen the nuts B and the fixation
1.
supports C (if present).
2. Choose the new position and re-fasten screws, nuts and fixation
supports.
A
Tools: 5 mm Allen key
B
B
C
Tools: 4 mm Allen key / 10
mm fixed spanner
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