Folding - Transport - Otto Bock Avantgarde Teen 2 Instructions For Use Manual

8 Folding – Transport
• Flip up the footplate. Grasp the middle of the seat upholstery in the front and the back and pull up. The wheel-
chair will fold (Fig. 3).
• Use the safety strap to hold the folded wheelchair in position when it is being lifted (Fig. 4). Depending on the
wheelchair model, further options are available for making the wheelchair more manageable for car transport
etc. With the model »Avantgarde Teen 2 T« with single-panel footrest you can swing away the left part of the
footrest with footplate to the outside to reduce the folding with (Fig. 5). The standard equipment includes re-
movable quick-release axles on the rear wheels which facilitate transportation of your wheelchair (Fig. 6).
Figure 3
Figure 5
The »Avantgarde Teen 2 VR« model allows you to swing away and detach the footrests, thus reducing the over-
all length of the wheelchair (Fig. 7).
Figure 7
• Place four fingers through the spokes and grasp near the rear wheel hub. Use your thumb to press the but-
ton of the quick-release axle. You can easily pull off then the rear wheel. Use corresponding procedure when
remounting.
Figure 4
Figure 6
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