Using Your Wheelchair; Carrying The Wheelchair; Mounting/Removing The Rear Wheels; Unfolding/Folding The Wheelchair - Vermeiren 708D User Manual

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708D
2019-03

Using your wheelchair

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2 Using your wheelchair
This chapter describes the everyday use. These instructions are for the user and the
specialist dealer.
The wheelchair is delivered fully assembled by your specialist dealer. The instructions
intended for the specialist dealer on how to set up the wheelchair are given in § 3.

2.1 Carrying the wheelchair

The best way to carry the wheelchair is to make use of the wheels and roll the wheelchair.
If this is not possible (e.g. when the rear wheels are taken off for transportation in a car),
firmly grasp the frame on the front and the grips. Do not use the foot- or armrests or the
wheels to grasp the wheelchair.

2.2 Mounting/Removing the rear wheels

1. Take the rear wheel and push on button .
2. Keep the button pushed in and mount the rear wheels axle until
it stops.
3. Release the button.
4. Make sure that the wheel is secured.
To facilitate the transport off the wheelchair the rear wheels can
be taken off:
1. Make sure that the brakes are in the "off"-position.
2. Take the wheelchair to the side frame where you want to remove the wheel.
3. Press the button  in the centre of the wheel hub.
4. Pull the wheel away from the frame.

2.3 Unfolding/Folding the wheelchair

Risk of clamping
CAUTION
Keep fingers away from moving parts of the wheelchair.
To unfold the wheelchair:
1. Position yourself behind the wheelchair.
2. Use the handgrips to open the wheelchair as much as possible.
3. Position yourself at the front of the wheelchair.
4. Push both seating tubes down till they are fixed in their position.
5. Fold down, or remount the footplates (see §2.4).
To fold the wheelchair:
1. Fold or remove the footplates (see § 2.4).
2. Take the seat on the front side and backside and pull it up.
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