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15.
Loading and transporting your electric wheelchair
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Your electric wheelchair should always be switched off and properly secured or lashed down during
transport. Use loading devices such as:
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ramps, lifts and hoists
with sufficient load-bearing capacity.
15.1
Rules when loading wheelchairs
The following rules must be followed when loading:
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The maximum rated height indicated on the ramp must be greater than the height to be climbed from the
floor to the height of the supporting edge (in a car, for example, the floor of the car boot).
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Check the load capacity of the ramp(s), of the life or of the hoist.
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For safety reasons, your electric wheelchair should be loaded into a car or onto the necessary ramps only
unoccupied (without any person or baggage on board).
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The loading should be done only by persons familiar with the safe handling of your electric wheelchair.
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Any electric wheelchair not designed for driving may only be loaded by your authorised specialist work-
shop. Only such persons know the possible hazardous situations and how to prevent them.
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Loading and transporting your electric wheelchair
15.2
Securing your electric wheelchair, lashing
To prevent slippage, the electric wheelchair must be firmly secured or
lashed to the transport vehicle using lashings, hooks or straps. The
electric wheelchair must be secured in accordance with the
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DIN 75078 (Parts 1 and 2) standard for powered vehicles in order
for it to be conducted by persons with restricted mobility.
The electric wheelchair has the following lashing points.
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Front: two rigging eyelets
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Rear: one rigging eyelet
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No other securing is required if your vehicle is equipped with a
PARAVAN docking station.
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See Section "5.4.2 Available accessories"
Loading and transporting your electric wheelchair
Fig. 28: Securing point at front
Fig. 29: Securing point at rear
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