Invacare Pronto M41 Series User Manual page 104

Invacare® Pronto™ M41 Series with SureStep®
WARNING!
Risk of injury when using an escalator to move
a wheelchair between floors
– DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair
between floors. Serious bodily injury may
occur.
Follow this procedure for moving the wheelchair between
floors when an elevator is not available or lifting the
wheelchair is necessary:
When using a stairway to move the wheelchair, seat
and any accessories, move all wheelchair components
away from the stairway prior to reassembly.
This procedure needs two assistants to lift the
wheelchair to transport it.
1. Remove the occupant from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the seat. Refer to 9.4.2 Removing/Installing
the seat, page 101 .
3. Remove any accessories on the wheelchair.
4. Bend your knees and keep your back straight.
5. Ensure that the casters are oriented as shown in the
figure above.
6. Using the rear A and front B forks as hand hold
supports, transfer the wheelchair base to desired
location.
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7. Using non-removable (nondetachable) parts, transfer
the seat and any accessories to desired location.
8. Reinstall any accessories that were removed in STEP 3.
9. Reinstall the seat. Refer to 9.4.2 Removing/Installing
the seat, page 101 .
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