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Combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
Fit and use
Fitting and using combined retractable tie-down and
occupant restraint
Quattro Express with retractable occupant restraints - Wheelchair tie-down
1.
The rail will have been installed in the vehicle in accordance with their own and the
vehicle converter's instruction. Position wheelchair within vehicle as required.
2.
Attach the front wheelchair tie-down (not supplied as part of this product) in
accordance with its own instruction.
3.
Place the combined rear retractable restraint into to the rail behind the wheelchair.
It is acceptable to use the restraint either for left hand or right hand use. The double
inertia reel (Fig 14) should be fitted to the rail adjacent to the 3rd point anchorage.
When possible, the rear retractable tie-down should be positioned with the karabiner
or hook gates face outboard from the wheelchair, (Fig 1).
4.
Attach each restraint into the floor rail by aligning the ATF (aluminium track fitting)
feet with the cut-out sections of the rail, (Fig 3). Note: the yellow plungers must face
toward the rear of the vehicle. Press down on the ribbed part of the ATF, (Fig 3A), and
push firmly down towards the wheelchair until the yellow plunger drops and locks
into the rail.
5.
Pull the webbing and attach the karabiner(s) or hook(s) arrangement(s) around the
wheelchair main frame. Some wheelchairs will indicate this rear frame tie-down
position, (Fig 5). Note: It is not necessary to press yellow button. Webbing can be
extended from the reel without pressing the yellow button. The yellow locking
label, (Fig 15) must be visible.
6.
Slack in the webbing with be taken in automatically by the reel to create an angle of
around 30 to 45° and within the rear view zone, (Fig 6).
7.
Final tensioning is achieved by turning each tensioning handle (Fig. 14B) until the
webbing is equally taut on each side. The webbing with retract automatically into the
reel. IMPORTANT: The yellow locking label must be fully visible, to ensure that the
reel is locked off, (Fig 15).
8.
Ensure that each rear Quattro Express webbing is approximately of the same length.
9.
The occupant restraint must now be fitted - refer to pages 12-15.
Removing wheelchair tie-down
1.
Release the tension in the rears
by pressing the yellow button,
(Fig 14A), and extend the webbing
to allow the karabiner(s) or
hooks to be removed from the
wheelchair frame. If the webbing
is particularly tight, it may be
necessary to slightly 'tension' with
the hand wheel, (Fig 14B), whilst
pressing the yellow button, in
order to remove the webbing lock
on the Quattro Express.
2.
Remove each Quattro
Express ATF from the rail by
simultaneously lifting the yellow
plunger and sliding the fitting
back until the ATF feet align with
cut outs in the rail.
3.
Lift the Quattro Express away
from the rail and store securely.
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