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Combined retractable tie-down and occupant restraints
Fit and use
Fitting and using combined retractable tie-down and
occupant restraint
Rail floor - 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 13) 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.IMPORTANT: Ensure that the plungers are fully engaged on both sides.
5.
Pull the webbing and attach the tongue & buckle, hook or karabiner arrangements
around the wheelchair main frame. Some wheelchairs will indicate this rear frame tie-
down position (Fig 5). Note: It is not necessary to press the yellow button. Webbing
can be extended from the reel without pressing the yellow button. The yellow
locking label (Fig 14) 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 13B) until the
webbing is equally taut on each side. The webbing will retract automatically into the
reel. IMPORTANT: The yellow locking label must be fully visible, to ensure that the reel
is locked off (Fig 14).
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
First remove the occupant
restraint
1.
Release the tension in the
rears by pressing the yellow
button (Fig 13A) and extend
the webbing to allow the
tongue & buckles, hooks or
karabiners 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 13B), whilst
pressing the yellow button, in
order to remove the webbing
lock on the Quattro Express.
2. Lift the yellow plunger fully,
slide back away from the
wheelchair to align the ATF
feet with the rail cut outs, lift
away from the rail.
3. Repeat operation with
opposite tie-down and store
securely.
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