Adjusting The Standard Seat Upholstery; Adjusting The Seat Depth; Adjusting The Footrests; Adjusting The Lower Leg Length - Otto Bock Start M1 Instructions For Use (Qualified Personnel

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6.6.2.1 Adjusting the standard seat upholstery

INFORMATION
You can slightly correct the centre of gravity by making small changes to the sag of the seat upholstery. However,
larger corrections to the centre of gravity must be made by making changes to the settings on the frame, the axle
unit and the caster wheels.
1) Remove the seat cushion and slightly fold the crossbrace.
2) Loosen and remove the mounting screw on the seat depth adjustment mechanism (see fig. 13, item 1).
3) Remove the seat upholstery from the crossbrace (see fig. 13, item 2).
4) Loosen the hook-and-loop connection on the underside of the seat upholstery (see fig. 14).
5) Adjust the seat upholstery tension.
6) Close the hook-and-loop fastener.
7) Push the seat upholstery onto the crossbrace.
8) Insert and tighten the mounting screw on the seat depth adjustment mechanism (see fig. 13, item 1).
9) Unfold the wheelchair. In doing so, the crossbrace must seat fully in the support guides.
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6.6.3 Adjusting the seat depth

With this wheelchair type, the seat depth is easy to adjust by changing the position of the seat upholstery.
1) Loosen and remove the Allen head screws on both sides (see fig. 15).
2) Adjust the seat depth.
3) On both sides, tighten the Allen head screws to 2 Nm (see fig. 15).
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6.7 Adjusting the footrests

6.7.1 Adjusting the Lower Leg Length

The required footrest height depends on the lower leg length of the user and the thickness of the seat cushion.
Version 1
1) Remove the cotter pin from the footrest (see fig. 16, item 1).
2) Adjust the footrest height (see fig. 16, item 2).
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