Preparing For Transport; Use In Vehicles For Transporting Persons With Reduced Mobility - Otto Bock C1000 SF Instructions For Use Manual

Use
Folding up the footplate
Follow the instructions in the section "Footplate": see Page 14.
Folding down the backrest
Follow the instructions in the section "Backrest": see Page 14.

6.16.3 Preparing for transport

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6.17 Use in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility

WARNING
Use in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility
Serious injuries in case of accidents due to user error
► Always use the seats and restraint systems in the vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility first.
This is the only way to ensure optimum protection of passengers in the event of an accident.
► If the product is to be used as a seat in a vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility, the safety
elements offered by the manufacturer and appropriate personal restraint systems must be used. For more
information, please refer to our brochure with the order number 646D158.
► Never transport more than one person in the power wheelchair.
► Turn off the control unit after positioning the power wheelchair in the vehicle for transporting persons with
reduced mobility.
► Use the power wheelchair in a vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility only if the seat is all the
way down and the backrest is in a vertical position.
► Observe the limitations regarding installed options (see Page 56).
WARNING
Use of the belt system as a passenger restraint system in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced
mobility is forbidden
Serious injuries due to improper handling of the product
► Under no circumstances may the belts and positioning aids offered with the product be used as part of a pas­
senger restraint system in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility.
► Note that only the lap belt offered with the product may be used for additional stabilisation of the person sit­
ting in a vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility.
► The chest belt and knee pad cannot be applied during transportation in a vehicle for transporting persons with
reduced mobility.
The product may be used as a seat in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility.
As a prerequisite, the power wheelchair must be ordered for use as a transport seat for transporting persons with
reduced mobility. In this case the wheelchair is equipped with seat retaining straps (see fig. 42).
If the power wheelchair was not ordered for such use, consult the qualified personnel that delivered the power
wheelchair or the manufacturer's service (see inside back cover or back page for address).
During transport in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility, the product must be sufficiently
secured with attachment straps.
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Transporting the power wheelchair
1) Position the power wheelchair in its transport loca­
tion.
INFORMATION: To lift or carry the power
wheelchair, use the eyebolts in the front and
back on the frame.
2) Turn the control device off (see Page 21 ff.).
3) Verify brake locking. It should not be possible to
push the power wheelchair.
If needed: Lock the brake (see Page 30).
4) Use the eyebolts and lashing straps to attach the
power wheelchair to the means of transport (see
fig. 40, arrow).
C1000 SF