Folding - Transport - Otto Bock Avantgarde T Instructions For Use Manual

Using your Otto Bock products Avantgarde T and VR as a seat for transportation in motor
vehicles
We recommend that, wherever and whenever possible, wheelchair users transfer to the
seats installed in the motor and use the corresponding vehicle restraint systems, because
this is the only way to ensure optimal protection of the passengers in case of an accident.
If your Otto Bock products Avantgarde T and VR are to be used as a seating
transportation in a motor vehicle the anchor brackets offered by Otto Bock and appropriate
restraint systems for the wheelchairs must be used.
For more information, please refer to our instructions for use manual "Using your
wheelchair/ mobility base with seating shell or buggy/stroller as a seat for transportation in
motor vehicles", order no. 646D18.
Before using your wheelchair/ mobility base with seating shell or buggy/stroller as a seat for
transportation in motor vehicles, read the brochure 646D18!
Further information can be ordered under the following address:
Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH
Max-Näder-Straße 1
711 Duderstadt
10. Folding – Transport
Flip up the footplate. Grasp the middle of the seat upholstery at the front and the back and
pullup. The wheelchair will fold (Fig. ).
Use the safety strap to hold the folded wheelchair in position once it has been folded (Fig. 4).
You can make the wheelchair even more manageable for car transport etc. depending on the
wheelchair model. With the model »Avantgarde T« with single-panel footrest, you can swing away
the left part of the footrest with footplate to the outside to reduce the folding width (Fig. ). With
the models Avantgarde VR and XXL 2, you can swing away and remove the footrests to reduce
the overall folding length.
The standard equipment includes removable quick-release axles on the rear wheels which faci-
litate transportation of your wheelchair (Fig. 6).
Place four fingers through the spokes and grasp near the rear wheel hub. Use your thumb to
press the button of the quick-release axle. You can easily then pull off the rear wheel. Use cor-
responding procedure when remounting.
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