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WARNING!
• If in doubt about the use and operation of the lap belt
then ask your healthcare professional, wheelchair
dealer, carer or attendant for assistance.
• If you want to retrofit a lap belt, then please contact
your authorised Sunrise Medical dealer.
• The lap belt must be checked on a daily basis to
ensure it is adjusted correctly and free from any
obstruction or adverse wear.
• Sunrise Medical does not encourage the transportation
of any person in a vehicle using this lap belt as a
method of restraint.
Please see Sunrise Medical transit booklet for
further advice on transportation.
Maintenance:
Check lap belt and securing components at regular
intervals for any sign of fraying or damage. Replace if
necessary.
WARNING
The lap belt should be adjusted to suit the end user as
detailed above. Sunrise Medical recommends that the
length and fit of the belt be checked on a regular basis to
reduce the risk of the end user inadvertently re-adjusting
the belt to an excessive length.
6.20 Transit wheels
Transit Wheels (Fig.6.50)
Travel wheels should be used wherever your wheelchair
would be too wide if the rear wheels were used. After the
rear wheels have been removed with the aid of the quick-
release axles, the transit wheels can immediately be
used to continue riding. The transit wheels are mounted
so that they are approx. 30 mm above the ground when
not in use. They are thus out of the way when riding,
transporting, or when tipping to pass over obstacles.
CAUTION!
Without rear wheels, your wheelchair has no wheel locks.
Fig. 6.50
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7.0 Tyres and Mounting
Solid rubber tyres are standard.
With pneumatic tyres always make sure that the tyres
have the correct air pressure, as otherwise the
performance of the wheelchair may be affected. If the
tyre pressure is too low, rolling resistance will increase,
requiring more effort to move the chair forward. Low tyre
pressure also has a negative impact on manoeuvrability.
If the tyre pressure is too high, the tyre could burst. The
correct pressure for a given tyre is printed on the surface
of the tyre itself.
Tyres are mounted the same way as an ordinary bicycle
tyre. Before installing a new inner tube, you should
always make sure that the base of the rim and the interior
of the tyre are free of foreign objects. Check the pressure
after mounting or repairing a tyre. It is critical to your
safety and to the wheelchair's performance that
regulation air pressure be maintained and that tyres be in
good condition.
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