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15.
Loading and transporting your electric wheelchair
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Your electric wheelchair should always be switched off and properly secured or lashed down during
transport. Use loading devices such as:
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ramps, lifts and hoists
with sufficient load-bearing capacity.
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Rules when loading wheelchairs
The following rules must be followed when loading:
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The maximum rated height indicated on the ramp must be greater than the height to be climbed from the
floor to the height of the supporting edge (in a car, for example, the floor of the car boot).
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Check the load capacity of the ramp(s), of the life or of the hoist.
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For safety reasons, your electric wheelchair should be loaded into a car or onto the necessary ramps only
unoccupied (without any person or baggage on board).
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The loading should be done only by persons familiar with the safe handling of your electric wheelchair.
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Any electric wheelchair not designed for driving may only be loaded by your authorised specialist work-
shop. Only such persons know the possible hazardous situations and how to prevent them.
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Loading and transporting your electric wheelchair
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