Required Accessories; Using The Product In A Vehicle - Otto Bock Start Multi Instructions For Use Manual

Use
WARNING
Prohibited transportation with activated back support angle adjustment/seat tilt
Loss of safe restraint in the product due to user error
► Ensure that the passenger is sitting upright during transportation.
► Move the back support to the vertical position and the seat tilt to the horizontal position before travel.
The product has been tested by the manufacturer according to ISO 7176-19 and may be used as a seat in vehicles
for transporting persons with reduced mobility subject to the conditions defined below.
The product must be sufficiently secured during transport in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobil­
ity. The illustrations that follow show an example for anchoring in a motor vehicle.
The manufacturer is not responsible for the fastening systems that are used. Ensure that only fastening systems
that meet the applicable legal requirements and are designed for the overall weight of the product including the
user are used.
The transport weight of the person to be transported in a vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility
corresponds to the maximum permissible user weight (see page 51).

9.15.1 Required accessories

The use of additional accessories is required for the product to be used as a seat in a vehicle for transporting per­
sons with reduced mobility:
• 4 belt loops (e.g. from the manufacturers Q'STRAINT or BraunAbility, tested according to ISO 10542-1)
The qualified personnel who fitted the wheelchair can provide more information about accessories.

9.15.2 Using the product in a vehicle

WARNING
Positioning in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility
Serious injuries in case of accidents due to user error
► Positioning of the product in vehicles for transporting persons with reduced mobility may only be performed
by the qualified personnel.
► The product must always face forwards when it is used as a seat in a vehicle for transporting persons with
reduced mobility.
► Instruct the qualified personnel regarding the mounting points described below and the required accessories
on your product.
WARNING
Inadequate transportation safety
Loss of safe restraint due to failure to observe transportation instructions
► Observe the following instructions for correct transport safety in the vehicle for transporting persons with
reduced mobility.
► If necessary, instruct the qualified personnel on the following information.
Securing the product in the vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility
The wheelchair is secured in the vehicle for transporting persons with reduced mobility with the help of four belt
loops, on which the vehicle side wheelchair restraint belts are attached.
The fixation points of the belt loops are marked with stickers. These stickers show where the user has to pass the
belt loops around the frame tube:
• The stickers that label the front fixation points are found on the front frame tube on each side (see fig. 77,
item 1).
• The stickers that label the rear fixation points are found on the rear frame tube on each side (see fig. 78,
item 1).
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