Invacare Rea Spirea4 NG User Manual page 31

Transport of wheelchairs and users in
Our wheelchairs are designed to offer the user as much comfort and safety as possible when using them in
many different situations in their daily life. This means that compromises must be made for the product to be
usable. When transporting by car it is always safest to sit in the car's normal seats and use the car's ordinary
seatbelts which are only designed for car transport You should sit in the car's normal seats and use the car's
seatbelt if possible. If for some reason it is completely impossible to travel in some other way, you may be
transported in the wheelchair provided that the requirements and regulations below are followed.
Although Invacare Rea's products and regulations below are designed to increase safety when being
transported in vehicles, passengers can still be injured if there is a crash or other near-accident. Invacare cannot
make any guarantees as to what may happen in the event of incidents during transport in vehicles.
The wheelchair has been tested and approved according to the 7176-19 standard using a normal setting and
normal configuration.
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vehicles
1. Wheelchairs with users must be transported facing
forwards in the vehicle's direction of travel. All
additional equipment such as tables, body support,
abduction pillows, etc. must be taken off before
travelling and stored so that they will not cause
any damage in the event of a near-accident.
2. The wheelchair must be secured in the vehicle with
a four-point strap system. The user must wear
a three-point safety belt fastened in the body of
the car. Both must be approved according to ISO
10542-2. The wheelchair seat must be flat and the
back must be as vertical as possible.
3. The points of attachment on the wheelchair where
the tie straps must be secured are marked with
this symbol.
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