Permobil C500 Owner's Manual page 75

Permobil C500 Owner´s Manual
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WARNING
If the wheelchair has to be transported into the transport vehicle via a ramp or similar with the user
in the wheelchair, the wheelchair must always be protected against tipping over backwards by a
person behind the wheelchair.
Any table or similar mounted on the wheelchair must be removed and secured in a separate loca-
tion in the vehicle or secured safely to the wheelchair.
All other wheelchair accessories must be secured to the wheelchair or removed and secured in a
separate location in the vehicle so that they do not come loose during transportion with the risk of
injury to vehicle passengers in the event of a collision.
Do not sit in the wheelchair in a moving vehicle. In the case of accident or a sudden stop, the user
could be thrown from the chair with serious injuries as a consequence.
An inadequately secured wheelchair could cause major damage and injury if it broke loose, both
to persons in the transport vehicle and to the vehicle and the wheelchair itself.
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WARNING
Use Prohibited in Motor Vehicles
Permobil recommends that users NOT be transported in any kind of vehicle while in their wheel-
chair, unless the user is in an approved Permobil wheelchair configuration, has secured the wheel-
chair using a Permolock C, and is using a seatbelt attached to the vehicle. The only other safe
alternative is that users be transferred into factory vehicle seating for transportation and use safety
restraints made available by the auto industry. The only wheelchair transportation system Permobil
recommends is a Permolock C used in combination with an approved Permobil wheelchair.
Unless using a Permolock C with an approved Permobil wheelchair, never sit in your wheelchair
while in a moving vehicle. In an accident or sudden stop, you may be thrown from the chair and
seriously injured or killed.
Permobil positioning belts are designed to position the user only and not to protect you in the
event of a motor vehicle accident. The positioning belts do not replace use of a vehicle mounted
restraint.
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