Adjusting The Seat - Invacare xlt User Manual

7 RIDING POSITION
7.4

Adjusting the Seat

 The parking brake might need to be removed before seat adjustment and then reassembled to the handcycle once the seat is
adjusted to the desired position. Refer to on page 74.
1. Activate parking brake. Refer to Braking on page 37.
2. If necessary, remove upholstery. Refer to Replacing Seat Upholstery on page 81 and Replacing Back Upholstery on page 82.
3. Perform one of the following procedures depending on the model of your handcycle:
XLT Series:
 XLT Series - The seat should be adjusted so that when seated with feet in the footrests, there is a slight bend at the knee and a
slight bend at the elbow when the hand pedal is furthest away.
• Loosen, but DO NOT remove the four rear socket screws that
secure the rear seat frame and the two front socket screws that
secure the front of the seat frame to the handcycle frame.
 There are socket screws on the right and left side of
the handcycle.
• Loosen, but DO NOT remove the hex bolts and locknuts that
secure the two seat angle adjustment clamps to the rear seat
supports.
 There is one clamp on the right and left side of the
handcycle.
• Moving the Seat Rearward - While lifting up on the back support
tubes, push the seat rearward to the desired position.
• Moving the Seat Forward - While pushing down on the back
support tubes, pull the seat forward to the desired position.
• Adjusting Seat Height - Remove the two socket screws securing
the front of the seat frame and align the seat height adjustment
clamp with the desired height adjustment hole in the seat height
adjustment bracket.
• Install the two socket screws to secure the front of the seat frame
to the handcycle frame.
• Tighten the six socket screws that secure the seat frame to the
handcycle frame and the hex bolts and locknuts that secure the
two seat angle adjustment clamps to the rear seat supports.
Invacare® Top End® Recreation Handcycles
XLT Series
Back Support
Tube
Seat Angle
Adjustment Clamp
Rear Socket
Screws
46
Height Adjustment Clamp
Handcycle
Seat Frame
Frame
Part No 1171891
Front Socket
Screw
Height
Adjustment
Bracket