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Permobil C500 Owner´s Manual Transport
WARNING
The wheelchair must only be transported in vehicles approved for this purpose.
Permobil recommends that users are NOT transported in any vehicle while seated in the wheel-
chair. The only safe alternative is for the user to move to a seat in the vehicle and to use the vehi-
cle's safety belt system.
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.
Carefully check that the wheelchair is properly fixed and that the brake release has not been acti-
vated (the wheelchair drive wheels must be locked). The wheelchair can be locked in position with
loading straps from the transport eyes at the front and rear, marked with yellow stickers.
Anchor the wheelchair with the vehicle's anchoring system and according to the manufacturer's
instructions. Always check that the fixing points on the transport vehicle are well anchored.
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.
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. Permobil's fixing belt is only
designed to hold the user in place and gives no protection in the case of accident.
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.
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