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Wheelchair and the car
Move the wheelchair parallel and adja-
cent to the driver or passenger seat.
Detach the legrests and the armrests in
order to reduce the wheelchair weight
and make the lifting into the car easier.
Lock the brakes to prevent the wheel-
chair from moving. The door frame can
be used for holding or the seat for sup-
port during the transfer into the car.
A sliding board can be used to bridge
the gap between the wheelchair and
the car seat. The possibilities here de-
pend on the type of vehicle, the height
of the car seat and the height of the
wheelchair seat.
Unlock the brakes of the wheelchair
before its loading. The personal possi-
bilities and the spaciousness of the vehi-
cle determine whether the wheelchair
is now pulled into the car from the driv-
er's seat or the front passenger seat.
Two-door cars usually cause fewer prob-
lems because the doors are usually
wider. In the case of a four-door car it
may be necessary for a helper to lift the
wheelchair into the passenger space or
the boot.
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Transferring to the car
Transfer into the car
Loading the wheelchair
Loading the wheelchair
2.5 Folding/unfolding
2.5.1 Folding the wheelchair
To fold the wheelchair (Fig. 1), fold up
the foot plates of the leg supports or
remove the leg supports. Press the cen-
tre of the chest belt backwards. Lift the
back and the front of the seat cover up-
wards from the centre (Fig. 2/
).
2.5.2 Unfolding the wheelchair
To unfold the wheelchair, tilt it slightly
to one side. On the side which is stand-
ing firm on the ground, push the seat
tube downwards until it reaches its limit
(Fig. 2/
).
Note:
To do this, it may be necessary to
force both seat tubes into their final
position by hand.
The Bowden wire (Fig. 2.1/
) pre-
vents the side frames being pushed
too far apart.
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