Permobil C500 Owner's Manual page 59

Owner´s Manual Permobil C500 Transport
WARNING
Use Prohibited in Motor Vehicles
Currently, the Department of Transportation has not approved any tie-down or restraint system in
a moving vehicle of any type to transport a person while seated in a wheelchair.
Permobil recommends that users NOT be transported in any kind of vehicle while in their wheel-
chair. The only safe alternative is that users be transferred into factory vehicle seating for trans-
portation and use safety restraints made available by the auto industry. Permobil does not recom-
mend any wheelchair transportation systems.
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 will not protect you in an acci-
dent. You may even receive further injury from the belts.
When transporting the wheelchair in a vehicle, ensure that the wheelchair is properly secured. If
the chair is not properly secured and comes loose, it can cause serious injury to persons in the
vehicle and serious damage to the vehicle.
If the wheelchair has to be transported with the user in the chair into the vehicle through a ramp,
the wheelchair shall be secured against tipping backwards by a person behind.
Wheelchair users should transfer to the vehicle seat and use the vehicle-installed restraint system
whenever it is feasible.
The vehicle restraint belt should not be worn twisted.
Always make sure that the vehicle restraint belt is not adjusted over sharp edges of the wheelchair.
The vehicle restraint belt should not be held away from the body by wheelchair components or
parts, such as the wheelchair's armrest or wheels.
All wheelchair-mounted trays shall be removed and secured separately in the vehicle, or be
secured to the wheelchair.
When possible, other auxiliary wheelchair equipment should be either secured to the wheelchair
or removed from the wheelchair and secured in the vehicle during transit, so that it does not break
free and cause injury to vehicle occupants in the event of a collision.
A poorly fastened chair can cause extensive damage and injury both to the people in the transport
vehicle as well as to the vehicle itself and the wheelchair if it comes loose.
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