Permobil C350 Owner's Manual page 85

Owner´s Manual Permobil C350
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Transportation 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
wheelchair according to the appropriate crash test standards, 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.
Unless using a crash-tested 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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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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