Invacare Pronto M41 Series User Manual page 70

Invacare® Pronto™ M41 Series with SureStep®
WARNING!
Risk of injury when using an escalator to move a
wheelchair between floors
– DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair
between floors. Serious bodily injury may occur.
Follow this procedure for moving the wheelchair between floors
when an elevator is not available or lifting the wheelchair is necessary:
When using a stairway to move the wheelchair, seat and any
accessories, move all wheelchair components away from the
stairway prior to reassembly.
This procedure needs two assistants to lift the wheelchair to
transport it.
1. Remove the occupant from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the seat. Refer to 9.4.2 Removing/Installing the seat,
page 66.
3. Remove any accessories on the wheelchair.
4. Bend your knees and keep your back straight.
5. Ensure that the casters are oriented as shown in the figure above.
Using the rear A and front B forks as hand hold supports,
6.
transfer the wheelchair base to desired location.
7. Using non-removable (nondetachable) parts, transfer the seat
and any accessories to desired location.
8. Reinstall any accessories that were removed in STEP 3.
9. Reinstall the seat. Refer to 9.4.2 Removing/Installing the seat,
page 66.
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