Keep the restraining belt in Tel. 0 74 27/ 94 80-0 place for transporting purposes. Fax 0 74 27/ 94 80-25 info@proactiv-gmbh.de The wheelchair is tested for complete func- www.proactiv-gmbh.de tionality before delivery. Should you wheel- chair become damaged during transport, please contact your medical supplies dealer or PRO ACTIV immediately.
1.1 BEFORE INITIAL USE 2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Fold up the armrests. The armrest locks The PRO ACTIV LIFT is a wheelchair with into position when both indexing bolts a seat that can be adjusted 30 cm in height. are activated...
-25 and may only be used by this person. Persons 50°C, i.e. do not use the wheelchair in of a different weight using the LIFT influ- freezer rooms, environmental simulation ence the lifting and lowering behaviour of chambers, etc.
3. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Angle of backrest If the wheelchair is equipped with a back- rest with angle adjustment, the backrest can be adjusted to 7 different positions in Fig. 2 5° increments. If possible, we recommend setting the backrest upright to obtain a comfortable 2.1.1 Wheelchair with mechanical lifting sitting position.
holes on the left and right side. To do this, Body Contour covering cannot be adapted pull the middle of the cord (Fig. 3 b) located to the special needs of each individual. underneath the seat covering that is con- nected to the drop-in pins.
Three positions are available for mounting 4. TIPPING AND TURNING STABILITY the castors. Easy tipping and turning stability of the In order to increase the angle of the seat, wheelchair can be achieved when the axle mount the castors at a lower position. If mount of the drive wheels is located near to the castors are mounted at a higher posi- the centre of gravity of the wheelchair user.
IMPORTANT 5. ANTI-TIP SUPPORT After altering the distance between the cas- tor and the drive wheel, re-adjust the castor In order to reduce the risk of unintentionally axles (see 6.2). tipping the wheelchair backward to a mini- mum, the wheelchair is equipped with two anti-tip supports.
released, the brake bolt should not rub 6. MAINTENANCE AND CARE on the wheel We recommend regular (at least annually) maintenance and care of the wheelchair by The force of the brake lever can be adjusted PRO ACTIV or the medical supplies dealer. using the adjusting screws (Fig.
The wheelchair veers to the left or right when driving on even ground (the cause may be uneven pressure of the drive wheels) To set the castor axles, move the wheel- chair onto even ground. Adjust the right castor fork, then the left one and then check the right one again.
The LIFT wheelchair has just a 1° camber. tires of the wheelchair to extremely high Therefore the wheel track deviates just a temperatures, e.g. sauna or in glassed in minimum when changing the seat angle areas in summer. (see 3.3). For this reason it is not possible to adjust the wheel track.
This also applies to adjustable (height) handgrips. If this is The wheelchair has several folding mecha- not the case, do not lift the wheelchair with nisms (e.g. backrest). It is in the nature of the handgrips.
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personnel of your medical supplies dealer Ensure that the seatbelt is not fastened too to explain how to handle the wheelchair and tightly otherwise this may have a negative to test its mechanisms under their supervi- effect on breathing or cause strangulation sion.
IMPORTANT 8. Warranty Modifications to the wheelchair that have not been specifically approved by the man- The warranty conditions can be found in ufacturer result in the loss of the warranty. the enclosed Warranty Agreement and/or These modifications may result in safety General Terms of Business.
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