SECTION 17—TRANSPORT READY PACKAGE
Part No 1143240 73 Pronto® M71™Base with SureStep®
Securing the Wheelchair to the Vehicle
Positioning the Wheelchair in the Vehicle
WARNING
This wheelchair must be in a forward facing position during travel in a motor
vehicle.
The recommended clear zones for wheelchair seated occupants restrained by
BOTH pelvic and upper-torso belt(s) and ONLY by a pelvic belt are shown in the
diagrams and described below.
Frontal Clear Zones (FCZ) need to be
LARGER when upper-torso belt(s) are
NOT used.
The rear clear zone of 16-inches is
measured from the rearmost point on
an occupant’s head.
The frontal clear zone is measured from
the frontmost point on an occupant’s
head and is 26-inches with pelvic and
upper-torso belt(s) and 37-inches with
ONLY a pelvic belt.
The frontal clear zone may not be
achievable for wheelchair-seated
drivers.
The estimated seated height (HHT)
from the ground or floor to the top of
the wheelchair-seated occupant’s head
ranges from approximately 47-inches
for a small adult female to about 61-
inches for a tall adult male.
16 in.
Frontal Clear
Zone
Side View
Top View
HHT
FCZ
Frontal Clear
Zone
16 in.
8 in.
8 in.
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