SECTION 2—SAFETY/HANDLING OF WHEELCHAIRS
Part No 1114809 41 TDX™ Wheelchairs
Follow this procedure for moving the wheelchair between floors when an elevator is
NOT available:
NOTE: When using a stairway to move the wheelchair and any accessories, move all wheelchair
components away from the stairway prior to reassembly.
1. Remove the occupant from the wheelchair.
2. Remove the batteries from wheelchair. Refer to one of the following sections:
• Wheelchairs with NO Powered Seating System - Refer to TDX, Formula TRE, 2G
TARSYS and Formula PTO Plus Batteries on page 106.
• Formula TRE Systems - Refer to TDX, Formula TRE, 2G TARSYS and Formula PTO
Plus Batteries on page 106.
• Formula Invisible Super Low Tilt Systems - Refer to Formula Invisible Super Low
Tilt Batteries on page 115.
• Formula PTO Plus Systems - Refer to TDX, Formula TRE, 2G TARSYS and Formula
PTO Plus Batteries on page 106.
• 2G Tarsys Systems - Refer to TDX, Formula TRE, 2G TARSYS and Formula PTO
Plus Batteries on page 106.
3. Bend your knees and keep your back straight.
4. Using non-removable (non-detachable) parts of the wheelchair, lift the wheelchair off
of the ground and transfer the wheelchair up or down the stairs.
5. The wheelchair should not be lowered until the last stair has been negotiated and the
wheelchair has been carried away from the stairway.
WARNING: ESCALATORS
DO NOT use an escalator to move a wheelchair between floors. Serious bodily
injury may occur.
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