Usage
Goingdownastep
1.Movethewheelchairrightuptothekerbandholdthe
handrims.
2.Theassistantshouldholdbothpushhandles,place
onefootonthetipperaid(ifinstalled)andtiltthe
wheelchairbackwardssothatthefrontwheelsliftoff
theground.
3.Theassistantshouldthenholdthewheelchairinthis
position,pushitcarefullydownthestepandthentiltit
forwardsuntilthefrontwheelsarebackontheground.
Goingupastep
WARNING!
Riskofseriousinjuries
Goingupstepsandkerbsfrequentlycanresult
inearlierthanexpectedfatiguebreakofthe
wheelchairbackrest.Theusermightfalloutof
thewheelchair .
–Alwaysuseatipperaidwhengoingupsteps
orkerbs.
1.Movethewheelchairbackwardsuntiltherearwheels
touchthekerb.
2.Theassistantshouldtiltthewheelchairusingbothpush
handlessothatthefrontwheelsliftofftheground,
thenpulltherearwheelsoverthekerbuntilthefront
wheelscanbeplacedbackontheground.
Withoutanassistant
WARNING!
Riskoftipping
Whengoingdownastepwithoutanassistantyou
couldtipoverbackwardsifyoucannotcontrol
yourwheelchair.
–Firstlearnhowtogodownastepwithan
assistant.
–Learnhowtobalanceontherearwheels,6.4
DrivingandSteeringtheWheelchair,page35
.
Goingdownastep
1.Movethewheelchairrighttothekerb,liftthefront
wheelsandkeepthewheelchairbalanced.
2.Nowslowlyrollbothrearwheelsoverthekerb.While
doingthis,holdthehandrimsrmlywithbothhands
untilthefrontwheelsarebackontheground.
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