Kuschall Compact - 6.5 Negotiating Steps and Kerbs

Küschall®Compact
FindingtheTippingPoint
1.Releasethebrake.
2.Rollbackwardsashortdistance,graspbothhandrims
rmlyandpushforwardswithaslightkick.
3.Theshiftinweightandsteeringinoppositedirections
withthehandrimswillenableyoutoidentifythetipping
point.
6.5Negotiatingstepsandkerbs
WARNING!
Riskofoverturning
Whennegotiatingstepsyoucouldloseyour
balanceandtipthewheelchairover.
–Alwaysapproachstepsandkerbsslowlyand
carefully.
–Donotgoupordownstepsthatarehigher
than25cm.
CAUTION!
Anactivatedanti-tipperpreventsthewheelchair
fromtippingbackwards.
–Deactivatetheanti-tipperbeforegoingupor
downstepsorkerbs.
WARNING!
Riskofinjurytotheassistantanddamageto
thewheelchair
Tiltingthechairwithaheavyusercanhurtthe
assistant'sbackanddamagethechair.
–Makesuretobeabletosafelycontrolthe
wheelchairwithaheavyuserbeforeperforming
atiltingmaneuver .
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