TiLite Twist - General Warnings for Vehicle Use

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Twist Owner’s Manual
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CHAPTER 15: TRANSPoRTATioN oPTioNS
GENERAL WARNINGS
IWARNING
If you cannot locate either sticker on your TiLite Twist (see Figures 15-1 and 15-2), you must
assume that your chair is equipped with Transport Brackets and is only to be used for unoccupied
transport of a wheelchair in a motor vehicle.
IWARNING
You should contact TiLite Customer Service at 800-545-2266 with any questions you may have
about using this wheelchair for seating in a motor vehicle.
IWARNING
This Chapter contains detailed information regarding the exact conguration of the Twist
wheelchair that was subjected to the frontal impact and other tests required by ISO 7176-19. See
“Statement of Compliance/Specications” on pages 15-5 and 15-6. Those test results apply only
to the conguration of the wheelchair as tested and described herein. Therefore, if you order
your chair differently, such as with a seating system manufactured by someone other than TiLite,
you are hereby advised that the wheelchair was not tested in such different conguration and
should not be considered “transit approved” by TiLite. Because TiLite has not tested the chair
with such different congurations, TiLite has no knowledge of how the product would perform
in such conguration. Therefore, TiLite makes no claims or warranties about the wheelchair’s
performance in any conguration other than the conguration described herein. TiLite has not
authorized any person to make any such claims or warranties on TiLite’s behalf.
IWARNING
The Twist wheelchair equipped with TiLite’s Transit Tie-Down Option has been dynamically
tested in a forward-facing orientation for a 30 mph (48-km/h) frontal impact with varying weights,
as set forth in “Statement of Compliance/ Specications” on pages 15-5 and 15-6. The Twist
wheelchair equipped with TiLite’s Transit Tie-Down Option has met the performance requirements
for traveling forward-facing in frontal impact conditions, and it should be used ONLY for forward-
facing seating in motor vehicles. Its use in other orientations (e.g., rearward-facing or sideways-
facing) has not been tested, and it should NOT be used in such other orientations.
IWARNING
Do not ride this wheelchair in a motor vehicle if your weight, together with the weight of all items
attached to the wheelchair (such as backpacks, seat pouches, etc.) is more than 165 lbs (75 kg).
IWARNING
Alterations or substitutions should NOT be made to the wheelchair securement points or to
structural or frame parts or components. The TiLite wheelchairs were tested in the congurations
with the components specied in “Statement of Compliance/ Specications” on pages 15-5 and
15-6. Any signicant modication or substitution to the wheelchair’s components or seating could
signicantly alter the chair’s performance during an impact.
IWARNING
TiLite expressly disclaims that use of its Transit Tie-Down Option or Transport Bracket Option on
a TiLite wheelchair will prevent the wheelchair user from injury or death in the event of a motor
vehicle accident.