Transport; Safety Information; Removing And Fitting The Rear Wheels - Küschall THEKSL Manual Del Usuario

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7 TRANSPORT

7.1 Safety information

WARNING!
Risk of injury if wheelchair is not secured during
transport
Your wheelchair is not designed for passenger
transport in vehicles. You could suffer serious
injury in an accident.
– During transport, sit in a correctly secured seat,
not in the wheelchair.
WARNING!
Risk of injury if the wheelchair is not properly
secured
In the event of an accident, braking manoeuvre,
etc. you may suffer serious injuries from flying
wheelchair parts.
– Always remove the rear wheels when
transporting the wheelchair.
– Firmly secure all wheelchair components in
the means of transport to prevent them from
coming loose during the journey.
IMPORTANT!
Excessive wear and abrasion could affect the
strength of load-bearing parts.
– Do not pull your wheelchair across abrasive
surfaces without the wheels fitted (e.g. pulling
the frame over tarmac).
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7.2 Removing and fitting the rear wheels

WARNING!
Risk of overturning
If the removable axle of a rear wheel is not fully
engaged, the wheel can become loose during use.
This can lead to overturning.
– Always ensure that the removable axles are fully
engaged whenever you fit a wheel.
Removing the rear wheels
1. Release the brakes.
2. With one hand, hold the wheelchair upright.
3. With the other, hold the wheel through the external spoke rim
around the wheel hub.
4. Using your thumb, press the removable axle button A. Keep
it pressed and pull the wheel out of the adapter sleeve B.
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