Alber e-fix eco, Instructions Manual

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2. Starting up

On delivery, your e-fix is ready for use with all standard operating components and any 
optional accessories you may have ordered.  
There are brackets [1] on both sides of the wheelchair with wheel retainers from which 
the two wheels can be removed and re-inserted for transport purposes (see chapter 2). 
Usually, both wheels will however remain on the wheelchair at all times.
The e-fix control unit should have already been set up by your specialist dealer to your 
local language. If this is not the case, you will be prompted to set the local language 
when you first start up the device (see chapter 5.4).
On delivery of your e-fix, your specialist dealer will show you how to operate the sys-
tem and any accessories you have ordered. You will also be given this operating manual 
which, in addition to the technical information, also contains important driving instruc-
tions.

The brackets [1] must be attached to the wheelchair by Alber or its authorised specialist

dealers.

Regularly check the brackets [1] to ensure that they are firmly secured to the wheelchair.  

In addition, regularly check whether the wheel retainers [2] and the torque plugs [3] are still firmly screwed 

onto the brackets [1].  

If a screw connection has become loose, contact your authorised specialist dealer to have it retightened. 

The brakes of your wheelchair must be adjusted to the two e-fix wheels. It is not permitted to travel without 

brakes or with brakes that have not been adjusted to the e-fix eco wheels.

With some wheelchair models it may be possible that their attached parking brakes cannot be adjusted to e-fix 

wheels, especially with 14” variant. In such cases, it is therefore not possible to lock the wheels.

It should be noted that the electromagnetic brakes built into the e-fix wheels are only effective when the wheels 

have been engaged (see chapter 2.6.3). Only in this operating mode the wheelchair is held and secured against 

rolling away.

Therefore, if the parking brakes are not present or not functional, the wheels may only be disengaged (see 

chapter 2.6.2) in an absolute emergency situation, for example if the wheelchair comes to rest on the tracks of a 

railroad crossing. 

If the wheels are disengaged on a system on which the parking brakes are not present or are inoperative an 

assistant person should be consulted, who is able to secure the wheelchair against unintentional rolling away.

The e-fix is quickly brought to a standstill in the event of a system failure or other serious errors in the sys-

tem, as this is the safe state in accordance with the standard. The wheelchair user must be able, both physically 

and in terms of his reaction time, to counteract the braking acceleration forces that occur in this regard. If the 

wheelchair user is not able to do this, straps must be worn for trips with the e-fix.

Alber GmbH provides brackets of various design (single-part or multiple-part brackets). As such, the brackets 

shown in the diagrams of this operating manual may vary from those attached to your wheelchair.

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