Etac 13160101, Manual

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2:5 Securing

The wheelchair must be secured as 

follows, the straps must not be put 

through the wheels or around the back 

tubes. 

If the wheelchair is used as a seat for 

travel, Etac recommends that the user 

wears the 3-point belt that is fitted in 

the vehicle. It is important that the 

3-point belt is fitted correctly, as in the 

illustrations:

2:6 Seat belt

2:7 Recommendations

2:8 Warning

Etac recommends in the following 

order:

1) The user transfers to a seat in 

the vehicle and uses the vehicle’s 

3-point belt while travelling. The 

wheelchair is then placed in the 

boot or safely in the back seat so 

that it cannot overturn or roll.
2) The wheelchair is secured fac-

ing forwards in the vehicle as per 

this manual, the user uses a separate 

3-point belt that is secured in the 

vehicle. This is the way in which the 

wheelchair is tested and approved ac-

cording to the ISO-standard for crash 

testing of wheelchairs in vehicles.

3) According to directive 2001/85/

EC, appendix VII, point 3.8.3. there 

are specially marked wheelchair 

locations in vehicles that permit 

transport with a wheelchair facing 

in the opposite direction of travel. If 

this means of travel is used, the user/

carer must be aware while travelling, 

prepared for sudden movements and 

have the capacity to maintain a safe 

sitting position throughout the entire 

journey. The user’s disabilities must 

not be of such an extent that he/she 

is not able to hold onto the handles 

fitted in the vehicle when there are 

changes of speed or direction.

In conjunction with points 2 and 3:

- a positioning belt should be used

- a correctly adjusted headrest 

should be used

- the backrest should be level with 

or above the user’s shoulders

- the parking brake should be used

- the anti-tips should be lowered

-   The wheelchair’s positioning 

belt is not sufficient to prevent 

the user from being thrown out 

of the wheelchair in the event of 

sudden braking.

-   The restraining device must not 

be put through the wheels or 

around the back tubes.

-   Options/accessories that can 

be removed without tools, such 

as trays, shall be removed and 

secured or placed where they do 

not fly around inside the vehicle 

in the event of a collision.

-   If the wheelchair has been 

involved in a collision in a motor 

vehicle, it should be inspected at 

a Technical Aids Centre or by 

Etac before being used again.