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Globetraveller user manual
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Folding the wheelchair
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Fold away the foot plates and remove the foot or leg rest, see chapter 5.3;
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Make sure you are next to the wheelchair;
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Get a hold of the seat material at the front and rear in the middle and pull it straight up, see figure 2;
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Tilt the wheelchair slightly and then push the sides toward each other to completely fold the wheelchair.
5.3 Use of the footplate and footrest
Folding the footplate away
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Go to the front of the wheelchair and get a hold of the front of the foot plate, see figure 3;
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Fold the footplate in the direction of the footrest, see figure 4. Make sure the heel strap does not get stuck
between the footplate and footrest, see figure 4.
Swinging the footrests towards and away from the wheelchair
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Go to the front of the wheelchair;
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Pull the black steel control lever to the inside, see figure 5;
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You can now swing the footrest inwards or outwards.
Removing the footrests from the wheelchair
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Go to the front of the wheelchair;
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Pull the steel control lever to the inside, see figure 5. You can now swing the footrest inwards or outwards;
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Swing the footrests 90˚ to the outside of your wheelchair and pull the complete footrest straight up from the
tube.
Placing the footrest back on your wheelchair
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Go to the front of the wheelchair;
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Place the footrest with an angle of 90°back on the chair, see figure 6;
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Swing the footrest to the front until you hear a click. This click confirmed that the foot is in position;
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Place the heel strap and check if everything is in position.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
