Invacare® MyOn® HC
6.10 Stopping during use
Whilst you are moving, you stop by transferring force to
the handrim with your hands.
WARNING!
Risk of overturning
If you apply the wheel locks while you are
moving, the direction of movement can become
uncontrollable and the wheelchair may stop
suddenly, which can lead to a collision or to you
falling out.
– Never apply the wheel locks while you are
moving.
WARNING!
Risk of falling out of the wheelchair
If the wheelchair is rapidly decelerated by an
assistant pulling at the push handles, the user
may fall out of the wheelchair.
– Always apply the posture belt if present.
– Make sure your assistant has been trained
individually in transferring occupied
wheelchairs.
– DO NOT take slopes exceeding 7° to ensure
control of the wheelchair steering.
– Always use the wheel locks to secure the
wheelchair during short or long stops.
CAUTION!
Risk of burning your hands
If you apply hands to the handrims for a long
time, a lot of frictional heat is produced at the
handrims (especially anti slip handrims).
– Wear suitable gloves.
1.
Hold the handrims and press evenly with both hands
until the wheelchair stops.
Braking with an assistant
With an assistant’s parking lever (drum style) an assistant
can stop the wheelchair while it is moving. The assistant’s
parking lever can also be used as a wheel lock.
1.
To brake, pull the parking lever
A
on the push handle.
2.
To park, pull the parking lever firmly until the safety
lever
B
engages.
3.
To release, pull the parking lever and release the safety
lever underneath the parking lever.
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