11
BRAKE
The locking brake belongs to the most
important safety features of a
wheelchair and is available as a pres-
sure brake (fig. 4).
!
Attention:
Please observe the
Maintenance In-
structions
as well as instructions in
the section
General Safety Informa-
tion
and
Brakes
in the brochure
Safety information Mechanical
wheelchairs
!
•
If only one brake is applied when
the wheelchair is driving down an
incline, the free-running wheel will
continue moving around the lo-
cked wheel. Depending on the gra-
dient of the road, this can lead to
the wheelchair overturning to the
side.
•
In order to prevent an unintentio-
nal curve while braking the
wheelchair on slopes, both brakes
are to be activated simultaneous-
ly.
•
The brake performance reduces
with
– tyre profile is worn
– tyre pressure is too low
– tyres are wet
4
!
Attention:
Arrange an immediate repair of the
brakes by your specialist workshop
if the braking performance redu-
ces.
•
Do not park wheelchairs with PU
wheels with applied pressure bra-
kes. – This can cause accidents du-
ring regular braking due to some
remaining deformation in the sur-
face.
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