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PRESSURE BRAKE
Pushing the brake levers to the end stop
locks the brakes and prevents your
wheelchair from being pushed (parking
brakes).
Benefits:
– controlled braking of the driving
speed (service brake)
– Secures the wheelchair against acci-
dental rolling.
Locking the pressure brakes
Push both brake levers (11) forward as
far as they will go (Fig. 4).
!
Attention:
The brake performance decreases
when the:
–tyre profile is worn
–tyre pressure is too low
–tyres are wet
–pressure brake is loose
Any decrease in braking perform-
ance must be repaired immediately
by your specialist workshop.
Releasing the pressure brakes
Pull both brake levers [11] back,
(Fig.2).
PRESSURE BRAKE
Adjusting the pressure brakes
The pressure brakes must be readjusted
after each re-fitting of a drive wheel.
Handling:
Tools
Hexagonal stud wrench WW* 5
– Slacken the clamping screw (A,
Fig.5) of a pressure brake.
– Pre-set the pressure brake. Slide the
brake bolt of the non-activated pres-
sure brake to a point approx. 15mm
to 20mm in front of the drive wheel.
– Tighten the clamping screw (A,
Fig.5).
– Adjust opposite pressure brakes as
described.
– Equally adjust both pressure brakes,
taking into account
• tyres of the driving wheels and
• tyre pressure and
• the weight of the person
adjust evenly. - One-sided braking ac-
tion can cause accidents!
!
Attention:
It should not be possible to push the
wheelchair forward when both
brakes are locked.
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Remark:
You will find the values for the cor-
rect air pressure for the wheelchair
in the Technical Specifications.
WW* = Wrench width [mm]
LEGRESTS
Folding up the foot plates
(model 3.310 only)
Benefits:
– Easy transfer into and out of the
wheelchair.
– Leg region free, no stumbling
– “shuffling” possible (moving the
wheelchair forward with the feet).
Handling:
– Operate parking brakes. – This pre-
vents the wheelchair from rolling
away accidentally.
– Remove lower leg strap [7], if
present.
– Remove both feet from the foot
plates
– Fold up foot plates [8] (Fig.9).
!
Attention:
Observe the 'foot plates (legrests)
section' in the 'Safety information -
Mechanical wheelchairs' brochure'!
Turning the legrests to the side
(model 3.310 only)
Benefits:
– Easy transfer into and out of the
wheelchair.
– Leg region free, no stumbling
– “shuffling” possible (moving the
wheelchair forward with the feet).
– Close access to cupboards possible.
– Reduced length of the wheelchair –
for storing the wheelchair
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Remark:
Legrest turned to the side are re-
leased automatically and can easi-
ly come off. Note this when han-
dling (e.g. transport).
There is an audible automatic lock-
ing when the legrest is swivelled in
again.
