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User
Manual
WC-19
Transit
Tie-Downs
WARNING
Read all these pages before using the Motion
Composites wheelchair Transit Tie-Downs
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Use proper equipment/use only as instructed
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Use only Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
seating and restraint systems
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Use appropriate tie down systems and use them
properly
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Avoid using improper equipment/secure other
equipment
The following information relates to the Motion Composites
wheelchairs equipped with a factory installed WC-19 transit
tie downs. Read this information completely before use
in a motor vehicle. If you have any questions about this
information or about using your wheelchair as a seat in a
motor vehicle, contact your authorized Motion Composites
rehab specialist.
AVOID USING IMPROPER EQUIPMENT/SECURE
OTHER EQUIPMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
1.
INTRODUCTION
The Motion composites wheelchairs are available with a
WC-19 Transit Tie-Down. This option is only offered as a
factory-installed option.
The Transit Tie-Down option has been crash-tested in
accordance and complies with RESNA WC-4:2012, Section
19 (“WC19”) and ISO 7176-19:2008 (“ISO 7176-19”), for
frontal impact Test, with a 169.4-lb. (77 kg) surrogate
occupant corresponding to a user weight range of 115–
210 lb (52.16–95.25 kg). The Motion Composites Transit
Tie-Down Package conforms to these standards for the
purpose of enabling wheelchairs to be secured in certain
types of motor vehicles. The WC-19 Transit Tie- Down
option consists of four factory-installed Tie-Down Brackets,
a factory-installed Pelvic Belt with 2 Mounting Brackets on
a standard frame. It is approved for OCCUPIED transit use.
Therefore, there are several important considerations that
users of Motion Composites Transit Option must keep
in mind. First, ISO 7176-19 only tests for wheelchair
performance where the wheelchair, secured in the forward-
facing position, is involved in a frontal impact collision at 30
mph (48 kph). It does not test for wheelchair performance
in any other type of collision, including, without limitation,
side impacts, rear impacts, rollovers or higher speed frontal
impacts. Second, compliance with ISO 7176-19 does not
guarantee that the occupant will not be injured, even in a
frontal impact collision at 30 mph (48 kph) or less. In such
an impact, the forces experienced are very severe and
injuries can be sustained even if the wheelchair performs
exactly as required by the standard.
Accordingly, ISO 7176-19 and ANSI/ RESNA WC/19 include
numerous warnings to the effect that “wheelchair users
should transfer to the vehicle seat and use the vehicle-
installed restraint system whenever it is feasible.”
A Motion Composites wheelchair transport option, for
an UNOCCUPIED wheelchair, is also available as an
aftermarket, field installation option for the Helio C2,
HELIO A7, Helio XC2, Helio Kids, Veloce, and Move. This
Wheelchair UNOCCUPIED Transport Option has NOT been
crash-tested in accordance with either WC19 or ISO 7176-
19. The Wheelchair Transport Option only includes four Tie-
Down Brackets. It is only approved for transportation of an
UNOCCUPIED wheelchair.
To determine whether your Motion Composites wheelchair
is equipped with the WC-19 Transit Tie-Down Option or the
Wheelchair Transport Option, see Fig. 1 (page 7).
You should contact Motion Composites Customer Service,
with any questions you may have about using this
wheelchair for seating in a motor vehicle,
at 1-866-650-6555.
DO NOT modify your wheelchair in any way by a non-
authorized Motion Composites center.
DO NOT make alterations or substitutions to the wheelchair
structural parts or frame components without consulting
Motion Composites.
