Maintenance, Cleaning, and Disinfection
Check
Airpressure(seeindicationontire)
Wearonfoldingmechanism
Spoketensionoftherearwheels
Screwconnections
Toensuresmoothoperationatalltimes,thefollowingprecautionsandcleaningsshouldbe
carriedout.Usersmaycarrytheseoutbythemselves.
• Hairanddirtparticlesgenerallyaccumulatebetweenthecasterwheelandfork.Thiscan
restrictthecasterwheelsfromrotatingsmoothly.Removethecasterandthoroughlycleanthe
forkandcasterusingamilddetergent.
• Therearwheelsfeatureaquick-releasesystem.Tokeepthissystemoperational,ensurethat
nodirtadherestothequick-releaseaxleoraxlehousing.Thequick-releaseaxleshouldalso
belightlylubricatedregularlywithresin-freesewingmachineoil.
• Ifyourwheelchairgetswet,toweldryitassoonaspossible.
• Donotuseyourwheelchairinsaltwaterandkeepsandorotherparticlesfromdamaging
thewheelbearings.
• Screwconnectionsshouldbecheckedfrequently,inparticularwhenbeginningtousethe
wheelchairandafteranyadjustment.Ifascrewconnectionbecomeslooserepeatedly,con-
sultyourdealer.
7.2 Cleaning and Disinfection
Cleanthepaddingandupholsterywithwarmwaterandawashing-upliquid.Removespotswith
aspongeorasoftbrush.Rinsewithclearwaterandletthecomponentsdry.
Donotuseanyaggressivecleansingagents,solvents,orhardbrushesetc.
InfORMATIOn
Nowet-cleaning.Nomachine-wash.
InfORMATIOn
Fordisinfection,water-basedagents(e.g.Sagrothanoriginalconcentrate)shouldbeused.The
manufacturer'sinstructionsforusemustbeobserved.
Beforedisinfecting,thepadsandhandlesmustbecleaned.
InfORMATIOn
Plasticparts,framepartsaswellaschassisandwheelscanbecleanedwithamilddetergent.
Drythoroughly.
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