Using Your Wheelchair; Parking Brakes - Vermeiren Trigo S-line Bedienungshandbuch

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USING YOUR WHEELCHAIR

CAUTION
Make sure that your hands, clothes, belts, buckles or jewellery don't get caught by wheels
or other moving parts, during use or adjustment.
3.1

Parking brakes

CAUTION
• Never release both brakes simultaneously.
• Brakes may only be adjusted by your specialist dealer.
•
Do not use the parking brakes to slow the wheelchair down during movements.
Push-pull brakes
The push-pull parking brake can be mounted in two ways
(directions), to be decided upon ordering the wheelchair.
Depending on the chosen direction, the brake needs to
be pushed or pulled for operation.
Releasing brakes (A):
1. With one hand, hold one of the hand rims.
2. Push or pull brake lever (10) of the OTHER wheel.
3. Repeat this for the second wheel and parking brake.
Applying brakes (B):
1. With one hand, hold one of the hand rims.
2. Pull or push brake lever (10) of the OTHER wheel until you
feel a distinctive lock.
3. Repeat this for the second wheel and parking brake.
Risk of injuries and/or damage
Risk of injuries and/or damage
9
EN
Trigo S
2019-02
NL
Using your wheelchair
PL
CS
10
A
B