R82 Roadability Handbuch Seite 5

Driving UP stairs
Always ask for help
•
Never enter an escalator even with help from others
•
EN
Backwards, with assistance
Make sure the anti-tip device is deactivated and the
•
handles is tightned securely
Drive backwards toward the first step
•
Tilt the chair and pull up the chair one step at a time.
•
Make sure to keep balance on the rear wheels
Pull the chair away from the last step an put down the
•
front wheels
Driving DOWN stairs
Always ask for help
•
Never enter an escalator even with help from others
•
Forward, with asistance
Make sure the anti-tip device is deactivated
•
Drive towards the first step and tilt the chair
•
Drive down one step at a time. Make sure to keep bal-
•
ance on the rear wheels
Put down the front wheels after the last step
•
If two helpers are present, one can assist by lifting at
•
the front
The helpers need to make sure to lift the correct way -
•
with the strength from the legs and not from the back
Driving DOWN/UP a hill
Follow the below to avoid tilting when driving down/up a hill.
Driving down:
Sit upright in the chair. Correct the speed with the hand rims
and not with the brakes.
Driving up:
Bend forward to correct the point of gravity.
Avoid to turn around in the middle of the hill.
•
Always sit as upright as possible
•
Better to ask for help than to take a risk on your own.
•
support.R82.org
ENGLISH
5