SAFETY/HANDLING
FOLDING AND UNFOLDING THE WHEELCHAIR
WARNING
Keep hands and fingers clear of moving parts to avoid injury.
Opening
1.Open the wheelchair by grasping the push handle of the wheelchair closest to you.
2.Tilt the wheelchair towards you (raising the opposite wheel and caster off the ground/floor).
3.Push downward on the TOP of the seat rail closest to you where the seat upholstery is attached until the wheelchair is fully open.
4.Engage both wheel locks, open the footrest/legrest for clearance and transfer into the wheelchair. Refer to TRANSFERRING TO AND FROM OTHER SEATS in this section of the manual.
Recliner Models
FOLDING.
1.Push in detent pin on one side of spreader bar.
2.While holding spreader bar, pull out handle until the release pin is out of the handle of the back cane.
3.Drop the spreader bar to one side.
4.Lift up on the seat upholstery.
5.Lift up on the two (2) crossbraces.
UNFOLDING.
1.Lift the wheelchair to one side.
2.Push down on the raised side of the wheelchair.
WARNING
Make sure detent pin of the spreader bar is completely extended through the hole in the handle BEFORE using the wheelchair.
3.Push in detent pin on the handle of the spreader bar and insert into the handle of the back cane.
4.Engage both wheel locks, open the footrest/legrest for clearance and transfer into the wheelchair. Refer to TRANSFERRING TO AND FROM OTHER SEATS in this section of the manual.
S A F E T
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"HAMMOCK OR SLING SEAT" MODELS
Closing
1.Swing footrest/legrest in locked position to the front of the wheelchair.
2.Pivot footplates upward to vertical position.
3.With both hands, grasp the middle of the seat uphol- stery at the front and back edge and lift up.
Spreader Bar
Detent Pin 
NOTE: If wheelchair is equipped with carry straps, the | FOLDING | UNFOLDING | |
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RECLINER MODELS
"HAMMOCK OR SLING SEAT" MODELS
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