BraunAbility Kit 6 User manual
EN Instructions for tting and use
Kit 6, Kit 7
User Manual
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Kit 6 or Kit 7
from BraunAbility!
The following manual is an important part of the product, providing
you with information on how to achieve maximum performance
and safe operation. Keep the manual in a safe place so that you can
refer to it when necessary.
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Safe vehicle adaptation solutions
For your safety BraunAbility products are
designed and tested according to current
directives and standards.
Safety information
Fit and use
After care
Limitations of use
General guidance
Before installing and using the kits
Fitting the front wheelchair tie-down - Kit 6
Fitting the rear wheelchair tie-down - Kit 6
Fitting and using the occupant restraint - Kit 6 & Kit 7
Removing the occupant restraint - Kit 6 & Kit 7
Fitting the wheelchair tie-down - Kit 7
Equipment storage and maintenance
Warranty
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Index
“Declaration of conformity” at the end of the manual.
Limitation of use
Safety information
The development of BraunAbility kits is a continuous process. Applications
are added on a regular basis. For more detail contact BraunAbility or look
on the BraunAbility website.
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Safety information
General guidance
• Wheelchair Accessories that have not been approved by the Wheelchair Manufacturer must
be removed from the wheelchair and secured in the vehicle during transport to reduce the
potential for injury. Refer to ‘Instructions For Use in Transport’ provided with the wheelchair
or contact wheelchair manufacturer for further guidance.
• These wheelchair & occupant restraint kits comply with all applicable requirements of ISO
10542, including a 48km/h, 20g frontal impact test using a forward facing 85kg surrogate
wheelchair and an ATD (test dummy) with a mass of 76.3kg. The test dummy was restrained
by both a pelvic and upper-torso restraint. Use of a pelvic only belt may compromise the
performance of the WTORS system and should be avoided.
• If the installation is to be used with an occupant head rest anchored to the vehicle, then
a vehicle-anchored back rest must be provided to minimise rearward deection of the
wheelchair seatback, preventing neck injury.
• Regular inspection of all parts is recommended and the equipment should be used only if
all components are in good condition.
• Warning: protect webbing from contacting sharp edges and corners. Replace equipment if
the webbing does becomes cut, contaminated or frayed.
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• Any restraints which have been subjected to a crash situation from which the vehicle must
be towed should, in the interest of safety, be replaced.
• Do not attempt to modify the equipment. For further advice on the installation and use of
this tie-down, please contact BraunAbility. Please read this manual fully before use.
• Avoid contact with corrosive liquids. Care should be taken to prevent contamination of the
webbing with polishes, oils and chemicals.
• The restraint kit anchorages should be installed by an experienced technician/vehicle
converter. Anchorages should not be installed into unsound materials such as corroded
metal, wood, plastic and bre glass panels, without additional and suitable reinforcement.
• The equipment has been tested in a conguration similar to that recommended by
BraunAbility, and any deviation from the recommendations here is the responsibility of the
installer/user. These instructions refer use with both BraunAbility rails and Solo anchors,
however the equipment may be used with any BraunAbility proprietary rail product.
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Safety information
Before installing and using the wheelchair & occupant restraint kits
• Ensure that the wheelchair is correctly maintained and that the settings of any adjustable
parts are made according to ‘Instructions for Use in Transport’.
• Whenever possible remove any items of luggage etc that may be attached to the wheelchair
and secure or store separately during transport in order to reduce the potential for injury to
other passengers travelling in the vehicle.
• Extra care must be exercised when using vehicle boarding aids such as passenger lifts or
ramps during the loading process. Refer to ‘Instructions For Use’ for information on safe
slopes.
• Position the wheelchair facing forward - centrally in the designated region of the vehicle.
Ensure the wheelchair brakes are applied.
• To minimise the potential for head injuries in an impact, allow a clear space of at least 400
mm behind and 650 mm, (FCZ, front clear zone), in front of the head of the wheelchair
user, (Fig A). The shoulder belt anchorage must be roof or side-wall anchored at a height
level such that the belt webbing passes over the midpoint of the occupant shoulder and
at a height that is at or just above the level of the occupants shoulders so as not to impose
downward loads on the spine.
• A height provision (HHT) ranging from 1000mm to 1550mm should be made, depending
on the size of the passenger. There should also be 200 mm of clear space either side of
the wheelchair centre line. If these clear space dimensions cannot be provided then any
should be adequately padded and comply with impact performance requirements of
ECE Regulation 21 ‘FMVSS 201’. All vehicle padding should comply with the ammability
requirements of ECE Regulation 118 ‘FMVSS 302’.
Note: seated head
height (HHT) ranges
from as low as
1000mm for a 6-year-
old child to 1550mm
for a tall adult.
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• Wheelchair users, their carers and family are advised to check vehicle
specications to ensure that sufcient oor space is available to
accommodate the wheelchair and tie-down system. These distances
are based upon the desire to maintain clear zones for potential head
excursions of occupants provided with both upper and lower torso
restraints.
• Users of heavy powered wheelchairs are also advised to check vehicle
carrying capacity. If in doubt consult the vehicle supplier for further
details.
• Any airbag, as tted to the vehicle, shall be used only as a supplementary
occupant restraint if designed to be used in combination with the Solar
Quattro and an appropriate occupant restraint.
• Installers of this tie-down should take note of any vehicle airbag position
when planning the installation. Airbags can cause serious injury if a
wheelchair-seated occupant is seated too close to an airbag position. If
in doubt contact the vehicle manufacturer or your National Automotive
Regulatory Body for advice. Figure A
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Safety information
Fit and use
Fitting the front wheelchair tie-down
1. The rail will have been installed in the vehicle in accordance with our
own and the vehicle converter’s instruction. Position the wheelchair
within the vehicle as required.
2. Install the front tie-down ATF (aluminium track tting) into the front
rail by aligning the ATF feet with the cut-out sections of the rail, and
locate into the rail, (Fig 1).
3. Press down on the ribbed part of the ATF, (Fig 1A), and push rmly
towards the wheelchair until the yellow plunger drops and locks into
the rail.
4. Install the second front tie-down ATF in the same way, ensuring that
each tting is opposite each other, if using rail lengths which have
adjustability in ATF positioning.
5. Press the red buckle button(s) to release the webbed tongue, extend
and pass around each of the front wheelchair frame tie-down points,
(Fig 2), (some wheelchairs will indicate these tie-down positions, Fig
3). Reconnect the tongue back into the buckle, creating an angle of
around 40 to 60° within the front view zone, (Fig 4).
6. Release the wheelchair brakes and pull back to tension the front tie-
downs. Re-apply the brakes. The rear tie-downs should now be tted.
Removing the tie-downs
IMPORTANT: First remove the rear
tie-downs, as instructed on pages
12 and 13.
1. Once the rear tie-downs have
been removed, press the red
buckle release button to release
the webbed tongue. Pass back
through the front wheelchair
frame tie-down points and
return the tongue to the buckle.
2. Lift the ATF yellow plunger fully
and slide back away from the
wheelchair to align the ATF feet
with the rail cut-outs, lift away
from the rail.
Note: in an emergency, the front
tie-downs can be released from
the wheelchair without the need to
slacken the rears by simply pressing
the red buckle release button.
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