490 REV04.DATE: 12/18/18 Galaxy Lite
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1CONTACT INFORMATION..................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................3
2NOTICE – READ BEFORE USE ............................................5
CHOOSE THE CORRECT CHAIR AND OPTIONS................... 5
REVIEW THIS MANUAL OFTEN .......................................... 5
3GENERAL...........................................................................6
USER WEIGHT LIMIT........................................................... 6
WEIGHT TRAINING............................................................. 6
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CHAIR ...................................... 6
TO REDUCE THE RISK......................................................... 6
SAFETY CHECKLIST ........................................................... 6
CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS ......................................... 7
GROUND TERRAIN ............................................................. 7
WHEELIES.......................................................................... 7
ROLLING BACKWARDS ...................................................... 7
REACHING OR LEANING..................................................... 7
RAMPS AND SLOPES.......................................................... 8
TRANSFERS ....................................................................... 8
4ATTENDANT WARNINGS...................................................9
TILTING THE WHEELCHAIR................................................ 9
DESCENDING ACURB ........................................................ 9
CLIMBING ACURB.............................................................. 9
DESCENDING STAIRS....................................................... 10
5COMPONENT WARNINGS ...............................................11
ANTI-TIP WHEELS............................................................ 11
ARMRESTS ....................................................................... 11
BACK CANES .................................................................... 11
FASTENERS...................................................................... 11
FOOTRESTS...................................................................... 12
POSITIONING BELTS ........................................................ 12
QUICK-RELEASE AXLES ................................................... 12
REAR WHEEL AXLES ........................................................ 13
REAR WHEEL LOCKS........................................................ 13
FEATURES ........................................................................... 14
SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST............................................... 15
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................... 17
LABELS ............................................................................... 18
6SEAT AND BACK ..............................................................19
EASY REMOVAL BACK UPHOLSTERY (FIGURE 1FIGURE 2FIGURE 3).. 19
REPLACING THE SEAT UPHOLSTERY............................... 19
REPLACING THE BACK UPHOLSTERY .............................. 20
ADJUSTING BACK CANE ANGLE ...................................... 21
7REAR WHEELS.................................................................22
EASY SLIP OUT REAR WHEELS (FIGURE 4FIGURE 5) ...................... 22
REMOVING/INSTALLING THE REAR WHEELS ................. 22
8FRONT CASTERS .............................................................24
ADJUSTABLE FRONT CASTERS FIGURE 6FIGURE 7FIGURE 8FIGURE 9
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ADJUSTING FRONT CASTER ANGLE ................................ 24
REPLACING/INSTALLING FRONT CASTERS .................... 24
REPLACING/INSTALLING FRONT FORKS......................... 25
INSTALLING FRONT FORK ASSEMBLY............................. 26
ADJUSTING FRONT CASTER ANGLE ................................ 27
9ANTI-TIPPERS..................................................................28
ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE ANTI-TIPPERS FIGURE 10 FIGURE 11 ........ 28
INSTALLING ANTI-TIPPERS .............................................. 29
FOLDING THE ANTI-TIPPERS............................................ 29
10 WHEELS LOCKS...............................................................30