Schuchmann SASCHA User manual

SASCHA
The swivelling car seat and restraint system
Instructions for use

Dear Customer,
At this point we would like to thank you for placing your trust in our company and
for purchasing our product.
We ask you to read through the Instructions for use carefully prior to initial com-
missioning of the product, and to observe them. Please note that guidelines and
representations in these Instructions for use may deviate from your product due to
differing equipment.
We reserve the right to make technical modications.
Important information!
Ensure that these Instructions for use remain with the product.
Your Schuchmann Team

Contents Page
1. Preparation of the car seat for use
1.1 Transport....................................................................................................2
1.2 Safety measures prior to use.....................................................................2
1.3 Safe disposal of the packaging material.................................................... 2
1.4 Location of the instructions........................................................................ 2
2. Product description
2.1 Material information................................................................................... 3
2.2 Areas of application, use according to the intended purpose.................... 3
2.3 Use not in accordance with the intended purpose / warning guidelines.... 4
2.4 Equipment for basic model........................................................................ 5
2.5 List of accessories..................................................................................... 5
2.6 Product overview....................................................................................... 5
3. Installation and operation in the vehicle
3.1 Back inclination..........................................................................................6
3.2 Headrest / side pelotte pad....................................................................... 6
3.3 Belts...........................................................................................................7
4. Installation and operation in the vehicle with swivel device
4.1 Placement on the vehicle seat....................................................................8
4.2 Swivelling the seat in / out.......................................................................... 8
4.3 Operation of the belts................................................................................. 8
5. Accessories
5.1 Footbench..................................................................................................9
5.2 Abduction wedge....................................................................................... 9
5.2.1 Wedge removal.........................................................................................9
6. Repairs and cleaning
6.1 Cleaning.....................................................................................................10
6.1 Repairs..................................................................................................... 10
6.3 Spare parts............................................................................................... 10
6.4 Duration of use and re-use....................................................................... 10
7. Technical data.................................................................................................11
8. Guarantee....................................................................................................... 12
9. Identication
9.1 EC declaration of conformity....................................................................13
9.2 Serial number / date of manufacture.........................................................14
9.3 Product version........................................................................................14
9.4 Issue of the document............................................................................. 14
9.5 Name and address of the manufacturer, specialist dealer.......................14
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1. Preparation of the car seat for use
1.1 Transport
On receiving the product, please check it for completeness, lack of faults and check
it for any transport damage.
Inspect the goods in the presence of your forwarder
Should transport damage have occurred, please cause an inventory (determination
of the faults) to be made in the presence of the forwarder. Please send a complaint
in writing to the specialist dealer responsible.
You receive the product completely assembled and ready for adaptation. The as-
sembly and the adaptation are to be carried out by the specialist dealer.
1.2 Safety measures prior to use
Correct usage of the car seat requires precise and careful training of the accompa-
nying person. We ask you to read through the Instructions for use carefully prior to
initial commissioning of the seat unit, and to observe them.
1.3 Safe disposal of the packaging material
The product packaging should be stored in case the product needs to be transpor-
ted again. Should you have to return the product for repairs or in case of a gua-
rantee claim, please if possible use the original box so that the product is optimally
packaged.
Otherwise, please assist in disposing of the packaging material professionally in or-
der to promote the recycling of resources. For this reason, separate the packaging
materials for recycling according to their classication.
Do not leave packaging materials unattended, as they are a possible source of
danger.
1.4 Location of the instructions
Please store these Instructions for use carefully and ensure that these Instructions
for use remain with the product in case of re-use.

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2. Product description
2.1 Material information
The seat unit and the individual elements are made of aluminium / steel which are
non-corroding and powder-coated. All body supports (pelotte pads) are padded
and covered. The covers consist to 100% of polyester.
2.2 Application areas, use according to the intended purpose
The swivelling car seat and restraint system is available in three different sizes. It
has been designed for the
conveyance of children and teenagers with disabilities. The adaptation of the seat
and the equipment with disability-specic accessories takes place through the spe-
cialist dealer. When using the swivelling car seat and restraint system, the actual
restraint function is executed entirely by the 3-point seat belt in the vehicle. Belts
installed into the seat serve only to support and x the child.
Indications
Paralysis or substantial reduction in the torso musculature, so that sitting erect
without comprehensive support is not possible or leads to incorrect posture, defor-
mation and pain.
Malformation and/or deformation of the body which makes sitting impossible or
substantially more difcult without specic support and xation.
Deformative diseases to guide body growth in children and teenagers.
There may be a medical necessity for the prescription of seat pans in case of:
- Infantile cerebral palsy
- Myelodysplasia
- Muscular dystrophy
- Various disease patterns with scoliotic deformations of the spine.
Such systems can be used if the loss of torso and head stability must be compen-
sated for, and therefore a stable seating position must be achieved for a disabled
child within a car, and if a standard commercially-available seat pan is no longer
sufcient.
Contraindications:
In general, the indications for sitting should be approved by a doctor or orthopedist.
It should therefore be claried prior to procurement whether contraindications exist
for the patient. In general, any type of pain represents a contraindication.

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CAUTION!
2.3 Use not in accordance with the intended purpose / warning guidelines
• The swivelling car seat and restraint system may only be used in connection with
a vehicle's own 3-point seat belt!
• After an accident, the seat must be replaced.
• The installation of the seat on a front seat with activated airbag is NOT permitted.
• Do not leave the child in the seat without wearing the seat belt.
• The belts must be well-tensioned and must not be twisted.
• We recommend that you only use this seat for children who can sit upright (i.e.
not for children under 6 months).
• The seat may no longer be used after an accident, and it is essential that it is
replaced. Even if the seat appears undamaged on the exterior, your child may not
be optimally protected in case of a second accident.
• For safety reasons, the swivelling car seat and restraint system must be linked
with the vehicle's own 3-point seat belt during every journey, even if the seat is
not being used.

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2.4 Equipment for basic model
• Seat and back plate made of aluminium with back angle adjustment
• Removable pads and xed thorax pelotte pads
• Incl. height-adjustable and padded headrest and 5-point shoulder harness
• Three-point belt guide, frame colour: Black silk-matt, RAL 9005
• Tested and approved on the basis of ECE-44/03
2.5 List of accessories
• Thorax pelotte pads, insertable
• Side guide and torso-holding pad
• Abduction wedge
• ISOFIX attachment points
• Swivel device with angular adjust-
ment
• Angular adjustment
• Foot bench
• Fixing aids
Headrest
Anglular adjustment
Seat pad
Side guide and
torso-holding pad
Thorax pelotte pads
Belt guide
Foot bench
2.6 Product overview
The Fig. below is intended to show you the designation of the most important com-
ponents as well as the terms which you will nd in these Instructions for use.
Back pad

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3.2 Headrest / side pelotte pads
After loosening the screw, (C) the headrest height can be steplessly adjusted. Du-
ring adjustment, please observe that the head of the child lies at least 2 cm below
the upper edge of the headrest.
The position of the side pelotte pads can be changed after loosening and removal
of the three screws (D) within the hole pattern in the back plate.
3. Installation and operation in the vehicle
3.1 Back inclination
The required inclination of the backrest can be adjusted through loosening and
removal of the screws (A) (observe nuts on inside) and loosening of the screws (B)
(on the left and right-hand sides respectively). The back inclination can be changed
in 3° steps from 90° to 108°.
Replace the screws / nuts again after adjustment and check for tight t. Ensure that
the bottom belt guide is positioned approx. 45° to the pan.
After each adjustment, please tighten all screws again!

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3.3 Belts
Once the child has been placed in the swivelling car seat and restraint system and
a favourable seating position has been established, the disability-specic belt sys-
tem (shoulder belt or other xations) are applied and fastened. Then the vehicle's
own 3-point belt is fastened. The belt is inserted into the three belt guides 1, 2 and
3. The upper belt guide eyelet has a slit especially for the purpose.
Please ensure that the 3-point belt is not twisted and lies closely against the seat
pan and the child to avoid gap distances in case of doubt.
It must be checked in particular whether the shoulder belt guide eyelet 1 is not
positioned too low (belt positioned under shoulder) or too high (belt already against
throat). The position of this eyelet can be changed by loosening and dismantling
the screw connection in the hole pattern (right-hand image).
Prior to this, the plastic cap must be removed by pushing it to the rear.
Then carefully assemble the screw connection and tighten it.
The swivelling car seat and restraint system can be positioned both on the right and
the left-hand vehicle sides.
Right-hand side (in direction of travel): Install upper belt guide 1 on
right-hand side
Left-hand side: Install upper belt guide 1 on left-hand side

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4. Installation and operation in the vehicle with swivel device
4.1 Placement on the vehicle seat
Here, too - as described under 3.1 – adjust the required back inclination. Then
place the seat onto the vehicle rear seat, whereby at the same time the bar (E)
between the seat and back pad of the vehicle is pushed through. The bar can be
horizontally adjusted after loosening the two screws (F).
4.2 Swivelling the seat out / in
To swivel out the seat, the locking pin (G) is pulled. It is now possible to rotate the
seat by approx. 90°. To swivel it in, rotate the seat back again until it engages au-
dibly.
4.3 Operation of the belts
See the guidelines on the single swivelling car seat and restraint system. Prior to
swivelling out, the 3-point seat belt must of course be removed; but it can be left
inserted into the upper and lower guide eyelets on one side.
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E
G
F
F