4. Operation
The following chapter describes how to operate the bed.
WARNING
Operate the brake pedals with your feet while wearing suitable
shoes. Do not operate the pedals with your hands.
Brakes and steering
The pedals have three positions as shown below:
BRAKE
Position the bed so that all the castors line up in the direction
Using the
steering castor
of travel. Raise the pedals to lock the steering castor and move
the bed by pushing it from the opposite end of the steering
castor.
The steering castor may be at either end of the bed, as specified
by the customer.
Brake pedals can be fitted at the head end of the bed. These
Head end brake
pedals
operate in the same way as the foot end pedals.
• BRAKE: brakes are applied on all four castors.
• FREE: all four castors are free to rotate and swivel.
• STEER: all four castors can rotate, but the steering
castor (see below) is locked so that it cannot swivel. This
helps to keep the bed on a straight line.
FREE
STEER
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