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PRACTICING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR
AVABAG AVALANCHE AIRBAG
Many airbag users ( %) do not manage to activate
their airbag in an avalanche. Regular training is
therefore important for being able to activate the
AVABAG avalanche airbag safely and get a feeling for
the required activation force in an avalanche. You
should train for an emergency as often as possible
so that grabbing the activation handle becomes
intuitive. WITHOUT A SCREWED-IN CARTRIDGE, the
system can easily be used for practice (dry run)
without opening the AVABAG balloon and therefore
incurring no additional cost or effort.
Remove the AVABAG cartridge BEFORE a practice
activation. Make sure that the AVABAG system (P)
is armed (see page ). Pull the activation handle
abruptly and as firmly as possible. A clear "CLACK"
signals successful activation. Even with an AVABAG
airbag that is ready to use, this would be exactly the
amount of power you need for activation.
PRACTICE WITH GLOVES, MITTENS, SKI
POLES, WHEN SKIING IN A SECURED
SKIING AREA, ETC. SO THAT YOU ARE AS
SURE AS POSSIBLE WHEN HANDLING THE AVABAG
AVALANCHE AIRBAG.
NOTE THAT YOU DO NOT NEED AN AVABAG CAR-
TRIDGE FOR PRACTICING. THE AVABAG AVALANCHE
AIRBAG IS NOT READY FOR USE IN AN AVALANCHE
EMERGENCY WITHOUT A SCREWED-IN AVABAG
CARTRIDGE!
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