Warning & Appropriate Use - KLIM Alpride E1 Atlas 26 Mode D'emploi

INTRODUCTION
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Congratulations on your purchase of the KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM.
This manual provides you with information about the function and use of the KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM. It applies to every
backcountry snow sport including snowmobiling and snowbiking.
Please read this manual carefully before you use the device. Pay special attention to the warning notices and strictly adhere to the
information within the user manual. In order to be able to easily consult this user manual we suggest that you keep it in a convenient
location.
The KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM is emergency equipment, which under certain avalanche conditions can prevent a total burial
if activated. It cannot prevent the release of an avalanche. An element of deadly risk remains even if the user doesn't get buried. Every
avalanche is absolutely life threatening regardless of any equipment. Therefore, the KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM should not
encourage you to take greater risks. This product can only help mitigate the risk of participating in dangerous sports.
In the event of an avalanche, the user must tug on the trigger handle in order to activate the inflation: this inflates the 150 liter
avalanche airbag under 4 seconds.
The KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM concept is based on the physical principle of inverse segregation. This is a phenomenon
whereby, given a uniformly moving mass of particles, the smaller particles sink downwards and the larger ones float to the surface.
The inflated airbag increases the victim's volume and greatly amplifies this inverse segregation effect. The avalanche backpack helps
prevent total burial in the snow while you are flowing with the avalanche. The airbag's shape protects the back and the head of the user.
Moreover, the rounded shape gives optimal float efficiency on the avalanche and the bright airbag color helps rapid identification.
The KLIM ALPRIDE® AIRBAG SYSTEM is certified by TÜV Süd (Daimlerstr. 11, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany.) to meet the
requirements of the EU regulation (EU 2016 / 425).
WARNING & APPROPRIATE USE
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• ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT HAS ITS LIMITS. CAREFULLY READ AND FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS.
• THE INTENDED AND REASONABLY FORESEEABLE USE OF THIS BACKPACK IS SOLELY: SNOWMOBILING, SNOWBIKING, SKIING,
SNOWBOARDING, SNOWSHOEING. IT CANNOT BE USED IN WATER.
• DO NOT SUBMERGE THE SYSTEM IN WATER.
• THE KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM CANNOT PREVENT AVALANCHES FROM OCCURRING.
• AVALANCHES ARE LIFE-THREATENING, NO MATTER WHAT EQUIPMENT IS DEPLOYED.
• USERS MUST NOT TAKE MORE RISKS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE WEARING A KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM.
• USE OF AN AVALANCHE BACKPACK IS NO GUARANTEE THAT TOTAL BURIAL IN SNOW WILL NOT OCCUR.
• THE KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM REQUIRES CAREFUL HANDLING AND PROPER INSPECTION BEFORE EACH USE.
• WHEN PACKING THE AIRBAGS MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING CAN TEAR OR DAMAGE THE AIRBAG, INFLATOR SYSTEM AND ITS FABRIC
COVER. ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIRBAG CAN OPEN UP FREELY.
• FOLD THE AIRBAG ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. IMPROPER FOLDING INHIBITS THE OPENING OF THE AIRBAG, CAN LEAD TO
MALFUNCTIONING AND CAN DAMAGE THE BACKPACK.
• KLIM USA CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY AN AVALANCHE INVOLVING ITS KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG
SYSTEM.
• HAZARD IS BEST AVOIDED BY AVOIDING HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS.
• KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM THE KLIM ALPRIDE® E1 AIRBAG SYSTEM.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO ENDANGER OTHER PEOPLE WHEN PRACTICING THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIRBAG.
• IN ORDER TO AVOID AN UNWANTED OR INADVERTENT ACTIVATION WHERE OTHER PEOPLE COULD BE HARMED BY SUCH AN
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