bca Float series - Maintenance; Packing the Airbag

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WARNING: If you have deployed your airbag in an avalanche, the airbag must be inspected
by the manufacturer before additional use. Please contact BCA for a free airbag inspection and
cylinder refill. Contact information can be found on the back cover.
Packing the Airbag
The airbag must be folded into the airbag compartment. DONOTROLLORSTUFFTHEAIRBAG
ORTHESYSTEMMAYNOTDEPLOYPROPERLY. If the airbag is wet, dry it completely before
packing. Empty any residual air from the airbag using the release valve (you may need to do
this periodically as you pack the bag). It is very important that all residual air has been released.
Reseat the orange valve cover. Pull the mesh cover back over the ejector and cinch the draw
string. Disconnect the air hose from the cylinder before folding the airbag.
1.Completelyseparatethezippersothesliderisonlyattachedtoonesetofteeth.
2.Bringzippersliderbacktotheoppositesideofpackwherethezipperbegins(a).
3. Begin by laying out the deflated airbag flat on the ground. Make one vertical accordion fold on
each side of the airbag (b).
4.Nextmaketwohorizontalaccordionfoldsontheairbag(c).Afterthisstep,yourairbagisready
to be zipped inside the airbag compartment.
5.Withtheairbagfoldedinsidethecompartment,re-engagethezipper(d)andzipthe
compartment past the Velcro flap at the top of the compartment (e). Fasten Velcro and finish
zippingthecompartmentclosed(f).Neverreversethezipperpulloverthebreakawaysectionon
the airbag compartment zipper as this may cause the zipper to jam or break.
Maintenance
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