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Warning:

No helmet is as safe as riding safely!

Motorcycle riding has special personal hazards. The risks that are being taken by riding a motorcycle can be reduced but not eliminated by wearing a helmet.

Warning:

No helmet can protect the wearer against all foreseeable impacts!

There are limits to the physical size and weight of the helmet a person is willing to wear. The ability of a helmet to protect the wearer is limited. No helmet can protect the wearer against all foreseeable impacts.

Warning:

Use only a helmet that fits snugly all around your head!

Fasten the chin strap securely under your chin! A helmet can provide protection only to the extent that your head is covered with the helmet. The use of a properly fitted, securely fastened helmet can lessen the risk of death or permanent impairment due to head injury.

For maximum head protection, the helmet must be properly fitted and should provide adequate peripheral vision. The retention system must be securely fastened under the chin.

Failure to have a proper fit and to securely fasten the helmet is dangerous as the helmet could come off in an accident resulting in severe head injury or death. For detailed information regarding proper fit, see section D.

Warning:

Never use the helmet with the lining removed!

If the lining is not installed before use, the helmet may not fit properly and could come off in an accident, resulting in severe head injury or death.

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Warning:

Any helmet that has been subjected to a violent

impact should be replaced!

Your helmet is designed to distribute the force incurred during an impact over a wide area. Even if your helmet looks visibly undamaged, its useful life has come to an end after only one impact during riding, i.e. an accident where you and your helmet hit the ground or an object. In an impact, the helmet’s impact absorbing liner becomes compacted. Once this has happened, the helmet no longer has the ability to absorb further impacts. Your helmet may look the same, but it will not provide protection in an accident. Therefore, a helmet that has experienced an impact should be destroyed and replaced.

Warning:

After your helmet has protected you from an impact

or suffered a hit, you must get a new one!

Your helmet is designed to distribute the force incurred during an impact over a wide area. Even if your helmet looks visibly undamaged, its useful life has come to an end after only one impact during riding, i.e. an accident where you and your helmet hit the ground or an object. In an impact, the helmet’s impact absorbing liner becomes compacted. Once this has happened, the helmet no longer has the ability to absorb further impacts. Your helmet may look the same, but it will not provide protection in an accident. Therefore, a helmet that has experienced an impact should be destroyed and replaced.

Warning:

Don’t ride with an open Face Shield!

Riding without the Face Shield or with an open Face Shield can result in injury to the eyes and face from stones, dust, insects and other flying objects. The sun visor, when lowered, will offer a certain amount of protection from light impact from stones or insects but does not provide protection against all hazards.

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Warning:

Never modify your helmet!

It is very dangerous to drill holes or to cut the shell and/ or the shock absorbing liner. Modification can seriously weaken the helmet. Modifying the retention system weakens it, increasing the likelihood of snapping during impact. Removing parts such as the mouth guard or rubber face molding can expose edges that may injure you in an accident. Always use approved SCHUBERTH parts when replacing shields, screws, or any other parts. A weakened helmet will not provide head protection.

Warning:

Don’t mistreat your helmet!

Never ride with the helmet hanging from the helmet holder, and do not hang the helmet from angled supports such as a mirror. Do not sit on or throw your helmet. You should not expose the liner of your helmet to strong sunlight and excessive heat such as near heaters or where temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F). Avoid spraying insect repellent chemicals

(such as 'naphthalene') near the helmet. Mistreating your helmet will damage the shell and impact absorbing liner, reducing the helmet’s ability to protect you in an accident.

Warning:

Clean your helmet carefully!

Only use lukewarm tap water, never benzene, gasoline, glass cleaner or other solvents. Your helmet can be seriously damaged by these substances without visible damage. A helmet damaged or weakened by a cleaning agent may not provide head protection in an accident, resulting in serious personal injury or death.

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Warning:

Always check your helmet before every ride!

1. Check the Face Shield and sun visor.

2. Check the correct function of the shield and visor mechanics.

3. Check for cracks in the helmet. Strong acid (e.g. battery acid)

can damage the shield bases. If you find cracks or damage,

stop using the helmet immediately.

4. Check helmet for deterioration. If you find deterioration in

any part of a component, either replace that component

or get a new helmet. If these parts come loose and/or fall

off while you are riding, your vision may be blocked, which

could cause an accident resulting in serious personal injury

or death.

5. Check the security of the retention system (see section G.3.).

For checking instructions and procedure see also section F.

(before every ride) of this manual.

Warning:

Maintain your helmet shields (shield and sun visor)

in good condition!

If your shields become too scratched or uncleanable, replace them with new ones. Impaired visibility may cause accidents.

Clean your shields only with mild soap diluted in tap water.

Rinse well with clean tap water, and dry with a soft cloth.

Never use benzene, gasoline, glass cleaner or any other solvents.

Do not attach stickers or adhesive tape to the shields, as this will weaken the hard coating, damaging the shields. Do not drive with a dim or blurred shield. Impaired vision can cause an accident resulting in serious personal injury or death.

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Warning:

Never use the tinted sun visor at night, in poor

visibility conditions or in tunnels!

The tinted visor reduces light transmission and should never be used in situations where vision is impaired (i.e. at night, in poor visibility conditions or in tunnels).

Warning:

Do not repaint the helmet!

Repainting of your helmet is not recommended. Paint and thinner can damage the helmet and reduce its ability to provide head protection in an accident.

Warning:

Replace the helmet after no more than five years!

The useful life of the helmet depends on its use and care. We recommend that this helmet has to be replaced after no more than five years from its date of purchase.

Caution:

To avoid liner damage, do not hang the helmet on the mirror or the handlebar.

Caution:

Do not carry the helmet on the motorcycle’s helmet storage lock while riding in order to avoid exhaust pipe burns, tire abrasion, and strap damage to the helmet.

Caution:

Keep the helmet outside the reach of pets to avoid the helmet being damaged by chewing, scratching or other mistreatment.

Caution:

Do not expose the helmet to solvents including gasoline or any fumes thereof in order to avoid damage to shields, shell, plastic components and interior.