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Limited Warranty
SECTION 7
Manufacturer’s Warranty: Bayer
Corporation (“Bayer”) warrants to the origi-
nal purchaser that this instrument will be
free from defects in materials and work-
manship for 5 years from the date of origi-
nal purchase (except as noted below).
During the stated 5-year period, Bayer shall,
at no charge, replace a unit found to be
defective with an equivalent or current ver-
sion of the owner’s model.
Limitations of Warranty: This warranty is
subject to the following exceptions and
limitations:
1. A 90-day warranty only will be extended
for consumable parts and/or accessories.
2. This warranty is limited to replacement
due to defects in parts or workmanship.
Bayer shall not be required to replace
any units which malfunction or are dam-
aged due to abuse, accidents, alteration,
misuse, neglect, maintenance by other
than Bayer, or failure to operate the
instrument in accordance with instruc-
tions. Further, Bayer assumes no liability
for malfunction or damage to Bayer
instruments caused by the use of
reagents other than reagents (i.e.,
Ascensia E
LITE
™ Test Strips) manufac-
tured or recommended by Bayer.
3. Bayer reserves the right to make
changes in design of this instrument
without obligation to incorporate such
changes into previously manufactured
instruments.
4. Important: Bayer has no knowledge of
the performance of the Ascensia E
LITE
™
Blood Glucose Meter when used with
any Test Strips other than Ascensia E
LITE
Test Strips, and therefore makes no war-
ranty of the performance of the Ascensia
E
LITE
Meter when used with any Test
Strips other than Ascensia E
LITE
Test Strips
or when the Ascensia E
LITE
Test Strip is
altered or modified in any manner.
