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WARNING: If you are not confident in the self-inspection
and servicing of your Inflatable PFD in accordance with
these instructions, take your Inflatable PFD to a Mustang
dealer for professional servicing or contact Mustang
Survival (see contact information on back of manual).
Cleaning and Storing of Your Inflatable PFD
(MD3071)
To clean your Inflatable PfD, remove the CO
2
cylinder/bayonet
assembly. hand wash or sponge down the Inflatable PfD, including
inflator, in warm, soapy water and rinse with clean water. hang to
dry on a plastic coat hanger. be sure to replace CO
2
cylinder/bayonet
assembly. See Re-arming your PfD (MD3071) (p. 7).
Always store your Inflatable PfD in a warm, dry place out of direct
sunlight.
HOW AND WHY TO TEST YOUR PFD
Inflate your Inflatable PfD and try it out in the water to:
Make sure it floats you:
• Comfortably (when worn properly)
• Adequately for expected wave conditions (body shapes/densities
affect performance)
Make sure it works:
• A flow of bubbles should not appear (see CARE AND
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS for leak tests p. 10). It should
inflate quick and easily.
Learn how it works by:
• Activating the CO
2
inflation system
• Re-arming the CO
2
inflation system
• Using the oral inflator tube
To check the manual inflation system (with CO
2
cylinder/bayonet
assembly removed); determine that the CO
2
cylinder piercing pin
moves freely when pushing up on the lever arm by pushing down on
the pins and releasing the pins followed by the lever arm. Repeat this
several times to check the manual inflation system.
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