Merida City Bikes, Руководство по эксплуатации

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General notes on care and servicing
Maintenance and servicing
Your MERIDA dealer will have assembled and adjusted
your MERIDA bike ready for use when you come to col-
lect it. Nevertheless, your MERIDA bike needs regular
servicing
(a) . Have your local MERIDA dealer do the
scheduled maintenance work. This is the only way to
ensure that all components function safely and reliably
for many miles.
The bike will be due for its first service after 100 to 300
kilometers, 5 to 15 hours of initial use or four to six
weeks. The bedding-in phase typically involves spokes
slightly losing tension or gears coming out of adjust-
ment, so there is every reason to have your MERIDA
dealer service the MERIDA bike at this stage. This bed-
ding-in process is unavoidable. Therefore, remember to
make an appointment with your MERIDA bike dealer to
have your new MERIDA bike inspected. This first service
is very important for both functioning and durability of
your MERIDA bike.
It is advisable to have your MERIDA bike serviced reg-
ularly by your MERIDA dealer after the bedding-in
phase. If you ride a great deal on poor road surfaces or
cross-country, it will require correspondingly shorter ser-
vice periods. The off-season during the winter months
is a very good time to take your MERIDA bike to your
MERIDA dealer for the annual inspection, as they will
have plenty of time for you and for servicing.
The intended use of the MERIDA bike includes regular
servicing and the replacement of wearing parts in time,
e.g. chains, brake pads or Bowden and brake cables
(b)
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and therefore has an influence on the warranty and the
guarantee, as well.
For more information see the chapter “Service and
maintenance schedule” and the instructions of the com-
ponent manufacturers on this MERIDA CD-ROM.
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Servicing and repairs are jobs best left to
your MERIDA dealer. If you have your bike
serviced by anyone else than an expert, you
run the risk that parts of your MERIDA bike will fail.
Risk of an accident! When working on your MERIDA
bike restrict yourself to jobs for which you have the suit-
able tools, e.g. a torque wrench (c) , and the necessary
knowledge.
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If a component needs to be replaced, make
it a rule to only use original spare parts (d) .
Wearing parts of other manufacturers, e.g.
brake pads or tires that are not of identical dimension,
may render your MERIDA bike unsafe. Risk of an ac-
cident!