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H O V D I N G _ O N C E
U P O N
A
T I M E
projectin
h spring2005,webegan0urjointdegree
industrial
design
at LundUniversity's
Facufty
of Engineering.Therecentlegislatjon
in Sweden
oncompulsory
use0f bicycle
helmets
forchildren
upt0 theageof 15 had
trrggered
intensive
debate
0nextending
thelegtslation
to
coveradultsaswell.T0people
likeus,whocouldnever
imagine
wearing
a Styrofoam
helmet,
suchlegislation
appeared
asa threat.lt seemed
a muchbetteroptiont0
develop
a bicycle
helmetthatpeople
wouldgladlywantto
useinstead
offorcingthemt0wearonewithlegislati0n.
prolectin industrial
Werealised
thata degree
design
was
a perfect
forumforfindingoutwhether
it waspossible
t0
improve
ontraditi0nal
bicycle
helmets,
arguments,
others
weresimply
excuses,
lt wasclearthat
bicycle
helmets
werea hottopiconwhicheveryone
had
an0pinion
andtowhicheveryone
couldrelate.
Cycling
is
phenomen0n
aneveryday
andstrongly
ass0ciated
wilh
people
a feeling
offreedom.
Although
areaware0fthe
risksof cyclingin traffic,themajority
slillchoose
to cycle
withouta helmet.
People
dowantt0 protecttheirhead
in traffic,butnotat anycost,H0wever,
it ls nottheusers
whoneedto change.
Theproducts
needt0 beadapted
to theusers,
Weconducled
a survey
andaskeda number
0fcyclists
whys0fewpe0ple
usebicycle
helmets.
There
weremany
reasons
andexcuses:
"theyarea palnt0 cany,theyare
ugly,theyruinyourhair,n0oneelseusesthem,ftere's
n0roomfora capunderneath
them".Someweregood
"Likea nicecap witha built-inhelnet."
"Smallandfoldablesoyou canput it in y1urp1cket."
"Withthe1ption0f changingitsappearance,
like m1bile
coversandwigs."
"lnvisible.'
HÖWING OVERVIEW
Whenweasked
howpeople
wouldlikethebicycle
helmetofthefutureto look,we gotanswers
likethese:
ON/OFF
8Un0N
Overtheyears,we havelearned
thatnothing
is impossible.Wehavelearned
thatthosewhocallthemselves
realists
arecowards
whodon'tdarethinkbig.At
Hövding,
we haveopendebate,
wequestion
cust0mand
practice,
andcuriosity
is a virtue.Hövding
meanschief,
anda chiefis a leaderanda rolemodelwhowantst0
influence
andchange
theworld.Wewantt0 challenge
otherst0 daretakethemselves
extremely
seriously
as
well.Wearea smallcompany
butwethinkbigandwe
haveloftyambitions.
Megalomania
is healthy
forus.
/AnnaHauptandTerese
Alstin.
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Theinstantwe heardthewordinvisible,
we understood
thatthatwasexactly
whatwasneeded.
Anlnvisible
bicyclehelmet.
Ands0thefirstHövding
seedwassown.
TEÄi SFA[I
OIUOFF
INOJCATOR
SHELL
BATTERY
INDICATOR
COLLÄR
ÄJRBAG
(N0rvrstBtE)
GASINFI"ATOR
{N0TVtSrBtE)
SPEAI(ER
(N0TVISIBLEi
C O t t A RW I T H O U T
SHELT
C O L L A RW I T H S H E L T
CHOOSE
YOUR
SIZE
Hövding
is available
in tlvocollarsizes:Small(S)and
Medium{M).Interms0f operation,
it makesn0ditference
yourHövding
yourneck.
whether
istightor l00se
around
(S,M)are
Thecollarsizesthatarecurrently
available
bothadapted
to thesameheadslzerange:52-59cm in
circumference.
Choose
thesizethatfeelsbest.
fornecksizesof lessthan36cm.
Smallis recommended
Medium
for necksizesof 34-42cm.
is rec0mmended
lf yournecksizeis 34-36cm:
Choose
Smallif youhavea longneckand/orprefera
tightcollar.
Choose
Medium
if youhavea shortneckand/orprefer
a loosecollar.
io andtested
fornecksizesupt0
Hövding
2.0is adapted
These
42cm incircumference.
areabsolute
maximum
y0uwill
unfortunately
dimensi0ns.
lf yourneckis larger,
havet0 waituntillargersizesareproduced.
yourHövding
Youcanalsocharge
viaa powersocketusing
a shndardm0bilephone
charger
withmicroUSB.
TheiiveLEDS
0nthebattery
indicator
sh0wthebaftery
level.
WhenyourHövding
isfullycharged,
allLEDS
lightup.
lf the batteryis fullydischarged,
it cantakea while
bef0retheLEDS
startto lightupafteryouhave
y0urHövding
connected
t0 a c0mputer
0r powersocket.
Batterylife,switchedon:approximately
I hours.
Batterylife,switched0ff:approximately
0neyear.
I Youcancheckthebatterylevelby holding
downthe
batterybutton@ onihe insideof thecollarfor
approximately
ttivoseconds.
Thebatterylevelcan
als0bechecked
whenyourHövding
is switched
0ff.
t Heatmayreducebatteryperformance.
D0notstore
yourHövding
at a hightemperature,
forexample
in a
carwhenthesunis shining.
I Chargethe batteryat a temperature
+5'C
between
(+41'F)and+40"C(+104"F).
CHARGING
THEBATTERY
Hövding
contains
a rechargeable
battery.
Thebattery
is
partially
charged
Fullycharge
thebattery
ondelivery.
beforeyouuseyourHövding
for thefirsttime.lt takes
approximately
threehourst0 fullycharge
thebattery.
a
I Neverforcea connector
intotheUSBport.lf you
cannotinserttheconnector
with0ut
f0rce,the
connector
is probably
thewrongwayround.
lt is
bevelled
0ntvvocornersandtherefore
fitsonlyone
way,Tryrotating
180".
theconnector
1
{i*
F I T T I N GT H ES H E L LO N T H EC O L L A R
Hövding
is supplied
witha detachable
blackbasicshell.
It is a discreet
shell,
sewnusingthesametypeof durable,
dirt-repellent
Junctional
fabricasthecollaritself.
Hövding
is charged
viaa computer
usingtheUSBcable
Thisis connected
t0 theUSBport0ntheback
supplied.
of thecollar.
Thecomputer
mustbeswitched
0nand
notin sleep0r ecomode.During
charging,
theLEDS
0n
llghtupwithout
theiront0fthecollarflashandallLEDS
flashing
whenHövding
is fullycharged.
Hövding's
lastsfor approximately
ninehours0f
battery
use.Hövding
drawspowerfromthebattery
0nlywhen
it is switched
on.
Fitting
theshell:Place
theshell0ntop0fthecollar.
Closethetwozi0sai thet000f theoutsideandinside
ofthecollar.
Takeofftheshell:to removetheshell,openthetwo zips
atthetoD0f theoutside
andinside0fthecollar
PUTTING
O NY O U RH Ö V D I N G
Whenyouhavefinished
cycling
andwantt0 takeolfyour
Hövding,
detach
theon/otfbutton
andopenthezipat the
frontunderyourchin.Youwillhearanacoustic
signal
t0
indicate
thaty0urHövding
hasbeenswitched
off.
properly.
allc0mponents
areworking
Thisinternal
check
is als0carried
outcontinuously
asyouride.lf anything
yourHövding
is faulty,
willwarnyouwitha clear
ac0ustic
signalandsubsequently
switchitselfoff,
yourneckand
Put0nyourHövding
it around
byplacing
yourchinallthewayup.
cl0sing
thezipatthefrontunder
your
Youcanpulloutthel0weredge0fyourHövding
under
you lf y0urHövding
WlrenyouhavetakenoffyourHövding
pleasecontact
aftercycling,
chint0seethezipwhenyouneedto close
doesn0tw0rkproperly,
it.Theziptag
hasan0n/0ffbutton,
ourcustomer
SwitchyourHövding
onbypullingup canfoldupthecollarandputit in yourbag,
service
department:
www,hovding.com
thezipandattaching
theon/0ffbutton0ntherightside0f
or +tl$ (0) 40-2368 68
thec0llar.An
thatlightuptellyou
acoustic
signalandLEDs
thatyourHövding
is switched
on.
A
A
B
D0notputyourHövding
0nanyotnerwaythanas
described
above.
OonotswitchyourHövding
0nbyathching
fte or/off
buttonwitfr0iltcl0sing
fie zipatfte front- alltre wayup.
A
HOuOing
mustnotbeusedwithotherheadand
neckprotection.
A\
Ensure
thatthetearseamrsnotcovered
by
anygarment.
A
Theon/0fibuttoncontains
a magnet
thatactivates
y0urHövding.
Therefore,
avoidyourHövding
coming
(magnetic
intocontact
withothermagnets
lOcks,
loudspeakers,
etc,).
CLEANING
Y O U RH ö V D I N G
INDIVIDUAL
MARKING
Hövding
Each
hasanindividual
labelfortraceability.
Behind
thetopedgeof
thewoveninformation
labelontheinsideofthe
collar,
thereis a QRcode
containing
theproduct's
The9-digit
serial
number.
serialnumber
indicates
the
yearof production,
date
of production
andproduct
serial
number.
Collar:Thecollarcann0t
bewashed
asrt contains
youcan
moisture-sensitive
c0mp0nents.
However,
Speclfy
lheserialnumber
whennotifying
us0f anyfault.
CYCLING
W I T HY O U RH ö V D I N G
carefully
rubawaystainsonthecollarwitha damp
YY= Yearof production
Thecollaris protected
against
wear,sweatand
DDD= Dateof production
lvlake
surethatyourHövding
is switched
0nby listening cloth.
dirtbythesurrounding
fabricshell.
for theonsignalwhenyouhaveattached
LLLL= Serialnumber
theonioff
buttonor bychecking
thatthe0n/0ffLEDis on belore
youstartto cycle.
lf youhavebeenrnvolved
in a cycling
accident
and
Shell:Seethewashing
instructions
fol eachshell.
buya newHövding,
wegiveyoua disc0unt.
T0obtain
0nlyswitchyourHövding
thedisc0unt,
onwhenyouarewearing
it and
contact
usvia0urcustomer
service
areaboutto rideyourbike.11is a goodideato getinto
department
andprovide
theserialnumber
0fthe
MAINTENANCE
yourHövding
thehabit0f notswitching
intlated
collar
onuntilyouare
regularly
thatyourHövding
doesnothaveany
aboutt0 get0nyourbike.Othelwise
thereis a risk0f you ,A Check
yourHövding,
visiirle
lf yourHövding
hasvisible
damage.
forgetting
damage, lnsomecountries
thatyouarewearing
thecost0f a newHövding
is covered
switched
youmustnotuseit untilyouhavecontacted
yourHövding
our
0n,andof causing
byyourstandard
t0 inflate
bymistake.
homeinsurance,
andin some
customer
service
department
forfurther
in{ormation.c0untries
Thiscanhappen
whenyouarenotsitting
ournati0nal
onyourbike,
distributor
0ffersinsurance.
Visit
forexample
if youjumpdownfroma height
or similar.
0urwebsite
or contact
0urcustomer
service
department
Youcan,0f course,
t0 find0ütwhatapplies
wearyourHövding
whenit is switched
in yourc0untry.
RECYCLING
offwhenyouaredoingsomething
otherthancycling.
WXEXX
Forinformation
0nrecycling,
seetheFAos
0nourwebsite
Anacoustic
signalwillmakeyouawarein goodtime
thatthebattery
needs
to becharged,
INTHEEVENT
OFA FAULT
timeHövding
isswitched
0n,theproduct
lf youcyclein a loudenvironment,
it maybea goodidea Each
automatically
carries
0utaninternal
check,
tesling
t0 checkthebattery
leveleverynowandagain.
thal
aa
HoutHOVDING works
*Directhit: Hövding
if the
0nlyreactsandis inflated
mOvement
inanaccident,
The
makes
anabnormal
cyclist
in roughly
onetenth0f
isfullyinflated
airbag
in Hövding
(0,1sec0nd).
that0ccurs
A headimpact
before
a second
is called
a directhit.
hasreacted
andistullyinflated,
Hövding
falling
ontoa cyciists
anicicle
Examples
0fdirecthitsinclude
atheadheight.
However,
ridingintoa branch
headora cyclist
0fcycling
category
accident.
directhitsarea veryunusual
Airbag
A I R B A G
and
Theairbagis inflated
yourheadin an
encloses
Theillustration
accident.
your
showstheareaaround
headandneckcovered
Theairbag
bytheairbag.
of outerandinner
consists
hoods
thatarejoinedwith
points.
nylonfabric
lt is made0tdurable
strapsatvarious
Theairbag
against
asphalt.
thatdoesnotripwhenscraped
isdesigned
andfoldedintothecollarinsucha waythatit
lnflation
takesaroünd
one
canbeinflated
fastandsafely.
(0.1second)
istullyinflated
andtheairbag
tenthofa second
yourHövding
experiences
anyheadimpact.
before
thecyclist
yourfield
protects
whileleaving
a largepartofyourhead,
free.
ofvision
and
statistics
reflects
current
accident
Theareaprotected
protection
Thedarker
is greatest
whereit is mostneeded.
thebettertheprotection.
thecol0urintheillustrati0n,
alongtheseamsatthefrontand
Theairbagisweakest
thebackoftheheadandthecrown.
strongest
against
protective
lt provides
very
material.
Gasis anoptimum
gentleandeffective
superl0r
to allother
shockabsorbance,
youagainst
alltypesof
canprotect
Nobicycle
helmet
witha m0t0rvehicle,
cycling
accident.
ln a collision
a factorthatllmitsthe
thespeedat impactis always
protection
At higher
helmetcanprovide.
a bicycle
and0fthe
speeds,
theriskof directhitsincreases,
injuries
against
whicha bicycle
internal
cyclistsulfering
helmetoffersnoprotection.
Tearseam
functional
fabric,
Thecollaris sewninwaterpr0ol
protection
forthe
thebestpossible
selected
to provide
bewashed,
butis
Thecollarcannot
types0f
airbag
system
inside.
Accidents
wilh0utheadimpact:Certain
wear,sweatanddirtbythesurloundi
rarelyaffectthehead.
Accidents
in slippery protected
against
accident
cycling
youcancarefully
rubawaystains
Theyarealso0neofthe
fabricshell.However,
conditi0ns
are0nesuchcategory.
andoftend0notinvolve
onthecollarwitha dampcloth.
cycling
accidents
mostcommon
youmayfallbutregain
your
headinjuryForexample,
y0urhead
vJithout
a shell,
wiih0ut
Although
it is possible
t0 usethecollar
balance
andlandonyourieet0r knees
theground.
Theexperience
may
werecommend
thatyouusea shellasthecollarcanno
tohitling
coming
close
helmet
wouldhavemadeno
stillbeupsetting,
buta bicycle
difference
asyoudidnothityourhead.
is thatHövding
should
betriggered
in
0urattitude
in whichit candosomegood,
thosecycling
accidents
youdonotwanttheairbag
t0 beinflated
Asa cyclist,
mildaccidents,
lhe
Intheserelalively
unnecessarily.
if thepattern
0f movement
0f
airbagwillbetriggered
animminent
risk0f headimpact.
thecyclist
indicates
bewashed.
youwhichwa
ofthecollar
shov,/s
Thelabel0ntheinside
upit isworn.
to hangit up.
Thereis alsoa tapeinside
thecollar
'{z
against
several
headimpacts
inthesameaccident.
The
airbagthenslowlybegins
to beemptied
0f gas.
G A S
Tapetor hanging
up
I N F L A T O R
Thegasinflat0r
thatfillstheairbag
withgasis l0cated
in
a container
inthecollaragainst
thecyclist's
Thegas
back,
gas,
inflat0r
inyourHövding
isa coldgasinflat0r
withhelium
gasinflators
one0fthesmallest
available
onthemarket,
S H E L L
Theshellencloses
thecollar.
Themostimportant
function
oftheshellis t0 allowyouto change
the
appearance
0f yourHövding.
Youcandothiseverydayif
parts0f Hövding
Thecollarandshellarethevisible
youwant.Theshellis removable
that
andis attached
t0 the
S E N S O R S
enclose
theentireairbag
system.
Allc0mp0nents
are
collarwithzips.lt is easyto change
theshellto match
Theairbagistriggered
(acceleromBters located
usingsensors
insidethec0llarto ensure
optimum
erg0nomics y0uroutfit0rtheseas0n
or t0 washil.
andgyr0scopes)
thatregister
a cyclist's
abn0rmal
andoperation,
Theweightof thec0llaris evenly
movement
in anaccident.
Thesensors
senda signalt0
distrlbuted
acr0ss
theshoulders.
lt is heavier
attheback Theappearance
of theshellcanbevaried
withan
thegasinflator
to inflate
theairbag.
thanat thefrontsothattheweightrestsagainst
your
patterns
infinite
number
ofshapes,
col0urs,
andfabrics
backwhenyouareonyourbike.Youshould,
therefore, ThismakesHövding
a personal
accessory.
Forexample
Thesensors
continuously
register
leanforwards
whenyouky Hövding
t0 feeltheweight
i200timesa second)
thereareshellswithfunctional
fabricthatremoves
thecyclist's
movements
whenHövding
is switched
on.A
distribution
asrt willbewhenyouareriding.
sweatfromyourskin.Youcanseethevari0us
shell
pattern
cyclist's
of movement
is divided
intotwocategoriesl
m0dels
currently
available
forpurchase
0n0urwebsite
C O L L A R
Normalmovements:
Allurbancycling
andcycling
getting
on mainroads,
including
0nandoffyourbike,
arecategorised
asnormal
movements,
Hövding
is not
inflated
in c0nnection
withnormalmovements.
Abnormal
movements:
Thepattern
0f movement
0f a
cyclistin a cycling
accident
is categorjsed
asabnormal
movements,
Inanaccident,
thepattern
of movement
0f
a cyclistis completely
different
fromthatduringn0rmal
cycling.
Therefore,
theairbagis 0nlyactivated
in the
eventof anaccident.*
In0rderto beablet0 distinguish
between
thesetlvo
categories
0f patternof movement,
the patternsof
m0vemenl
fromlargenumbers
0f people's
everyday
cycling
havebeengathered,
aswellasthepatterns
0f
movement
fromallknowntypes0f cycling
accident
fromth0usands
of re-enacted
accidents.
Potentially
fatalcyclingaccidents
werere-enacted
withcrashtest
dummies,
butthevastmaj0rity
0f cycling
accidents
werere-enacted
withrealpeople,
bothmaleandfemale
stuntperformers,
Thisdatawasusedt0 devel0p
a
patented,
unique,
mathematical
meth0d
of distinguishingbetween
thesepatterns
0f movement.
Thismethod,
combined
withthesensors,
is thebrain0f yourHövding.
Collarwithshell
Inthemoment
0f inflation,
theseamatthetop0fthe
collartearsasa result0fthepressure
fromtheairbag
yourhead,
s0thattheprotective
h0odcanunfoldaround
Consequently,
it is jmportant
thatyouleavespaceabove
thetearseamandd0notc0verit witha tight-fitting
youcanweara shawl0r scarf
scarf0r similar.
However,
bothoutsideandinsideyourHövding.
0pening
intheshellforcharging
wilhtheUSBcabte
Thebasicshellthatis supplied
withthecollarwhen
youbuyit hasn0opening
forcharging
viatheUSBport.
Youneedto openthezipontheshellt0 access
theUSB
p0rt.However,
theothershellsin ourrangehavesuch
an0penrng.
Allshellsarewashable,
unlikethecollar.
Battery
indicator
B A T T E R Y
I N D I C Ä T O R
Thefoll0wing
functions
canbefoundaround
the0n/0fi
snapfastener
atthefrontofthecollar:
. AnLEDthatshows
thatyourHövdjng
is switched
on
. FiveLEDS
showing
thebattery
level
Toseethebatterylevel,hOlddownthebuttonrnarked
withthefollowing
symbol:
[4icr0USBcabl6for chargin0vlaa computet
T H E
Theshellis attached
to thecollarwilhzips
C E N T R E F R O N T
Z I P
Synbolt0rthebultonthalshowsths
balt€rylevel
' B L Ä C K
B O X '
Thereis a blackboxinside
yourHövding.
Thebox
saves10 seconds
0f datafromths cyclist'spatternof
movement
during(andjustbefore)
a cycling
accident.
Incertain
cases,
datafr0manaccident
maybe
bothinteresting
andvaluable
t0 usin 0urc0ntinued
devel0pment
w0rk.S0please
contact
usif youhave
beeninvolved
in anaccident.
closing
thezipatthefrontunderyourchin.Thezipmust
becompletely
cl0sed
forHövding
t0workpr0perly.
The
Hövding
on/otfbutton
isonthezipiag.
indicator.
WhenyourHövding
isfullycharged,
allLEDS
lightup.The
LEDsgooutasthebatterylevelfalls.Whenonlyoneof
thetiveLEDS
lighisup,thebatterylevelis verylowand
yourHövding
needsto becharged
beforeyounextcycle.
g hours.
Batterylife,switched
on:approximately
Batterylife,switched
ofi:approximately
oneyear.
Whenthebatterylevelis low,yourHövding
emitsan
acoustic
batterywarning.
Thebeepsoundrecursevery
fiveminutes
untilyouchargethedeviceor untilthe
batteryruns0utandyourHövding
is deactivated.
When
yourHövding
beepsforthefirsttime,thereis battery
powerfor approximately
0nehour0f cyclingleft.When
thebatteryrunsout,yourHövding
emitstensuccessive
ac0ustic
warnings
beforeit is finallydeactivated.
When
yourHövding
hasswitched
itselfoff0naccount
oi low
batterypower,
it is unablet0 offeryouanyprotection
until
youhavefecharged
it,
O N / O T T
F U N C T I O N
YouswitchyourHövding
onandoff usingthezipat
thefr0nt0f thec0llar.Theziptaghasanon/offbutton.
SwitchyourHövding
0nbypulling
upthezipand
attaching
the0n/0ffbutton0nthe rightsideof thecollar.
SwitchyourHövding
off by detaching
the0n/0ffbutton.
Anacoustic
signalandan LEDthatlightsuptell you
thatyourHövding
is switched0n.Whenyouswitchy0ur
Hövding
off,theIEDgoesoul anda differentacoustic
signalindicates
thaty0urHövding
is off.
- Theon/offbuttoncontains
a magnetthatactivates
yourHövding.
Therefore,
avoidyourHövding
coming
int0contactwithothermagnets
(magnetic
locks,
loudspeakers,
etc.).
U S B
P O R T
Hövding
is charged
viaa computer
usingtheUSBcable
supplied.
Thisis connected
to theUSBp0rtontheback
ofthecollar.Duringcharging,
theLEDS
0nthefront0flhe
collarflashandallLEDS
lightupwithoutflashing
when
Hövding
is fullycharged.
Remember
thatyourcomputer
needs
t0 beswitched
0nandnotin sleeoorecomode
whenyourHövding
is beingcharged.
yourHövding
Youcanalsocharge
viaa powersocket
usinga standard
mobileph0necharger
withmicroUSB.
A C O U S T I C
S I G N A L S
There
areac0ustic
signals
fofthefollowing
functi0ns:
bn- ascending
toneinthreesteps.
oft - descending
toneinthreesteps,
Lowbatterylevel- twoshortbeeps
thatarerepeate
once:
beep-beep,
beep-beep,
Thesignal
recurs
every
fiveminutes.
Critical
batterylevel- 10x'l0wbattery
level'ina
row.The'off'signal
thens0unds
andHövding
switche
itselfoff.
Product
tault- a loud,longsignal
thatishardt0
mistake
forother
sounds.
The'0ff'
siqnal
thensounds
andHövding
switches
itselfotf.
t a
\E
ECDECTARATIOI'I
OFCOIIIFORMITY
Hövding
conforms
to the regulations
in C0uncilDirectiv
89/686/EEC.
Certifying
bodyn0.0402(SP).
Thereis a
c0py0f the declaration
0f conformity
0nourwebsite
underCE.
DECLARATION
OI{AESEIICE
OF
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTAI{CEE
Wedeclare
thatthisproductwithaccompanying
shellsdoesnotc0ntainsubstances
thatareknown0r
suspected
t0 affectthe health0f the user.
A
IMPIRTANTINFIRMATIIN
. Youmustnotrepair,
your
sewin,dismantle
orchange
Hövding.
0nlyauth0rised
staffmayservtce
a Hövding,
partsthatmaybedangerous
Hövding
contains
if theyare
rem0ved
fromthecollarandarehandied
incorrectly,
. Ensure
thalyourHövding
is switched
offwhenyou
travelbyothermeans
oftransport
suchasa car,train,
bus,plane,
etc,
. Youmaynotbepermitted
totakeyourHövding
onboard
a plane.
Check
wilhyourairline
whatrulestheyapply,
Legal
proceedings
arecunently
inprogress
t0 haveHövding
included
inüe listofpermitted
baggage
onplanes.
Seethe
FAosonourwebsite
toreadthelalestinformation.
. Hövding
is rainproof.
However,
Hövding
maynotbe
immersed
inwateror otherwise
beexposed
to extreme
I Hövding
waterimpact,
Don'ttryt0 dryyourHövding
withan
guarantee
protection
cannot
absolute
against
external
heatsource
suchasa hairdryer
or microwave, allsharpobJects.
. DonotuseyourHövding
if holeshavebeenmadein it,
if it hasbeendamaged
bywater0r if seams
havetorr.
. onlyswitchyourHövding
0nwnenyouarewearing
it
andareabout
t0 rideyourbike(seealso'Cycling
with
yourHövding').
. Leave
yourHövding's
space
above
tearseam.Donot
covefit witha tight-fitting
scarf,
forexample.
. Extreme
hairstyles
or headgear
mayimpede
inflation
of theairbagif theyaretoobulky,stiffandheavy.
Most
hairstyles
andheadgear
create
noproblems
forinflation.
F0rinformation
0nthehairstyles
andheadgear
thatare
notrecommended
withHövding,
seetheFAosonour
website
or contact
0urcustomer
service
department.
. D0notst0reyourHövding
at a hightemperature,
for
example
in a carwhenthesunis shining.
Hövding
must
n0tbeusedattemperatures
bel0w20'C(-4'F)orabove
+50'C(+122'F).
. Thefeis virtually
n0risk0ftemporary
hearing
impairnrenttrominilation
0ftheairbag,
Hövding
hasa coldgas
gas(helium)
inflator,
whichusesc0mpressed
instead
0f
solidpropellant
to inflate
theairbag,
unlikemostairbag
systems
in vehicles.
ThismakesHövding's
inllati0n
slower,
softerandquieterthanairbagsin vehicles
(faster
airbag
systems
arerequired
in vehicles
onaccount
ofthe
higher
spseds).
. N0safetyprodücts
canguarantee
100%protection
in
allc0nceivable
situati0ns.
Depending
0nhowa collision
0ccurs,
accidents
thathappen
at veryl0wspeeds
may
alsocausesevereheadinjuriesandevenbBfatal.Always
ridecarelully,
andf0llowthehighway
code.
-a
fr
5.
. D0notexpose
y0urHövding
t0 naked
flames.
Hövding
contains
a gasinflatorthatcanbreakif it is exposed
t0 a temperature
over+130"C(+266'F),
anda lithium
polymer
phonebattery)
battery(mobile
thatcanbe
damaged
and,in extreme
cases,catch
t0 a temperatüre
over
. Hövding
contains
wlthcare.Keepoutof
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