Contents Thank you for flying ADVANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 About ADVANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXESS 4 – Elementary Allrounder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Protectors at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 General...

Thank you for flying ADVANCE Congratulations on your choice of an AXESS 4 – a quality product from ADVANCE. We hope that you will spend many rewarding hours in the air with it. This user manual is an important part of the harness. Here you will find instructions and important information about safety, care and maintenance, and that’s why we recommend that you read this document carefully before your first flight. Register your AXESS 4 online on www.advance.ch/warranty; you will then receive product updates or safety-related bulletins about the AXESS 4 direct from us. This information will also...

About ADVANCE ADVANCE, based in Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading paraglider manufacturers. Since it was founded in 1988, the company has consistently pursued its own directions and concepts, both in development and production. The results are quality products with distinctive characteristics. Behind the ADVANCE brand name is a team of specialists who share the passion and trust in the company’s products. At home in the air themselves, they contribute their valuable personal experience and dedication to the working processes. Total control of the production process and supervision of...

AXESS 4 – Elementary Allrounder The AXESS is the classic ADVANCE beginner harness, and has become the ADVANCE bestseller - because of its large range of usefulness. In this fourth generation removable SAS-TEC visco-elastic soft-foam side and back protection, inherited from motorsport, joins the well-established Air-Foam Hybrid main protector. These additions mainly provide defence against sharp objects, but also lessen the effects of impacts. With its small packed volume and base features such as balance strap, Easy Connect and logical adjustment systems the seatboard harness is intended to be...

Features at a glance Side view 1 Drink tube guides 2 Shoulder strap Velcro (e.g. for Solario) 3 Drink tube exit 4 Reserve V-connection channel with zip 5 Pocket inside for drink system 6 Generous back pocket 7 Outer container with Labyrinth closure 8 2 side pockets: 1 zip-up outside pocket (left), 1 inside mesh pocket (right)

Front view 9 Popular 2-buckle closure system 10 Easy Connect System 11 Attachment for optional foot stirrup 12 Cockpit or front container compatible 13 Markings on the straps for basic settings 14 Neoprene covers on the leg straps 15 Speed system with carbon speedbar

Protectors at a glance The AXESS 4 has a LTF (91/09) certified Air-Foam Hybrid-Protector, visco-elastic soft-foam protection at the sides and the back – extending up to the neck vertebrae. The visco-elastic parts from the German SAS-TEC company attenuate impacts and provide protection from pointed obstructions. All the protection parts can be replaced. See also section “Replacement Parts”. 1 Air-Foam Hybrid-Protector 2 SAS-TEC Side crash and penetration protection 3 SAS-TEC Back crash and penetration protection 4 Carbon Seatboard

Safety information Like all commercially available reserve parachutes, paraglider harnesses are never suitable for free fall parachuting because their design and construction details do not allow such a thing. Neither the reserve parachute nor its attachments to the harness can withstand the loadings involved in an abrupt opening. All harness adjustments should be made before the harness is flown. Correct adjustment of the AXESS 4 greatly contributes to safety, correct function and comfort in flight. No protector can provide complete and guaranteed protection. The Air-Foam Hybrid-Protector solely...

Preparing the product Delivery §§ Getting Started Booklet Before delivery every ADVANCE product has to be checked by the dealer for delivery package contents and correct initial settings. A completed warranty form makes sure that deficiencies of the product, attributable to the manufacturer, are covered by the ADVANCE warranty (see under “Warranty” in the section” Service”). We ask you to complete this form on the ADVANCE website under “Warranty”, within 10 days of purchase. Delivery package Delivery of a AXESS 4 harness contains: §§ Removable EN/LTF-certified Air-Foam Hybrid Protector §§ 2 side...

Setting up the harness Adjusting the AXESS 4 is very simple. Put the harness on, close the chest strap and leg straps (2-buckle system) and hang the AXESS 4 up by its carabiners in a harness stand. Neoprene covers protect the shoulder, back and chest strap buckles. Their straps are smoothly adjustable over their full lengths, so the sitting position can be quickly and easily adjusted in flight. The development team have defined the basic settings, and these are indicated as standard by grey sewing on the shoulder, back and leg straps. Pictures in this manual show the various adjustment possibilities....

1 Adjusting the upper body angle Upper body attitude is altered by the adjustable back straps . Pull them in to a reasonably upright back position at which you feel comfortable. They also set the recline angle quickly and easily during flight. These straps are mounted relatively high at the sides to give good back support, and take weight off your shoulders. Pulling in the back straps results in an upright back – loosening them completely will put the pilot in something approaching a lying position. ADVANCE recommend the basic setting. 2 Setting the shoulder straps The AXESS 4 shoulder straps...