Contents Thank you for flying ADVANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SUCCESS 5 – Safety & Comfort first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Outstanding features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Features at a glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Protectors at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Preparing the product....

Thank you for flying ADVANCE Congratulations on your choice of an SUCCESS 5 – 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 SUCCESS 5 online on www.advance.swiss/warranty; you will then receive product updates or safety-related bulletins about the SUCCESS 5 direct from us. This information...

Pioneering spirit and Swiss precision. Our story. Enable our ideas to fly, that’s what we do. Since our beginnings over 30 years ago, ADVANCE have kept the needs, wishes and experiences of our pilots at the forefront. With Swiss precision we refine model after model. The highest quality and absolute reliability are part of the experience, in the air an in our customer service. So from pioneers we have become perfectionists, and a leading worldwide comprehensive service provider.

SUCCESS 5 – Safety & Comfort first Maximum Safety – maximum Comfort Outstanding features The SUCCESS 5 appears with a completely revised look and represents the prelude to a new design series. This high quality Sport harness with maximal safety is directed towards leisure and cross country pilots who are looking for maximum comfort combined with excellent aerodynamics. Once more, safety was given top priority. The SUCCESS 5 has an additional SAS-TEC element along the entire back. The Main-Protector has been completely redeveloped and provides a significantly higher energy absorption factor –...

Features at a glance Side view 1 Shoulder strap Velcros (e.g. for a Solario) 2 Reserve V-connection channel with zip 3 Drink tube opening 4 Pocket inside for drink system 5 Outer container with Labyrinth closure 6 Hook-Knife

Front view 7 Popular 2-buckle closure system 8 Easy Connect System 9 Attachment for optional foot stirrup 10 Cockpit or front container attachment 11 Markings on the straps for basic settings 12 Neoprene covers on the leg straps 13 Speed system with carbon speedbar

Protectors at a glance A LTF (91/09) certified main protector, additional lumbar and mid spine protectors (both multi-chamber foam) together with visco-elastic SASTEC side and back protection give the SUCCESS 5 a degree of impact defence far in excess of the general certification criteria. 1 Main protector 2 Additional lumbar and thoracic spine protection 3 SAS-TEC side protectors 4 SAS-TEC back protector 5 Comfort foam 6 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 SUCCESS 5 greatly contributes to safety, correct function and comfort in flight. No protector can offer complete protection against injury. The SUCCESS 5 multi-chamber-foam...

Preparing the product Delivery 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”). § Reserve connection, and four-flap inner container with reserve handle attached We ask you to complete this form on the ADVANCE website under “Warranty”, within 10 days of purchase. Delivery package § Holdback bungees for speedbar § Getting started...

Adjusting the harness The SUCCESS 5 is easy to adjust. Put the harness on, close the chest strap and leg straps (2-buckle system) and hang the SUCCESS 5 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. 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 SUCCESS 5 shoulder straps can be adjusted to suit the pilot’s height and desired sitting position....

6 Adjusting the speed system The speed system should be adjusted to a length where the full travel of the paraglider speed system can be used. Make sure that the speedlines are not set too short – the wing must not be permanently accelerated in flight. 7 Mounting the foot stirrup and a cockpit The optional foot stirrup can be attached to the two tape loops u nderneath the chest strap. These loops can also be used to additionally fasten a cockpit or front container using softlinks. Both of these additional items can also be attached to the carabiners. Replacing parts The SUCCESS 5 comes with its...