Quest Engineering Falcon Drive Away Series User manual

Falcon drive away awnings
Instructions

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Falcon Drive Away
Awnings
Product Code(s): A3507 , A3508
Instruction Version: 2
These instructions are for your Falcon drive away awning. You should read these thoroughly before you
use the awning. Always keep these instructions as you may need to refer to them at a later date.
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Before rst use: Check your awning before its rst use.
• Thank you for the purchase of this Quest Falcon drive away awning.
• This awning has been tested for defects and aws at the production facility,
but we recommend checking your awning by erecting it on your vehicle
before you go away in case there is an issue with it.
• Ensure your awning channel is free from debris and any rough edges as
this can damage the awning when being erected.
Parts List
Description Quantity
Awning canvas 1
Quick-t frame : breglass top pole 2
Quick Fit Frame : adjustable leg 4
Steel Pegs 25
Safety Advice: Fire, cooking and essential safety advice
• Check any camp site re and safety regulations and fully digest this important information. All members of your group should be aware of these precautions
and know how to respond in the event of an emergency.
• Your awning entrances should be kept clear at ALL times in case of the event of an emergency and exit is required. Flame and heat sources should be kept
well away from your awning or ammable furniture.
• NEVER use a fuel-burning appliance inside or close to your awning, including stoves, barbecues, lanterns or candles. Apart from the danger of re, burning
fuels such as gas or petrol without sucient ventilation produces carbon monoxide, a colourless, odourless but deadly gas. A charcoal barbecue produces
carbon monoxide even when it is working well and continues to do so until it is completely cold.
• When your fuel-burning appliance is nished, fully extinguish the coals and move it away from your awning. Even a cool appliance can give off lethal amounts
of carbon monoxide.

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Awnings
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Instruction Version: 2
Drive away awnings: Tunnel tting
Your drive away awning has a connection tunnel sewn onto it. This connection tunnel is used to connect your awning to your vehicle. There are multiple different
methods available for tting it to your vehicle. Each of these are listed below. You can use whichever method you prefer, or nd easiest to attach to your vehicle.
‘Over the top’ :
• This is the oldest method of connecting the tunnel to your vehicle. You take one of the guy lines located at the end of the beading on the tunnel and throw this over your
vehicle. Then peg this guy line in the ground as normal. Repeat for the guy line at the opposite end of the tunnel.
• Then adjust the guy lines so the tunnel sits just on ridge of the roof of your vehicle.
TIP : If you have a high vehicle you may have to attach a second guy line (not supplied) to the existing one in order to be the correct length. It can also be simpler and easier if
you attach something like a tennis ball to the guy line as this makes it easier to throw over the roof of the vehicle.
Using the beading
• If your vehicle has a channel (like a Reimo rail or similar) on it, you can use the beading on the awnings tunnel. The tunnel has a standard 6mm beading on it, if your
channel is 4mm then you will need to use a 4 - 6mm drive away kit as well. If your channel is 6mm then you can feed the beading into the channel directly.
• NOTE: If you are intending to drive away you will have to use a drive away kit at this point to ensure that you can disconnect from your vehicle without having to un-peg the
awning. If you are not intending to drive away, you do not need to use a drive away kit. Details on how to use a drive away kit are listed later.
• Feed this into your channel and pull the tunnel until it is positioned where you want in the channel.
Using a wind out canopy
NOTE : This method connects the awning to your canopy. Depending upon the make, model and instructions of your canopy you may have to erect your awning before doing
this. This allows you to take the weight of the tunnel of the canopy when it is wound back up. Please consult your canopy instructions before proceeding.
• All wind out canopies (such as Fiama F45, Thule Omnistore, Prostor etc.) have a channel along the front of them. This channel can be used the same as the ‘using the
beading’ example previously. If you intend to drive away, you will also have to use a standard (not magnetic) drive away kit at this point, the same as previously stated.
Again the drive away kit details are listed below.
• Roll out your wind out canopy so the front of the canopy is at a manageable height.
• Slide the tunnel into the canopy (or the drive away kit) and position where required. Once on the canopy, wind the canopy back into its cassette, so the tunnel is taken right
up against the side of your vehicle.

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Drive away awnings: Using a drive away kit
Your awning has a built in drive away kit, so you do not need to use a separate drive away kit, but you may wish to. If you do wish to the instructions below are to
help connect your awning to your vehicle or wind out canopy. There are two different versions of a drive away kit, both are described below.
Your Built-in Drive Away Kit
Your awning has two beadings (4 and 6mm) on it. It also has a zip located underneath the webbing material the beading are in. To use your built in drive away kit simply slide the
correct size beading (depends upon the channel you are sliding into) into the channel and you are ready to go. When you want to disconnect you simply unzip the tunnel using
the zip located under the webbing material. When you want to re-connect simply zip it back in.
Magnetic Drive Away Kit
One option to connect your tunnel to your vehicle is a magnetic drive away kit. These are optional and have to be purchased separately. They are used to connect a tunnel to your
vehicle when you do not have any other method (such as a VW camper van). To use a magnetic drive away kit :
• Take the gure of eight connectors (there will be more than one section) from the magnetic drive away kit and slide them onto the beading on the tunnel.
• Then slide the magnetic drive away kit into the other side of the gure of eight.
• Then you can place the magnetic side of the drive away kit to the side of your vehicle.
TIP: Whilst the magnetic drive away kit will hold the tunnel to your vehicle, it will not support the tunnel in moderate to high winds (we have found this during testing of many
different brands of magnetic drive away kits), so we also recommend that if you are using a magnetic drive away kit we still use the two guy lines at the ends of the tunnel (similar
to the ‘Over the top’ solution above) to secure the tunnel to the vehicle, in conjunction with the magnetic drive away kit.
Standard Drive away kit
A standard drive away kit is an optional piece of equipment (purchased separately) that allows you to disconnect a tunnel from a channel or roll out canopy without the need to
un-peg your awning. Drive away kits come in two different sizes : 4 and 6mm. You choose the size closest to the size of the channel on your vehicle or roll out canopy. Please
consult the instructions that came with your canopy/channel to nd our which one you need. To use a drive away kit :
• Take the long double beaded webbing strap from your drive away kit out and slide this into your wind out canopy or channel.
• Then take the gure of eight section(s) from the kit and feed these onto the other side of the webbing strap.
• You can then feed the channel on the awning tunnel into the other side of the gure of eight sections which connects your awning tunnel to your vehicle.
TIP : Some drive away kits can be cut down to size, which can make it cleaner and easier to t the drive away kit as they can be cut down to exactly the same size as you require,
removing any excess which can get in the way. Please consult the instructions/details that came with your drive away kit to conrm this before cutting.

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Drive away awnings: Adjusting your tunnel
Once you have connected the tunnel to your vehicle you will have to adjust the tunnel. This will depend upon how the tunnel is connected, the ground that the
awning is being pitched on and the height of your vehicle. The amount you have to adjust your tunnel will again depend upon the height of your vehicle and the
version of the drive away awning you have. The closer you are to the lowest setting on the tunnel, the more adjustment you will have to make. The closer you are
to the maximum height of the tunnel the less adjustment you will have to make.
• Attach the top of the tunnel to the vehicle using the instructions on the previous page(s).
• Next un-clip the webbing strap located on the outside of the tunnel, that goes from the top corner of the tunnel down to 180 cm from the ground.
• Then move the awning away from the vehicle until the roof of the tunnel becomes tight. This is the point where you start to pitch the rest of the
awning (instructions shown later).
• Once the awning is pitched you adjust the tunnel.
• Finally you adjust the tunnel as best you can. The tunnel is adjustable, but as the material can only be cut once it only truly ts at one height
(which is set to the maximum), all other heights are a compromise and will require adjusting the tunnel. You can make the adjustment anyway
you wish, but we recommend using the method below.
• Extend the webbing strap you un-clipped earlier to its full length.
• Then clip the webbing strap to the top of the awning and then adjust the webbing strap. Once this is done the material at the top of the tunnel
should become ‘rued’ so it resides in the area above the side door. If your van is near the lowest setting (180 cm) then you may nd that it does
not all go above the top of the door. It should look like the photo to the right.
TIP : If you are towards the very lowest end of the tunnel connection height you can peg the tunnel out at an angle. This will take some of the extra
material up and help get a better connection. We recommend trying the above rst and then if you nd you have to, then move the rear pegging point out
to angle the tunnel.

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Awnings
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Pitching: How to erect your awning.
• Guideline : This instruction is a guideline on how to erect your awning. With time and experience you may nd your own way to erect your awning, but
whatever way you erect your awning, you should always ensure that the fabric is tight, use all pegging points and guy lines and you have enough water run off
to ensure no issues occur during use.
• Step 1 : Preparation
First remove the awning from the bag and separate the awning from the pole(s) and peg(s). Place the awning on the oor next to your vehicle, ensuring that it
is not twisted and caught up in the guy lines as this can make it more dicult to pitch the awning.
• Step 2 : Connect the tunnel
The rst step is to connect the tunnel to your vehicle. There are different methods of connecting the tunnel to your vehicle, all of which are explained
previously. Once you have connected the tunnel to your vehicle you can then continue with pitching your awning.
• Step 3 : The quick t frame
Next put together the breglass part of the frame and slide this though the sleeve in the awning (as shown on the image overleaf).
Then put the two adjustable legs on each end of the breglass part and adjust them so they extend down and over the pin located at the bottom of the canvas
(as shown overleaf). You may at this point want to temporarily peg one of the guy lines to hold the frame away from your vehicle whilst you peg the awning.
• Step 4 : Adjust the tunnel
Once the tunnel is connected and the awning is up you will need to adjust the tunnel. How you do this and how much adjustment is needed will depend upon
the height of your vehicle. Instructions on how to adjust the tunnel are shown previously.
• Step 5 : Pegging
Before you start pegging you should ensure that all doors and panels are zipped shut and that the pegging strap is in place between the two pins as this
ensures the awning is in the correct shape and position before pegging, otherwise you may peg the awning incorrectly.
Start by pegging the rear corners rst (as shown in image overleaf). These are pegged just underneath the vehicle. This then pulls the draft pad against the
vehicle.
Then move to the front corners, pulling the awning tight as you go around. Repeat this for all of the pegging points around the awning.
Once all the pegging points have been done, you should then peg the guy lines. Always peg the guy lines even in good weather as the weather can change at
any time and failure to peg all points and the guy lines may lead to the awning failing.

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Awnings
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1No Description
1Awning beading
2Connection tunnel
3Fibreglass top part of quick-t frame
and awning sleeve
4Adjustable leg on quick-t frame
5Pin location for adjustable leg
6Rear pegging point
7Roll up front door/panel being used as
sun canopy
8Zip for built in drive away kit
9Rear draught pads
10 Canopy pole kit (optional) poles
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Additional Pitching: Using optional accessories.
• Rear legs : You have rear draught pads on your awning and these are pulled against the side of the van when you peg it. This helps create a seal against your
van, but you can further improve this by the use of the optional (purchased separately) rear leg poles. If you have purchased these they are tted after you
have nished pegging your awning. Once pegged take the rear legs into the tunnel. Extend the rear leg so the top (at) part of the leg goes into the pocket
located at the top of the rear draught pad. Then extend the pole down into the ground. DO NOT OVER EXTEND the pole as this could cause damage to your
awning. You can then push the pole against the pad to help push it against your vehicle to create a better seal and t to tour vehicle.
• Canopy pole kit : YOu can use the front panel as a sun canopy by purchasing the optional canopy pole kit. If you have purchased this, to use it simply unzip the
front panel and take one of the canopy poles. The long spike at the top of the pole goes though the eyelet located at the bottom of the panel. You then tie one
of the guy lines on the spike. This holds the canvas in place and allows you to peg the guy line in place, which holds the pole in place. Repeat with the second
pole and you will end up with the front panel extended out as a canopy (as shown in the image above)
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Awnings
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Maintenance and Usage: General tips and information on using and maintaining your awning.
• Weathering and Seams :The main seams on this awning have been taped to help prevent water ingress. Some seams (such as the seams on the webbing
material by the awning channel) cannot be as effectively taped and may need weathering.
Weathering is the process where the awning gets wet and the cotton thread used in the manufacturing expands to ll the gap caused when the product is
sewn. When the cotton dries it shrinks back, but never fully. This process then ensures that the cotton thread lls the gap and seals against water ingress.
Sometimes this process is not completed the rst time and needs to be done a few times, depending upon your expectations you may nd it necessary or
quicker to treat the seams with seam sealant. Also over time the seams may become damaged or have peeled away during normal wear and tear then these
should also be treated with seam sealant to give extra protection and help water ingress.
• Suitability : This is a lightweight touring awning and should never be used as a long term or seasonal pitch awning. To ensure no issues it should also be
taken down in adverse weather conditions, especially in strong winds or snow fall.
• Condensation : Your awning will suffer from condensation. The amount of condensation will differ depending upon ground conditions, the weather and how
the awning is pegged. We recommend using the ventilation doors whenever possible as this will lessen the amount of condensation you get.
• Fading : Your awning is coated against the suns harmful rays, but this will degrade over time and only delays the effect. Fading will affect the colour of your
awning, but not its performance and is not covered under your warranty as it is a natural process with any synthetic material used outdoors.
• U.V. Coating : Your Falcon porch awning has a U.V. coating on it which helps protect it against the harmful suns rays, but this coating will degrade over time.
This time will differ depending upon the weather and how often you use the awning. We always recommend re-coating your awning each year as this can
add years of extra life to your awning. If you do re-coat your awning we recommend cleaning it rst with a dedicated awning cleaner and then re-coating it
immediately after it has dried, again with a dedicated re-proong solution.
• Drying : You should never pack away a wet awning. if you pack away your awning wet it can lead to mould growth and this can damage your awning. If you
do have to pack away the awning wet, once back home you should immediately remove the awning from its bag and dry both the awning and the bag before
re-packing it away. Also ensure that the adjustable pole is taken apart and dried separately as if water is left inside the pole this can cause damage.
• Cleaning : You should aways keep your awning clean as dirt, water and mud can lean to mould growth and damage the awning, the coating, or both. We
recommend rstly brush off any lose dirt with a soft brush and then clean your awning with warm soapy water, without using any chemicals or solutions. If
you have more stubborn stains or dirt then use a dedicated awning cleaner, but remember if you use a dedicated awning cleaner you should also re-proof it
afterwards as the act of cleaning can damage the coating that has been applied to your awning.
• U.V. Coating : Your Falcon porch awning has a U.V. coating on it which helps protect it against the harmful suns rays, but this coating will degrade over time.
This time will differ depending upon the weather and how often you use the awning. We always recommend re-coating your awning each year as this can
add years of extra life to your awning. If you do re-coat your awning we recommend cleaning it rst with a dedicated awning cleaner and then re-coating it
immediately after it has dried, again with a dedicated re-proong solution.

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Warranty Information
• This product comes with a full 12 month manufacturers defect warranty and covers any manufacturers defects for one (1) year from the date of the original
purchase. It does not cover any damage occurred though:
• The product falling or being dropped.
• The product has been technically changed by the owner or another third party
• Improper use of the product and normal wear and tear, which includes fading and degradation of seams.
• The affected part will be replaced or repaired (manufacturers option) if they are found to be defective within the one (1) year time frame.
• The warranty will be void if the product has been subject to neglect, misuse, improper installation, misapplication, alteration or accident including, but not
limited to, improper installation, maintenance or use of unauthorised parts or attachments.
• Damage caused by not following the instruction manual in full will invalidate the warranty, if this results in consequential damages, Quest will not be liable
for these damages or any costs incurred due to these damages.
• Quest will not be liable for material damage or personal injury caused by improper use or if the safety instructions are not properly executed in full.
• All claims must be made though the retailer you purchased the product from and not direct with the wholesaler or manufacturer.
• Warranty claims cannot be honoured without an original dated receipt and or proof of purchase.
• By executing repairs the original warranty period of (1) one year will not be extended, nor the right to a complied new warranty. This warranty is only legal on
European soil. This warranty does not overrule the European directive 2011/83/EU.
• This product may not be amended or changed.
Warranty Claim
• In the unlikely event of a warranty claim, you must contact your retailer.
• Take the product to your retailer that you purchased it from along with your proof of purchase and explain the issue with the retailer.
• You will be required to ll out a warranty form at the retailers once you have been though the issue with the retailer.
• The retailer will then check the product and get in touch with the wholesaler or manufacturer.
• The retailer will keep you informed of the progress of the claim.
• The wholesaler or manufacturer will not (unless under special circumstances) get in touch with you as all information will be passed back directly to the
retailer.

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Registration Form
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Frame Minimal quick t Batch Number (found on sewn in label inside the awning)
Purchase Date
Retailer Name
and address
Additional info

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Correct Disposal
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other household wastes though
out the EU. To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste
disposal, recycle it responsibly to promote sustainable reuse of material resources.
The packaging for this product can be recycled at your local recycling or waste disposal site(s).
Specications
Fabric : Quest Tec 75
Windows : Crystal Clear Foil
Hydrostatic Head (HH) : 3,000 mm
Vehicle connection height: 180 - 210 cm. (low top)
Vehicle connection height: 240 - 270 cm. (high top)
The manufacturer reserves the right to change the products characteristics
without prior notice.
Quest Falcon drive away awning
Code: A3507 , A3508
* All sizes and weights are approximate
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