SIG SAUER P556 - Manual (Page 39)

P556 Pistol Operators Manual
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1511582 VER 08.01.08
If the pistol still will not fire:
• Put safety lever in the “S” (SAFE) position;
• Unload per section 5.0;
• Clean weapon per section 9.1;
• Load; and
• Place safety lever on position “F” (FIRE), and continue firing.
If the pistol malfunction cannot be corrected, the pistol should be
returned to SIG SAUER Inc. for evaluation by a factory trained
technician.
In the case of a malfunction, the following steps must be
followed:
• If the weapon cannot be unloaded immediately and there
is any danger of self-ignition due to a hot barrel, wait at
least 15 minutes before manipulating the weapon.
• The weapon must remain pointed in a safe direction as
long as it is loaded.
WARNING: If your pistol stops firing with a live round in the
chamber of a hot barrel (a misfire or jam), remove the round
immediately. If you cannot remove the round within 10
seconds, remove the magazine and wait at least 15 minutes
with the pistol pointing in a safe direction. This way, neither
the user nor any other person would be injured by the
possibility of a round “cooking-off” (a round detonating due
to the heat of the barrel). Keep your face away from the
ejection port while clearing a hot chamber.
WARNING: A cartridge fires when the firing pin impacts the
primer, and also can be “discharged” before it is chambered
if its primer receives a sharp blow. If a cartridge hangs up,
jams, or binds when being chambered or when fed from the
magazine into the chamber, do not attempt force it into the
chamber by pushing or striking the charging handle. Any jam
or feeding problem is a signal to immediately stop using the
pistol until the issue can be determined. Most failures of a