Security is essential when traveling. With Travel Sentry® Approved locks, you can lock your suitcase and gain peace of mind knowing that your contents are secure. In the eventuality that your luggage may have to be randomly checked for security reasons, you have no reason to worry. The TSA staff has access to a bypass key which allows them to open the locks without causing damage to it.
Types of TSA Locks
Each suitcase may carry a different TSAaccepted lock. Read more below to identify the type of lock your suitcasehas and instructions for use.
LOCK WITH CENTER SLIDERS
To set your personal combination, follow these steps:
- Adjust the dials to the preset code 000.
- Press down the Reset Button with a narrow tool.
- Hold the Reset Button down and adjust the dials to your desired personal combination (for example 8-8-8).
- Release the Reset Button. Your personal combination is now set.
- To change your combination again, adjust dials to your existing combination, then repeat steps 2 through 4.
Note:
Some cases may come with the zipper pulls secured within the TSA lock. To release the zipper pulls, simply slide the TSA Lock Slide Bar toward the dials. If you are unable to slide the bar, simply set the dials back to 0-0-0 and try again.
LOCK WITH END SLIDERS
Type A and Type B
To set your personal combination,follow these steps:
- Adjust the dials to the preset code 000.
- Press down the Reset Button with a narrow tool.
- Hold the Reset Button down and adjust the dials to your desired personal combination (for example 8-8-8).
- Release the Reset Button. Your personal combination is now set.
- To change your combination again, adjust dials to your existing combination, then repeat steps 2 through 4.
Type C
To set your personal combination,follow these steps:
- Adjust the dials to the preset code 000.
- Press down the Reset Button with a narrow tool.
- Hold the Reset Button down and adjust the dials to your desired personal combination (for example 8-8-8).
- Release the Reset Button. Your personal combination is now set.
- To change your combination again, adjust dials to your existing combination, then repeat steps 2 through 4.
CLAMP STYLE LOCKS
To set your personal combination,follow these steps:
Locate the Reset Button on the underside of the clamp closure.
Adjust Dials to original preset numbers 0-0-0.
Slide the Reset Button from "OFF" to "SET."
Set your personal combination by turning the dials to your desired code (for example 8-8-8).
Slide the Reset Button back to the "OFF" position.
Your personal combination is now set.
PADLOCK STYLE
THE IMPORTANCE OF A TSA LOCK
During the checked-luggage screeningprocess at an airport, sometimes aninterior inspection of luggage iswarranted. If your luggage is lockedwith a non-TSA accepted lock,Transportation Security Administrationofficers are authorized to cut the lockopen for interior access.
To provide an alternative to this, theTSA has worked with several companiesto develop specialized locks thatcan be opened by airport securityofficers with universal keys, and thislock is one of them.Now you can travel with peace of mindknowing your belongings are securedwhile traveling and able to beinspected by the TSA without damageto your lock.
