Looks like they put section 4 of the administrative manual in as section 4 of the game manual in the latest update. So, I don't have full detail on the bumper rules, but...
This seems to make at least some types of scaling a disabling offense:
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Originally Posted by 2016 FRC Game Manual
G19-1 ROBOTS must be in compliance with Section 4 (4.7 BUMPER Rules) throughout the MATCH.
Violation: DISABLED
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Originally Posted by 2016 FRC Game Manual, R22 Blue Box
...B. A ROBOT deploys a MECHANISM which lifts the BUMPERS outside the BUMPER ZONE (when virtually transposed onto a flat floor). This violates R22
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That's a contradiction that needs to be cleared up.
There may have been some comment about an exception to bumper rules while scaling in Section 4.7, but like I said, the admin section 4 is in the new game manual, and I don't have a second copy.