Council Directive of 21 December 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the defrosting and demisting systems of glazed surfaces of motor vehicles (78/317/EEC) (repealed) (c. 317)

1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

3. Article 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

4. Article 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

5. Article 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

6. Article 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

7. Article 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

8. Article 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

9. Signature

10. 1. LIST OF ANNEXES

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       2. ANNEX I

          SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, APPLICATION FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL, EEC TYPE-APPROVAL, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, TEST PROCEDURE

          1. 1. SCOPE

             1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

             2. 1.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

             3. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2. DEFINITIONS

             1. 2.2. Vehicle type with regard to the windscreen defrosting and demisting...

             2. 2.3. Three-dimensional reference grid

                1. 2.3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

             3. 2.4. Primary reference marks

             4. 2.5. Seat-back angle

             5. 2.6. Actual seat-back angle

             6. 2.7. Design seat-back angle

             7. 2.8. V points

             8. 2.9. R point or seating reference point

             9. 2.10. H point

             10. 2.11. Windscreen datum points

             11. 2.12. Transparent area of a windscreen

             12. 2.13. Horizontal seat-adjustment range

             13. 2.14. Extended seat-adjustment range

             14. 2.15. Defrosting system

             15. 2.16. Defrosting

             16. 2.17. Defrosted area

             17. 2.18. Demisting system

             18. 2.19. Mist

             19. 2.20. Demisting

          3. 3. APPLICATION FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL

             1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

             2. 3.2. It shall be accompanied by the following documents in triplicate,...

             3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 4. EEC TYPE-APPROVAL

             1. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          5. 5. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

             1. 5.1. Windscreen defrosting

                1. 5.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                2. 5.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

                3. 5.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

                4. 5.1.4. The following requirements must be satisfied:

             2. 5.2. Windscreen demisting

                1. 5.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                2. 5.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

                3. 5.2.3. The following requirements must be satisfied:

          6. 6. TEST PROCEDURE

             1. 6.1. Windscreen defrosting

                1. 6.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                2. 6.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

                3. 6.1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

                4. 6.1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

                5. 6.1.4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                6. 6.1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

                7. 6.1.5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                8. 6.1.5.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                9. 6.1.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

                10. 6.1.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

                11. 6.1.7.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                12. 6.1.7.2. During the final 35 minutes of the test period (or...

                13. 6.1.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

                14. 6.1.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

             2. 6.2. Windscreen demisting

                1. 6.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                2. 6.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

                3. 6.2.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

                4. 6.2.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

                5. 6.2.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

                6. 6.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

                7. 6.2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

                8. 6.2.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

                9. 6.2.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

                10. 6.2.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

                11. 6.2.7.1. Throughout the test the engine must run:

                12. 6.2.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

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       3. ANNEX II

          PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE H POINT AND THE ACTUAL SEAT-BACK ANGLE AND FOR VERIFYING THE RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE R AND H POINTS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DESIGN SEAT-BACK ANGLE AND THE ACTUAL SEAT-BACK ANGLE

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       4. ANNEX III

          METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DIMENSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE VEHICLE'S PRIMARY REFERENCE MARKS AND THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL REFERENCE GRID

          1. 1. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REFERENCE GRID AND VEHICLE'S PRIMARY REFERENCE MARKS

          2. 2. METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIP OF REFERENCE GRID TO REFERENCE MARKS...

          3. 3. EXAMINATION OF THE REFERENCE PLANE

          4. 4. ACTUAL TEST ATTITUDE

          5. 5. RESULTS

       5. ANNEX IV

          PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING VISION AREAS ON WINDSCREENS OF CATEGORY VEHICLES IN RELATION TO THE V POINTS

          1. 1. POSITIONS OF THE V POINTS

             1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

             2. 1.2. Table I indicates the basic coordinates for a design seat-back...

             3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

             4. 1.3.1. Table II shows the further corrections to be made to...

          2. 2. VISION AREAS

             1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

             2. 2.2. Vision area A is the area on the outer surface...

             3. 2.3. Vision area B is the area of the outer surface...

       6. ANNEX V

          STEAM GENERATOR

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          3. Diagram of steam generator

          4. Dimensions and characteristics of steam generator

       7. ANNEX VI