Directive 2009/80/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

ANNEX I REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE EC COMPONENT TYPE-APPROVAL OF TWO OR THREE-WHEEL VEHICLES IN RESPECT OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF THEIR CONTROLS, TELL-TALES AND INDICATORS

1. DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

1.1.

‘control’ means any part of the vehicle or component directly actuated by the driver which causes a change in the state or operation of the vehicle or one of the parts thereof;

1.2.

‘tell-tale’ means a signal indicating the triggering of a device, an operation or a suspect or faulty state or an absence of operation;

1.3.

‘indicator’ means a device providing information on the proper functioning or state of a system or part of a system such as the level of a fluid;

1.4.

‘symbol’ means an outline enabling a control, tell-tale or indicator to be identified.

2. REQUIREMENTS

2.1. Identification

The controls, tell-tales and indicators referred to in point 2.1.5 shall be identified in accordance with the following requirements when they are fitted to a vehicle.

2.1.1.

The symbols shall stand out clearly against the background.

2.1.2.

The symbols shall be placed on the control or control tell-tale to be identified or in immediate proximity thereof. Where this is not possible the symbol and control, or tell-tale, shall be joined by a continuous dash that is as short as possible.

2.1.3.

Main-beam headlights shall be represented by parallel horizontal rays of light and dipped-beam headlamps by parallel rays of light angled downwards.

2.1.4.

When used for optical tell-tales the following colours listed below shall have the meanings indicated:

— red

:

danger,

— amber

:

caution,

— green

:

safety.

Blue shall be reserved exclusively for the main beam headlamp tell-tales.

2.1.5.

Designation and identification of symbols

Notes:
(1) The framed areas may be solid.
(2) The dark part of this symbol may be replaced by its silhouette; the white part in this diagram shall then be entirely in a dark colour.
(3) If a single control is used for the front and rear fog lamps the symbol used shall be that for ‘front fog lamp’.
Figure 1 Headlamp control — Main-beam headlamp Tell-tale colour: blue.
Figure 2 Headlamp control — Dipped-beam headlamp Tell-tale colour: green.
Figure 3 Direction indicator Note: if there are separate tell-tales for the left and right direction indicators, the two arrows may also be used separately. Tell-tale colour: green.
Figure 4 Hazard warning device Two possibilities: identifying signal placed alongside, tell-tale colour: red or simultaneous operation of direction indicators (both arrows in Figure 3)
Figure 5 Manual choke Tell-tale colour: amber.
Figure 6 Audible warning device
Figure 7 Fuel level Tell-tale colour: amber.
Figure 8 Engine coolant temperature Tell-tale colour: red.
Figure 9 Battery charge Tell-tale colour: red.
Figure 10 Engine oil Tell-tale colour: red.
Figure 11 Front fog lamp (3) Tell-tale colour: green.
Figure 12 Rear fog lamp (3) Tell-tale colour: amber.
Figure 13 Engine ignition or cut-off control in ‘out of use’ position
Figure 14 Engine ignition or cut-off control in the ‘operating’ position
Figure 15 Lighting switch Tell-tale colour: green.
Figure 16 Position (side) lamps Note: if the control is not separate, it may be identified by the symbol shown in figure 15. Tell-tale colour: green.
Figure 17 ‘Gear box in neutral’ indicator Tell-tale colour: green.
Figure 18 Electric starter

Appendix Structure of the model base for the symbols referred to in point 2.1.5

The model base consists of:

• a base 50 mm square, this dimension being equal to nominal dimension ‘a’ in the original;

• a base circle 56 mm in diameter having approximately the same area as the base square (1);

• a second 50 mm-diameter circle is drawn within the base square (1);

• a second square the tips of which lie on the base circle (2) and the sides of which are parallel to those of the base square (1);

• two rectangles having the same area as the base square (1), their sides being at right angles to each other and each of them devised so as to divide the opposite sides of the base square into symmetrical points;

• a third square the sides of which pass through the points of intersection of the base square (1) and the base circle (2) and are inclined at 45°, thus providing the greatest horizontal and vertical dimensions of the model base;

• an irregular octagon formed by lines inclined at 30° to the sides of the square (7).

The base model is laid upon a grid the lower side of which measures 12,5 mm and coincides with the base square (1).