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T 84 
 
  
 
National Standard  
of the People's Republic of China 
 
 
GB15365 - 200X 
 Replaces GB 15365-1994 
 
 
Symbols for controls, indicators and 
telltales for motorcycles and mopeds 
 
 
  
Draft for approval 
 
 
 Issue Date: XXXX – XX – XX Im plementation Date: XXXX – XX – XX
 
Issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and 
Quarantine of the People's  Republic of China and the 
Standardisation Administration of the  People's Republic of China (SAC) 
 
  
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Foreword ....................................................................................................................... ....................... 3 
1 Scope........................................................................................................................ ......................... 4 
2 Terms and definitions........................................................................................................ ................ 4 
3 General principles ........................................................................................................... .................. 4 
4 Symbols...................................................................................................................... ....................... 5- 3 -  
Foreword 
 
Clauses3 and 4 of this Standard are mandatory, whilst the rest are recommended. 
 This standard should be consulted with re ference to ISO/DIS 6727:2001, “Road vehicles – 
Motorcycles – Symbols for controls, indicators and telltales”. The technical content of the 
motorcycle Part is the same as in ISO/DIS 6727:2001. 
 
This standard replaces GB15365-1994, “Symbols fo r controls, indicators and telltales for 
motorcycles”.  In comparison to GB15365-1994, the main revise d contents of this Standard are: 
− In section 4.1, the symbol for high b eam flash warning has been added; 
− In section 4.8, the symbol for Anti-lock Braking System failure has been added; 
− In section 4.13, the selectable symbol s for fuel level have been added; 
− In section 4.19, the symbols for reve rsing lights have been altered; 
− In section 4.20 - 4.29, the symbols for special c ontrols, indicators and te lltales for electric 
motorcycles and electric mopeds have been added. 
 Appendix A to this Standard is an informative annex.  This Standard is proposed by China Asso ciation of Automobile Manufacturing.  
 This Standard is under the jurisdiction of the National Automobile Standardisation Technical 
Committee.  The organisation that participated in the drafting of this Standard is: Shanghai Motorcycle Research 
Institute.  The main drafters of this Standard are:  Zhao Lina, Li Wenjun.  This Standard replaces the pr eviously issued Standards: 
- GB15365-1994. 
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Symbols for controls, indicators and telltales 
for motorcycles and mopeds 
 
1 Scope 
This Standard specifies the symbols for controls , indicators and tell-tales for motorcycles and 
mopeds, as well as the colours for light signal units of motorcycles and mopeds. 
 This standard applies to controls  installed on the instrument pa nel and near to the driver of 
motorcycles and mopeds; however, this does not mean every control listed in this Standard must be 
used.  This standard applies to motorcycles and mopeds  (hereinafter refereed to as motorcycles). 
2 Terms and definitions 
The following terms and definitions apply to this Standard. 
2.1 Control 
The device used by the driver of the motorcycle to change the working status or functions of certain 
equipment. 
2.2 Indicator 
The instrument (meter) that uses graduated values or digits to i ndicate the working status of the 
motorcycle and its components. 
2.3 Telltale 
The indicating device that uses li ght signals or sound signa ls to indicate the f unctional status of the 
motorcycle and its components.  
3 General Principles 
3.1 The positioning of the symbols and telltales shoul d be convenient for a driver in the standard 
driving seat to observe and identi fy; the driver, from its standard driving position, must be able to 
recognise these symbols as the exact symbols specified in Clause 4 of this Standard. 
 3.2 The colour of the symbols on th e controls and telltales should clearly contrast against the 
background colours so as to be conspicuous. The coa ting (plating) must not be easily peeled off by 
the fingers and should be permanently maintaine d. If there is no paint that can ensure clear 
identification, then these symbols can only be made to be concave-convex. 
 3.3 The symbols should be positioned on the corres ponding controls, indicato rs and telltales or 
nearby places. If this is not po ssible, then there should be a short solid line to indicate the 
connection between the symbols and the corres ponding controls, indicat ors or telltales. 
 3.4 If side views of the motorcycle or motorcyc le components are used as symbols, the symbols 
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3.5 Use parallel rays to indicate fo cused light, and divergent rays to indicate diffused light. 
 3.6 Use colours to indicate the light signalling devices: 
a) red means danger; 
b) yellow means pay attention; 
c) green means safe. 
Blue is only used for the headlight switc h and the flash warnings for full beam. 
4 Symbols 
 
  
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