Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00129:reg:10:p103
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00129
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 103/150)
Character Range: 1011621–1014427

not stored on-board the vehicle. The sampling point shall be easily accessible without the use of any specialised tool or device. Keys or systems which are normally carried on the vehicle for locking access to the tank shall not be considered to be specialised tools or devices for the purpose of this paragraph.
3.  Maintenance requirements
3.1. The manufacturer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to all owners of new vehicles or new engines type-approved in accordance with this Regulation written instructions about the emission control system and its correct operation.
Those instructions shall state that if the vehicle emission control system is not functioning correctly the driver will be informed of a problem by the driver warning system, and that operation of the driver inducement system as a consequence of ignoring this warning will result in the vehicle being unable to efficiently conduct its mission.
3.2. The instructions shall indicate requirements for the proper use and maintenance of vehicles in order to maintain their emissions performance, including, where relevant, the proper use of consumable reagents.
3.3. The instructions shall be written in clear and non-technical language and in the official language or languages of the Member State in which a new vehicle or engine is sold or registered.
3.4. The instructions shall specify if consumable reagents have to be refilled by the vehicle operator between normal maintenance intervals. The instructions shall also specify the required reagent quality. They shall indicate how the operator should refill the reagent tank. The information shall also indicate a likely rate of reagent consumption for the type of vehicle and how often it is likely to need to be replenished.
3.5. The instructions shall specify that use of, and refilling with, a required reagent of the correct specifications is essential in order for the vehicle to comply with the requirements for the issuing of the certificate of conformity for that vehicle type.
3.6. The instructions shall state that it may be a criminal offence to use a vehicle that does not consume any reagent if the reagent is required for the reduction of emissions.
3.7. The instructions shall explain how the warning system and driver inducement systems work. In addition, the consequences, in terms of vehicle performance and fault logging, of ignoring the warning system and not replenishing the reagent or rectifying a problem shall be explained.
4.  Driver warning system
4.1. The vehicle shall include a driver warning system using visual alarms that informs the driver when a low reagent level, incorrect reagent quality, too low a rate of reagent consumption, or a malfunction, has been detected that may be due to tampering and that will lead to operation of the driver