Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01065:body:0:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01065
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Character Range: 34023–36839

37/00 or clauses 7.3.1 to 7.3.2 of ADR 37/01.

   ENGINE FAMILY - means a basic classification of engines having similar characteristics as defined in ADR 36 clauses 36.3.4.1 to 36.3.4.4.

   ENGINE SPEED AT MAXIMUM POWER - ADRs 28/01, 39 and 56 (exclusive definitions in each ADR).

    ENGINE START CONTROL - a hand-operated device that enables the driver to activate the vehicle's propulsion system.  This includes but is not limited to a remote, key or push button device.

   ENGINE SYSTEM - ADR 30

   ENGINE-SYSTEM COMBINATION - a combination of 'Engine Family'; 'Exhaust Emissions 37/00' control system; and 'Fuel Evaporative Emissions Control System' (where applicable).

   EQUIPMENT - equipment fitted to a vehicle for a special purpose and not fitted by the original vehicle 'Manufacturer' as either standard equipment or as a regular production option (e.g. a crane mounted on a vehicle or a chute on a cement mixer, fitted by a second 'Manufacturer').

   EQUIVALENT TEST INERTIA MASS - the figure shown in clause 37.8.4, Table 8.2 of ADR 37/00 or clause 11.4, Table 4 of ADR 37/01, corresponding to the 'Reference Mass' of the vehicle.

   ESTABLISHED RETARDATION COEFFICIENT (ERC) - the average braking deceleration calculated from when the energy level in the least favoured 'Brakes' actuator reaches 65% of 'Average Operating Pressure' to when the vehicle becomes stationary, expressed as a proportion of the acceleration due to gravity.

   EXHAUST EMISSIONS - means substances emitted to the atmosphere from the exhaust of a motor vehicle engine (ADR 36).

   EXHAUST EMISSIONS 37/00 - substances emitted to the atmosphere from any opening downstream from the exhaust port of a vehicle engine.

   EXTERNAL CABIN LAMP - means lamps on the roof of the cabin, which may be mandatory in some countries, for identifying a heavy vehicle from the front.

   FIELD OF VIEW – the area within a cone of vision having an included apex angle of 40o and the axis horizontal and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle loaded to the design load on horizontal ground.  The apex of the cone shall be a point midway between the eyes of the 'Driver's Eye Position' (ADR 12).

   FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY - a 'Fifth Wheel Coupling' including any turn-table, mounting plate, sliding assembly, load cell and other equipment mounted between the towing vehicle chassis and the trailer 'Skid Plate', but not including any 'Attachment Sections'.

   FIFTH WHEEL COUPLING - a device, other than the 'Skid Plate' and the kingpin (which are parts of a 'Semi-trailer'), used with a 'Prime Mover', 'Semi-trailer' or a 'Converter Dolly' to permit quick coupling and uncoupling and to provide for articulation.

   FILLED TANK - the 'Fuel Tank' when filled to the point of overflow (ADR 17).

   FINAL TORSO ANCHORAGE - an