Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00157:body:0:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00157
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 7280–10296

a vehicle" means approval of a vehicle type with regard to headlamp cleaners;

       2.5. "Fluid container" means that part of the headlamp cleaner in which in the appropriate cases the cleaning fluid is stored;

       2.6. "Cleaning efficiency" means the percentage of the intensity of illumination measured at a measuring point after cleaning with respect to the values measured with the sample totally clean;

       2.7. "Cleaning period" means the period of time to fulfil the requirements specified in paragraph 7 below to be met, including any pre-treatment period.

       3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL

       3.1. The application for approval of a type of headlamp cleaner shall be submitted by the holder of the trade name or mark or by his duly accredited representative.

       3.2. The application for approval of a vehicle type with regard to the headlamp cleaners shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his duly accredited representative.

       3.3. The application shall specify either the type number or the approval number of the headlamp(s) or the shapes and dimensions of the headlamp(s) for which the cleaner is intended and shall be accompanied by the undermentioned documents, in triplicate giving the following particulars:

       3.3.1. Drawings showing in sufficient detail the installation to a vehicle, the relative attachment between the headlamp(s) and the wiper(s), nozzle(s), or corresponding parts, the position of the approval mark and the cleaning principle employed; where appropriate, the part of the illuminating surface of the headlamp relevant to the cleaner shall also be shown;

       3.3.2. Either a specification of the type(s) or the approval number(s) of the headiomp(s) for which the cleaner is intended if only a part of the lens is cleaned or a specification of the main measures (diameter and radius of curvature of the lens) if the lens is cleaned uniformly;

       3.3.3. A list, specifying the parts which constitute the headlamp cleaner and drawings thereof, (e.g. pumps, nozzles, valves, motors and wipers);

       3.3.4. A brief technical description indicating the length of the cleaning period, the consumption of cleaning fluid during the cleaning period and the minimum capacity of the container provided;

       3.3.5. A sample, complete with relevant headlamp(s) installed as described in paragraph 3.3.1., either on a suitable test fixture or on a vehicle representative of the type to be approved, in such a manner as to allow normal operation of the cleaner and the headlamp(s);

       3.3.6. A separate complete headlamp cleaning device;

       3.3.7. Instructions for the installation in case of approval of a headlamp cleaner;

       3.3.8. If required by the technical service responsible for conducting approval tests, technical documentation and further samples.

       4. MARKINGS

       4.1. The headlamp cleaner shall on at least one main part bear the following marks clearly legible and indelible:

       4.1.1.