Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00919:body:0:p87
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of estimation remains constant.
6.25.7.6.                    The activation period of the rear-end collision alert signal shall be not more than 3 seconds.
6.25.8.                          Tell-tale
Optional
6.26.                                Manoeuvring lamps (Regulation No. 23)
6.26.1.                          Presence
Optional on motor vehicles.
6.26.2.                          Number
One or two (one per side)
6.26.3.                          Arrangement
No special requirement, however the requirements of paragraph 6.26.9. apply.
6.26.4.                          Position
No special requirement.
6.26.5.                          Geometric Visibility
No special requirement.
6.26.6.                          Orientation
Downwards, however the requirements of paragraph 6.26.9. apply.
6.26.7.                          Electrical Connections
Manoeuvring lamps shall be so connected that they cannot be activated unless the main-beam headlamps or the dipped-beam headlamps are switched ON at the same time.
The manoeuvring lamp(s) shall be activated automatically for slow manoeuvres up to 10 km/h provided that one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
             (a) Prior to the vehicle being set in motion for the first time after each manual activation of the propulsion system; or
(b) Reverse gear is engaged; or
(c) A camera based system which assists parking manoeuvres is activated
The manoeuvring lamps shall be automatically switched off if the forward speed of the vehicle exceeds 10 km/h and they shall remain switched off until the conditions for activation are met again.
6.26.8.                          Tell-tale
No special requirement.
6.26.9.                          Other requirements
6.26.9.1.                    The Technical Service shall, to the satisfaction of the Type Approval Authority, perform a visual test to verify that there is no direct visibility of the apparent surface of these lamps, if viewed by an observer moving on the boundary of a zone on a transverse plane 10 m from the front of the vehicle, a transverse plane 10 m from the rear of the vehicle , and two longitudinal planes 10 m from each side of the vehicle; these four planes to extend from 1 m to 3 m above and parallel to the ground as shown in Annex 14.
6.26.9.2.                    At the request of the applicant and with the consent of the Technical Service the requirement of 6.26.9.1 may be verified by a drawing or simulation or deemed be satisfied if the installation conditions comply with paragraph 6.2.3 of Regulation No. 23, as noticed in the communication document in Annex 1, paragraph 9.
7.                                          Modifications and extensions of approval of the vehicle type or of the installation of its lighting and light signalling devices
7.1.                                    Every modification of the vehicle type or of the installation of its lighting or light signalling devices, or of the list referred to in paragraph 3.2.2. above, shall be notified to the Type Approval Authority which approved that vehicle type. The Authority may then either:
7.1.1.                              Consider that the modifications made are unlikely to have an appreciable adverse effect and that in any case