Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00108:front:0:p23
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on a gradient between level and 1 per cent, where the vertical rise is expressed as a percentage of the horizontal distance travelled to achieve this rise.
     2.                           Conditions for a test on a gradient of at least 18 per cent
         1.                     The vehicle must be positioned such that its longitudinal axis is parallel to the direction of the gradient.
         2.                     The service brake shall be used to keep the vehicle stationary on the gradient, prior to the application of the parking brake.
         3.                     The 'Parking Mechanism 35/...' (if fitted) and the transmission must be disengaged.
         4.                     The parking brake must be applied by a single application of a force not exceeding the maximum 'Control' force specified in Table 1, except that a series of applications not exceeding this same force may be made in the case of a 'Control' that does not allow for full application of the parking brake in a single application.
         5.                     The service brake must be released for at least 5 minutes, with the vehicle in accordance with the conditions described in clauses 8.11.2.1, 8.11.2.3 and 8.11.2.4 above.
         6.                     The vehicle must then be parked in the reverse position on the gradient for at least 5 minutes with the service brake released and the vehicle in accordance with the conditions described in clauses 8.11.2.1, 8.11.2.3 and 8.11.2.4 above.
         7.                     If the vehicle does not remain stationary, re-application of the service brake to hold the vehicle stationary, with re-application of the specified force to the parking brake 'Control' (without release of the ratcheting or other holding mechanism of the parking brake) may be used twice to attain a stationary position.
     3.                           Conditions for a test on a gradient between level and 1 per cent
         1.                     The 'Parking Mechanism 35/...' (if fitted) and the transmission must be disengaged.
         2.                     The parking brake must be applied by a single application of a force not exceeding the maximum 'Control' force specified in Table 1, except that a series of applications not exceeding this same force may be made in the case of a 'Control' that does not allow for full application of the parking brake in a single application.
         3.                     The service brake must be released.
         4.                     With the vehicle in accordance with each of the conditions described in clauses 8.11.3.1 to 8.11.3.3 above:
                 1.             sufficient forward longitudinal force must be applied for at least 5 minutes to the vehicle chassis, so the resultant of this force and any force due to the effect of gravity on the vehicle, acting in the forward direction and along the vehicle longitudinal centreline, is at least 0.18 times the vehicle weight; and
                 2.             sufficient rearward longitudinal force must be applied for at