Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2010C00408:body:0:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2010C00408
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 17793–20925

impact against the steering control;

       2.16. "passenger compartment" means the space for occupant accommodation, bounded by the roof, floor, side walls, doors, outside glazing, front bulkhead, and the plane of the rear compartment bulkhead or the plane of the rear seat back support, and if necessary any partition of the tray(s) containing the monoblocs of the electric vehicle's propulsion battery;

       2.17. "Impactor" consists of a rigid hemispherical headform 165 mm in diameter, in accordance with annex 5, paragraph 3 of this Regulation;

       2.18. "Mass of the vehicle in running order" means the mass of the vehicle unoccupied and unladen but complete with fuel, coolant, lubricant tools and spare wheel, if provided as standard equipment by the vehicle manufacturer, and propulsion battery tray(s) including the monoblocs of the electric vehicle's propulsion battery.

       2.19.  'Monobloc' means the smallest unit of the propulsion electric energy source;

       2.20. 'Propulsion battery' means the assembly of the blocs constituting the electric energy source;

       2.21.  'Propulsion battery tray' means the tray containing one or more monoblocs; a vehicle can comprise no tray or one or more trays;

       3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL

       3.1. Vehicle type

       3.1.1. The application for approval of a vehicle type with regard to the protection of the driver against the steering mechanism in the event of impact shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his duly accredited representative.

       3.1.2. It shall be accompanied by the undermentioned documents in triplicate and the following particulars:

       3.1.2.1. a detailed description of the vehicle type with respect to the structure, dimensions, lines and constituent materials of that part of the vehicle forward of the steering control;

       3.1.2.2. drawings, on an appropriate scale and in sufficient detail, of the steering mechanism and of its attachment to the vehicle chassis and body;

       3.1.2.3. a technical description of that mechanism;

       3.1.2.4. an indication of the mass of the vehicle in running order;

       3.1.2.5. evidence that the steering control has been approved in accordance with paragraph 5.2 of the Regulation, if applicable.

       3.1.2.6.  evidence that the steering mechanism complies with the specifications of paragraph 5.2.2. of Regulation No. 94, 01 series of amendments, if the application for approval is submitted by the applicant pursuant paragraph 5.1.2. below.

       3.1.2.7.  evidence that the steering control complies with the specifications of paragraphs 5.2.1.4. and 5.2.1.5. of Regulation No. 94, 01 series of amendments if the application for approval is submitted by the applicant pursuant paragraph 5.2.1. below.

       3.1.3. The following shall be submitted to the technical service responsible for conducting approval tests:

       3.1.3.1. a vehicle, representative of the vehicle type to be approved, for the test referred to in paragraph 5.1. below;

       3.1.3.2. at the manufacturer's discretion, with the agreement of the technical