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at the tested mass, by the tested mass in tonnes, and then dividing that figure by the alternative mass in tonnes, will be deemed to be the 'ERC' for the alternative mass for the purposes of clause 4.1.9.

8.                                          ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS

8.1.                                    The technical requirements adopted by the United Nations – Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulation No. 13 – UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES OF CATEGORIES M, N AND O WITH REGARD TO BRAKING, incorporating any of the series of amendments from 01 to 10 shall be deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this standard, provided that, for hauling vehicles designed to be used in 'Road Train' combinations, the requirements of clause 7.12.6.2 are met.

8.1.1.                              On vehicles to which the coupling of a trailer is authorised, the parking braking system of the towing vehicle need not be capable of holding the combination of vehicles stationary on a 12 per cent up or down-gradient, provided that the requirements of clause 4.3.5 are met.

8.1.2.                              In respect of Annex 18 of UNECE R 13/09 and 13/10, vehicles will be deemed to meet the requirements of this annex if compliance can be demonstrated during a Conformity of Production assessment.

8.2.                                    The technical requirements adopted by the United Nations– Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulation No. 13-H– UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF PASSENGER CARS WITH REGARD TO BRAKING, incorporating the 00 series of amendments from supplement 5 onwards shall be deemed to be equivalent to the technical requirements of this standard for NA category vehicles.

TABLE  1
       TESTS AND PROCEDURES

Item No.*  Tests and Procedures                            Vehicle Category   Initial Speed (km/h)  Minimum 'Average Deceleration ' (m/s2)  Vehicle Mass   Gear Selector   Maximum 'Control' Force (N)
1.         Pre-test Instrumentation Check                  All               40 Max.                See Text                                __            __              __
2.         Service Brake Burnishing Procedure  (optional)  All               See Text               See Text                                ___           ___             __
3.         Service Brake Lightly Laden Effectiveness Test  MB,MC,MD,ME       100                    4.19                                     L            N               685
                                                           NA,NB,NC,LEG      100                    3.78
4.         Lightly Laden Secondary Brake Test              MB,MC,MD,ME       60                     2.10                                                                  590 (hand)
                                                           NA,LEG            70                     2.0                                     L             N               685 (foot)
                                                           NB                50                     1.85
                                                           NC                40                     1.80
5.         Lightly Laden Partial Failure Test              MB,MC,MD,ME       60                     2.10
                                                           NA,LEG            70                     2.00                                    L             N               685
                                                           NB                50                     1.85
                                                           NC                40                     1.80
6.         Service Brake Laden Effectiveness Test          MB,MC,MD,ME       100                    4.19
                                                           NA,NB,NC,LEG      100                    3.78                                    M             N               685
7.         Laden Secondary Brake Test                      MB,MC,MD,ME       60                     2.10                                                                  590 (hand)
                                                           NA,LEG            70                     2.0                                     M             N               685 (foot)
                                                           NB                50                     1.85
                                                           NC                40                     1.80
8.         Laden Partial Failure Test                      MB,MC,MD,ME       60                     2.10
                                                           NA,LEG            70                     2.00                                    M             N               See Text
                                                           NB                50                     1.85
                                                           NC                40                     1.80
9.         Service Brake Fade                              All               See Text               See Text                                 M             D              See Text
10.        Service Brake Fade