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Directive 2009/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title
Directive 2009/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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4.4. Reversing lamps
4.4.1. Presence
Optional.
4.4.2. Number
One or two.
4.4.3. Arrangement
No individual specifications.
4.4.4. Position
4.4.4.1. Width:
No individual specifications.
4.4.4.2. Height:
Not less than 250 mm and not more than 1 200 mm above the ground.
4.4.4.3. Length:
At the back of the tractor.
4.4.5. Geometric visibility
Defined by angles α and β as specified in point 1.9:
α
=
15° upwards and 5° downwards,
β
=
45° to right and left if there is only one lamp,
β
=
45° outwards and 30° inwards if there are two.
4.4.6. Alignment
Rearwards.
4.4.7. May be ‘grouped’
with any other rear lamp.
4.4.8. May not be ‘combined’
with other lamps.
4.4.9. May not be ‘reciprocally incorporated’
with other lamps.
4.4.10. Electrical connections
It can only light up if the reverse gear is engaged and if the device which controls the starting or stopping of the engine is in such a position that operation of the engine is possible.
It must not light up or remain lit up if either of the above conditions is not satisfied.
4.4.11. Tell-tale
Optional.
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