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Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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(The values and units indicated below are those given in the type-approval documentation of the relevant regulatory acts. In case of conformity of production tests, the values must be verified according to the methods laid down in the relevant regulatory acts taking into account the conformity of production test tolerances allowed in those regulatory acts).U.K.
Technically permissible maximum towable mass of the motor vehicle in case ofU.K.
Working principle:U.K.
Number of the base regulatory act and latest amending regulatory act applicable to the EC type-approval. In case of a regulatory act with two or more implementation stages, indicate also the implementation stage:
Stationary: … dB(A) at engine speed: … min–1
Drive-by: … dB(A)
Number of the base regulatory act and latest amending regulatory act applicable to the approval. In case of a regulatory act with two or more implementation stages, indicate also the implementation stage: …
test procedure: …
CO: … HC: … NOx: … HC + NOx: …
Smoke (corrected value of absorption coefficient (m–1)): … Particulates: …
test procedure (if applicable) …
CO: … NOx: … NMHC: … CH4: … Particulates: …
Number of the base regulatory act and latest amending regulatory act applicable to the EC type-approval: …
a In the case of a vehicle that can run either on petrol or on a gaseous fuel, repeat for petrol and gaseous fuel. Vehicles where the petrol system is fitted for emergency purposes or starting only, and of which the petrol tank cannot contain more than 15 litres of petrol, will be regarded for the test as vehicles which can only run on a gaseous fuel. | ||
CO2 emissions | Fuel consumption | |
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Urban conditions: | … g/km | … l/100 km or for gaseous fuels m3/100 kma |
Extra-urban conditions: | … g/km | … l/100 km or for gaseous fuels m3/100 kma |
Combined: | … g/km | … l/100 km or for gaseous fuels m3/100 kma |
Indicate only the basic colour(s) as follows: white, yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, green, grey, brown or black.
Repeat for petrol and gaseous fuel in the case of a vehicle that can run either on petrol or on a gaseous fuel. The vehicles can be fuelled with both petrol and a gaseous fuel but, where the petrol system is fitted for emergency purposes or starting only and of which the petrol tank cannot contain more than 15 litres of petrol, will be regarded for the test as vehicles which can only run a gaseous fuel.
If the vehicle is equipped with 24 GHz short-range radar equipment in accordance with Decision 2005/50/EC, the manufacturer must indicate here: ‘Vehicle equipped with 24 GHz short-range radar equipment’.
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