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Subject matter
This Regulation establishes the detailed technical requirements and test procedures regarding functional safety, except with respect to braking performance, for the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles and the systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 167/2013.
Definitions
The definitions of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘Towing device’ means a component on the tractor designed to provide a mechanical link between the tractor and a towing vehicle to tow the tractor away in case it cannot be self-propelled; (2) ‘Unladen mass in running order’ of a vehicle means the mass of the unladen vehicle ready for normal use and including the standard equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, coolant, lubricants, fuel, tools and driver (considered equal to 75 kg) and excluding optional accessories; (3) ‘Steering control’ means the part directly operated by the driver in order to steer the tractor; (4) ‘Steering effort’ means the force exerted by the driver on the steering control in order to steer the tractor; (5) ‘Tyres normally fitted’ means the type or types of tyre provided by the manufacturer on the vehicle type in question and specified in the information document the template of which is set out in Article 68(a) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013; (6) ‘Tracks normally fitted’ means the type or types of track provided by the manufacturer on the vehicle type in question and specified in the information document the template of which is set out in Article 68(a) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013; (7) ‘Rear-view mirror’ means any device intended to give, within the field of vision geometrically defined in point 5 of Annex IX, a clear view to the rear which, within reasonable limits, is not blocked by component parts of the tractor or by the occupants of the tractor itself; (8) ‘Interior rear-view mirror’ means a rear-view mirror which is fitted inside the cab or frame of a tractor; (9) ‘Class of rear-view mirror’ means all rear-view mirrors having one or more common characteristics or functions; (10) ‘Lamp’ means a device designed to illuminate the road (headlamp) or to emit a light signal; (11) ‘Tractor wheelbase’ or ‘Vehicle wheelbase’ means the distance between the vertical planes perpendicular to the median longitudinal plane of the tractor or of the vehicle passing through the axles of the tractor or of the vehicle; (12) ‘Laden vehicle’ means the vehicle laden to the maximum permitted technical mass.
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