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Division 3.6

United Kingdom

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In case of failure of the towed vehicle braking system part, located on the tractor side, a pressure drop to 0 kPa (measured at the coupling head) shall be generated within 1 second, in order to apply the brakes of the towed vehicle. The same provision applies in case of shut off or low efficiency of the energy source.

Notes on Division 3

Textual amendments

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Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1788 of 14 July 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of requirements for vehicle EU type-approval, and amending and correcting Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 1322/2014, (EU) 2015/96, (EU) 2015/68 and (EU) 2015/208 with regard to vehicle construction and general requirements, to environmental and propulsion unit performance requirements, to vehicle braking requirements and to vehicle functional safety requirements (Text with EEA relevance).