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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2400/annex-VIII/division-3/division-3.5/division-3.5.3/division-3.5.3.1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2017/2400",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 of 12 December 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles and amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2400",
  "path": "annex/VIII/division/3/division/3.5/division/3.5.3/division/3.5.3.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.5.3.1",
  "heading": "Preparation of vehicle and measurement systems",
  "text": "(i) Installation of torque meters on the driven axles of the test vehicle and check of installation and signal data according to the manufacturer specification.\n(ii) Documentation of relevant general vehicle data for the official testing template in accordance with 3.7 of this Annex.\n(iii) For the calculation of the acceleration correction by the air drag pre-processing tool the actual vehicle weight shall be determined before the test within a range of ± 500 kg.\n(iv) Check of tyres for the maximum allowable inflation pressure and documentation of tyre pressure values.\n(v) Preparation of opto-electronic barriers at the measurement section(s) or check of proper function of the DGPS system.\n(vi) Installation of mobile anemometer on the vehicle and/or control of the installation, position and orientation. A misalignment calibration test has to be performed every time the anemometer has been mounted newly on the vehicle.\n(vii) Check of vehicle setup regarding the height and geometry, with running engine. The maximum height of the vehicle shall be determined by measuring at the four corners of the box/semi-trailer.\n(viii) Adjustment the height of the semi-trailer to the target value and redo determination of maximum vehicle height if necessary.\n(ix) Mirrors or optical systems, roof fairing or other aerodynamic devices shall be in their regular driving condition.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/318 of 19 February 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 and Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/2400/annex/VIII/division/3/division/3.5/division/3.5.3/division/3.5.3.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:20.922900+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}