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Legal Requirements for
Motor Vehicles and Trailers according to ECE Regulation 48
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Summary of Lighting Regulations
In order to optimally equip and/or retrofit a vehicle, legal require-ments must be considered. On the following pages, we want to introduce you to the legal requirement according to ECE regu-lation 48 for the installation of front, side and rear lighting. The chapter is separated into regulations for motorhomes and trai-lers. It specifies which lights are legally required and which are not authorized.
The overview is divided into two parts:
■Requirements for motor vehicle classes (passenger car, motor-home, bus, truck, municipal- and special body design)
■Requirement for vehicle classes (12 V-trailer, caravan and 24V-trailer).It also describes in detail the installation requirement for each light. The colour-coding and the Quick Finder will help you to quickly find the desired regulation.
From experience it is known that legal requirement may change.Therefore, we do not guarantee indefinitely for these equipment
provisions.
Passenger car
Truck
Municipal and Special Body Design
Bus
Motorhome 12-V Trailer
Caravan
24-V Trailer
Motor vehicle classes
Vehicle classes
These pictograms show which regulation is applicable to which classes.
Rear Lighting Motorhomes
■ Highlighted in red ■ Pages 14-21
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Front Lighting Motorhomes
■ Highlighted in blue ■ Pages 4-9
Front Lighting Trailer ■ Highlighted in blue ■ Pages 22-25
Side Lighting Motorhomes
■ Highlighted in yellow ■ Pages 10-13
Rear Lighting Trailers ■ Highlighted in red ■ Pages 28-35
Side Lighting Trailers ■ Highlighted in yellow ■ Pages 26-27
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Motor vehicle classes
(passenger car, motorhome, bus, truck, municipal and special body design)
Vehicle classes
(12 V trailer, caravan and 24 V trailer)
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Legal Regulations for Motorhomes according to ECE Regulation 48 Motorhome - Front
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Dipped beam headlights Main beam headlights
1
valid for:
valid for:
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Turn Signal (Indicator Light), Front
Note:
Category 1 =Distance to dipped beam light > 40 mm
Illumination min. 175 cd
Category 2 =Distance to dipped beam light > 40 mm
Illumination min. 250 cd
Category 3 =Distance to dipped beam light > 20 mm
Illumination min. 400 cd cd = Candela
1
valid for:
valid for:
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Parking Light, Front
1
valid for:
valid for:
as far on the outside as possible
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Clearance Light, Front
Reflector, Front
1
valid for:
valid for:
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Cornering Light
1
valid for:
valid for:
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Turn Signal (Indicator Light), Side
Motorhome – Side
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2
valid for:
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Parking Lights, Side
1.500 mm
2
valid for:
valid for:
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SM1 light – light value at least 4 cd = Usage in all vehicle classes SM2 light – light value at least 0.8 cd = Usage only in M 1class
Side Marker Light
Max. 2
valid for:
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valid for:
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Min. 600 mm
Max. 400 mm
Min. 350 mm
Max.
1.500 mm
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Turn Signal (Indicator Light), Rear Note:
Category 2a: one illumination intensity level = Light values min. 50 cd
Category 2b: two illumination intensity levels = Light values in the day min. 175 cd,
at night min. 40 cd
Attachment Mandatory for all vehicles,Category 2a or 2b
Quantity
2
Colour
Amber
Mounting Height
Min. 350 mm, max. 1,500 mm (exception: 2,100 mm only if no additional indicator lights are attached). Mounting height of the additional indicator lights: Min. 600 mm above the mandatory indicator light.
Mounting Width
Max. 400 mm from the outermost point of the vehicle width. Does not apply to additional indicator lights. Min.600 mm between both indicator lights, but min. 400 mm for vehicle widths of < 1,300 mm.
Geometric Viewing Angle
Horizontal 45°on the inside to 80°outside, Vertical ±15°,but for mounting heights of < 750 mm, 5°downwards Electric Circuit
The light must flash independent of the other lights. They are attached on the same vehicle side and must be activa-ted and deactivated using the same lever/switch. They must flash synchronously.Tell-Tale
Mandatory
Other Regulations
Attachment of 2 additional signal lights on all M 2, M 3, N 2and N 3vehicles
Motorhome – Rear
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valid for:
3
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Taillights valid for:
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Brake Lights Note:
Category S1: one illumination intensity level = Light values min. 60 cd
Category S2: two illumination intensity levels = Light values in the day min. 130 cd,
at night min. 30 cd
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valid for:
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Safety Brake Light Note:
Category S3/Safety Brake Light = Light values min. 25 cd/max. 80 cd Category S3/Type D – Double Light= Light values min. 25 cd/max. 55 cd
3
valid for:
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Rear Fog light
Reverse Light 3
Note:
The interim regulations state that new motor vehicle types (all motor vehicle classes) which are newly registered from July 2006 onwards must be equipped with 1 reverse light if the vehicle length is < 6000 mm and
2 reverse lights if the vehicle length is > 6000 mm (except for M 1model).
valid for:
valid for:
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Parking Light, Rear
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valid for:
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Clearance Light, Rear
Max. 400 mm
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valid for: