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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/68 of 15 October 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles Text with EEA relevance

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/68
of 15 October 2014
supplementing Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to vehicle braking requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles
(Text with EEA relevance)
CHAPTER I
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Definitions
CHAPTER II
Article 3
Fitting and demonstration requirements related to braking performance
Article 4
Requirements applying to construction and fitting of braking devices and trailer braking couplings
Article 5
Requirements applying to testing and performance of braking systems and trailer braking couplings and of vehicles fitted with them
Article 6
Requirements applying to the measurement of the response time
Article 7
Requirements applying to energy sources and energy storage devices of braking systems and trailer braking couplings and to vehicles fitted with them
Article 8
Requirements applying to spring brakes and to vehicles fitted with them
Article 9
Requirements applying to parking braking systems equipped with a mechanical brake-cylinder locking device
Article 10
Alternative test requirements for vehicles for which Type-I, Type-II or Type-III tests are not mandatory
Article 11
Requirements applying to the testing of inertia braking systems, braking devices and trailer braking couplings and of vehicles fitted with them as regards braking
Article 12
Requirements applying to vehicles with hydrostatic drive and their braking devices and braking systems
Article 13
Requirements applying to the safety aspects of complex electronic vehicle control systems
Article 14
Requirements and test procedures applying to anti-lock braking systems and to vehicles fitted with them
Article 15
Requirements applying to EBS of vehicles with compressed-air braking systems or of vehicles with data communication via pin 6 and 7 of ISO 7638 connector and to vehicles fitted with such EBS
Article 16
Requirements applying to hydraulic connections of the single-line type and to vehicles fitted with them
CHAPTER III
Article 17
Type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units
Article 18
National type-approval of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units
CHAPTER IV
Article 19
Entry into force and application
LIST OF ANNEXES
ANNEX I
1.
2.
2.1. General
2.1.1. Braking components, separate technical units and parts
2.1.2. Functions of the braking system
2.1.2.1. Service braking system
2.1.2.2. Secondary braking system
2.1.2.3. Parking braking system
2.1.4. Connections, for compressed-air braking systems, between tractors and towed vehicles
2.1.5. Connections between tractors and towed vehicles with hydraulic braking systems
2.1.5.1. Type of connections
2.1.8. Pressure test connections
2.2. Requirements of braking systems
2.2.1. Vehicles of categories T and C
2.2.1.6.1. Performance of hydraulic lines and hose assemblies in case of vehicles with one braked axle and an automatic engagement of the drive to all other axles during braking
2.2.1.12. Warning device
2.2.1.21. Anti-lock braking systems for tractors of category Tb
2.2.1.26. Special additional requirements for the electric transmission of the parking braking system
2.2.1.26.1. Tractors with a maximum design speed exceeding 60 km/h
2.2.1.26.2. Tractors with a maximum design speed not exceeding 60 km/h
2.2.1.28. Special requirements for coupling force control
2.2.1.29. Brake failure and defect warning signal
2.2.2. Vehicles of categories R and S
3.
ANNEX II
1.
2.
2.1. General
2.1.4. Behaviour of the vehicle during braking
2.2. Type-0 braking test (ordinary performance test with brakes cold)
2.2.1. General
2.2.2. Type-0 test for categories T and C vehicles
2.2.3. Type-0 test for categories R and S vehicles:
2.3. Type-I test (fade test)
2.3.1. With repeated braking
2.3.2. With continuous braking
2.3.3. Hot performance
2.3.4. Free running test
2.4. Type-II test (downhill behaviour test)
2.5. Type-III test (fade test) for laden vehicles of categories:
2.5.4. Track test
2.5.5. Hot performance
2.5.6. Free running test
3.
3.1. Vehicles of category T and C
3.1.1. Service braking systems
3.1.1.2.1. Required minimum combination performance
3.1.2. Secondary braking system
3.1.3. Parking braking system
3.1.3.3. Hot and cold parking braking performance test
3.1.4. Residual braking after transmission failure
3.2. Vehicles of the categories R and S
3.2.1. Service braking system
3.2.1.1. Requirement relating to tests of category R1 or S1 vehicles
3.2.1.2. Requirement relating to tests of category R2 vehicles
3.2.1.3. Requirement relating to tests of category R3, R4 or S2 vehicles
3.2.2. Parking braking system
3.2.2.3. Hot and cold parking braking performance test
3.2.3. Automatic braking system
3.3. Response time for vehicles of categories T, C, R and S
Appendix 1
1.
1.1. Vehicles of categories T, C, R and S
2.
3.
3.1. Two-axle tractors
3.2. Tractors with more than two axles
4.
5.
6.
7.
(see points 3.1.2.1 and 4.1.1.2)
ANNEX III
1.
2.
3.
3.6. Tractors equipped with a hydraulic control line for towed vehicles
3.6.2.1. Supplementary line towed vehicle simulator
3.6.2.2. Control line towed vehicle simulator
4.
4.5. Performance requirements
5.
5.4. Performance requirements
6.
Appendix 1
1. Setting the Simulator
2. Testing the Trailer
3. Example of a simulator for electric control lines
Appendix 2
1. Towed vehicle simulator
1.1. Supplementary line towed vehicle simulator
1.2. Control line towed vehicle simulator
2. Tractor simulator
ANNEX IV
1.
A. COMPRESSED-AIR BRAKING SYSTEMS
1.
1.1. General requirements
1.2. Vehicles of category T
1.3. Vehicles of categories R and S
2.
2.1. General provisions
2.2. Symbols specific to this section
2.3. Conditions of measurement
2.4. Interpretation of results
2.5. Additional test
2.6. Tractors
3.
B. VACUUM BRAKING SYSTEMS
1.
1.1. General
1.2. Vehicles of category T and C
1.3. Vehicles of categories R1, R2 and S1
2.
2.1. General
2.2. Conditions of measurement
C. HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEMS WITH STORED ENERGY
1.
1.1. General
1.2. Vehicles of category T and C
1.3. Vehicles of categories R and S
2.
2.1. Vehicles of category T and C
2.1.1 Symbols
2.1.2. Conditions of measurement
2.1.3. Interpretation of results
2.2. Tractors equipped with a hydraulic control line for towed vehicles
2.3. Vehicles of category R and S
2.3.2. Symbols
2.3.3. Conditions of measurement
2.3.4. Interpretation of results
3.
ANNEX V
1.
1.1. Definitions
2.
3.
ANNEX VI
1.
2.
ANNEX VII
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Appendix 1
1.
2.1. Symbols
3.
3.1. Track tests
3.2. Inertia dynamometer tests
3.3. Rolling road dynamometer tests
3.4. Test conditions (General)
3.5. Test procedures
3.5.1. Supplementary cold performance test
3.5.1.1. Bedding in (burnishing) procedure
3.5.2. Fade test (Type-I test)
3.5.3. Fade test (Type-III test)
3.5.3.1. Test methods for repeated braking
3.5.3.1.1. Track tests (see Annex II, point 2.5)
3.5.3.1.2. Inertia dynamometer test
3.5.3.1.3. Rolling road dynamometer test
3.6. Performance requirements for automatic brake adjustment devices
3.6.2.1. Brake performance
3.6.3. Free running test
3.7. Identification
3.8. Test criteria
3.9. Test results
3.9.3. Information document
4.
4.1. Verification of components
4.2. Verification of brake energy absorbed
4.3. Verification of hot performance
ANNEX VIII
1.
1.5. Tests
2.
2.1. Units used
2.2. Symbols valid for all types of brakes (see Figure 1 of Appendix 1)
2.3. Symbols valid for mechanical-transmission braking systems (see Figure 5 of Appendix 1 )
2.4. Symbols valid for hydraulic-transmission braking systems (see Figure 8 of Appendix 1)
2.5. Symbols with respect to the braking requirements relating to overload protectors
2.6 Types of vehicle classes with regard to inertia braking systems
2.6.1. Vehicle Class A
2.6.2. Vehicle Class B
2.6.3. Vehicle Class C
3.
4.
5.
6.
6.2. Testing conditions
7.
7.5. Alternative procedure for the Type-I test
8.
8.1. Calculation method
9.
10.
10.2. General checks for all types of brakes
10.2.2. Mass
10.2.3. Forces
10.3. Check of braking efficiency
10.4. Check of control device travel
10.5. Additional checks
11.
Appendix 1
(See point 2.2 of this Annex)
(See points 2.2.10 and 5.3.2 of this Annex)
(See points 2.2.10 and 5.4.2 of this Annex)
(See point 2.2.22 and 2.3.4 of this Annex)
(See point 2.3 of this Annex)
(See point 2.3 of this Annex)
(see point 2 of this Annex)
(See point 2 of this Annex)
(See point 2 of this Annex)
ANNEX IX
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5.1. General
5.2. Design requirements for the braking systems.
5.2.1. Service braking system
5.2.2. Secondary braking system
5.2.3. Parking braking system
5.3. Characteristics of the braking systems
5.3.8. Warning signals and warning devices
5.3.11. Wear of the brakes
5.3.14. Response time
6.
6.1. General
6.2. Type-0 test
6.2.1. General
6.2.3. Service braking system
6.2.3.3. Successive brake tests are performed
6.2.4. Secondary braking system
6.3. Performance tests of service and secondary braking system (Type-0)
6.4. Brake test Type-I (fade)
6.4.4. Hot performance
6.4.4.2. Minimum prescribed hot performance (Type-I test)
6.5. Parking braking system
ANNEX X
1.
2.
ANNEX XI
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5.1. Energy consumption
5.1.1. Test procedure
5.1.2. Additional requirements
5.2. Utilisation of adhesion
5.3. Additional checks
6.
6.1. Energy consumption
6.2. Utilisation of adhesion
6.3. Additional checks
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
1.
1.1. Determination of the coefficient of adhesion (k)
1.2. Determination of the adhesion utilised (ε)
2.
2.1. General
2.2. Drawbar towed vehicles
2.3. Rigid drawbar towed vehicles and centre-axle towed vehicles
Appendix 3
1.
2.
Appendix 4
ANNEX XII
1.
2.
3.
4.
4.1. Tractors
4.2. Trailers
5.
5.1. Tractors
5.1.1. Generation of a braking signal to illuminate stop lamps
5.2. Towed vehicles
5.2.5. Activation of the service braking system
6.
Appendix 1
1. General
Appendix 2
1.
2.
2.1. ISO 11992 towed vehicle simulator
2.2. Checking procedure
2.2.2.6. Illumination of stop lamps
2.2.3. Additional checks
3.
3.1. ISO 11992 tractor simulator
3.2. Checking procedure
3.2.2.2. Failure warning
3.2.2.3. Response time checking
3.2.2.4. Automatically commanded braking
3.2.2.5. Vehicle stability function
3.2.2.6. Support of the electric control line
3.2.3. Additional checks
ANNEX XIII
1.
2.
3.