The ADR has been amended to dispense with the need to provide variable level illumination for instrument panels of passenger cars and passenger carrying three wheeled vehicles. None of the other vehicle categories are required to have this facility and there have not been any concerns raised about this aspect in relation to these other vehicles.
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ADR 18/02 Dispenses with the Need for Variable Level Illumination.
Nov 2003
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