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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACTMotor Vehicle Safety RegulationsStandard 104Windshield Wiping and Washing System 104. (1) In this section,
"areas A, B and C" « zones A, B et C » "areas A, B and C" means the areas referred to in Column I of Tables I, II, III and IV to this section when established as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a Passenger Car Windshield Wiper Systems, (May 1966), using the angles specified in Columns III to VI of the above Tables;
"daylight opening" « ouverture de jour » "daylight opening" means the maximum unobstructed opening through the glazing surface as defined in paragraph 2.3.12 of Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963);
"glazing surface reference line" « ligne de référence de la surface vitrée » "glazing surface reference line" means the intersection of the glazing surface and a horizontal plane 25 inches above the seating reference point, as shown in Figure 1 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a, (May 1966);
"overall width" « largeur hors tout » "overall width" means the maximum overall body width dimension W116 as defined in Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963);
"plan view reference line" « ligne de référence longitudinale » "plan view reference line" means,
"shoulder room dimension" « espace d'épaules » "shoulder room dimension" means the front shoulder room dimension W3 as defined in Section E, Ground Vehicle Practice, SAE Aerospace-Automotive Drawing Standards, (September 1963);
"95 per cent eye range contour" « 95 pour cent du contour de la portée visuelle » "95 per cent eye range contour" means the 95th percentile tangential cut off specified in SAE Recommended Practice J941a Passenger Car Driver's Eye Range, (August 1967). (2) For the purposes of this section, the expression "manikin H-point", "manikin H-point with seat in rearmost position", and "H-point" used in an SAE Standard or SAE Recommended Practice mean "seating reference point". (3) Subject to subsection (3.1), every vehicle shall have a power-driven windshield wiping system that has at least two frequencies or speeds and that has, irrespective of engine speed and engine load,
(3.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a windshield shall have a windshield wiping system that conforms to the requirements of subsection (3). (4) Compliance with subsection (3) shall be demonstrated by testing under the conditions specified in sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 of SAE Recommended Practice J903a, (May 1966). (5) In the case of a passenger car or a three-wheeled vehicle, the windshield wiping system, when tested wet in accordance with SAE Recommended Practice J903a (May 1966), shall wipe the percentage of areas A, B and C of the windshield that
(6) Subject to subsection (7), every vehicle shall have a windshield washing system that meets the requirements of SAE Recommended Practice J942, Passenger Car Windshield Washer Systems (November 1965), except that the words "the effective wipe pattern defined in SAE J903, paragraph 3.1.2" in paragraph 3.1 of SAE Recommended Practice J942 shall be replaced
(7) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a windshield shall have a windshield washing system that meets the requirements of subsection (6). Passenger cars and three-wheeled vehicles
Passenger cars and three-wheeled vehicles of 1 520 mm or more but less than 1 630 mm overall width
Passenger cars and three-wheeled vehicles of 1 630 mm or more but less than 1 730 mm overall width
Passenger cars and three-wheeled vehicles
Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978amended by SOR/94-670 25 October, 1994 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act Paragraph 104(6)(b) of Schedule IV of the French version. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER 16 OF THE STATUTES OF CANADA 1993. SOR/97-264 20 May, 1997 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, in force May 20, 1997 Subsection 104(2). SOR/2002-55 31 January 2002 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force February 13, 2003.Paragraph 104(6)(b) of Schedule IV is replaced. SOR/2003-272 24 July, 2003 pursuant to section 5 and subsection 11(1) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, comes into force 24 July, 2003. Subsection
104(3) of Schedule IV is replaced; The portion of subsection
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