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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACTMotor Vehicle Safety RegulationsStandard 103Windshield Defrosting and Defogging 103. (1) In this section,
"critical area" « zone critique » "critical area" means area C as referred to in section 104 of this Schedule;
"defog" « désembuer » "defog" means to remove moisture from the inside surface of the glass;
"defrost" « dégivrer » "defrost" means to melt frost or ice on the inside or outside surface of the glass;
"entire windshield" « pare-brise tout entier » "entire windshield" means area A as referred to in section 104 of this Schedule;
"road load" « charge de route » "road load" means the power output required to move the vehicle at curb weight plus 400 pounds on level, clean, dry, smooth portland cement concrete pavement or other surface with an equivalent coefficient of surface friction at a specified speed through still air at 68 degrees Fahrenheit and standard barometric pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury, and includes driveline friction, rolling friction and air resistance. (2) Subject to subsection (2.1), every vehicle shall be equipped with a windshield defrosting and defogging system. (2.1) A three-wheeled vehicle that is equipped with a windshield shall be equipped with a windshield defrosting and defogging system. (3) In the case of a passenger car or a three-wheeled vehicle, the windshield defrosting and defogging system shall
(4) Despite the testing requirements set out in subsection (3) for the windshield defrosting and defogging system of a passenger car or three-wheeled vehicle,
Established by the CONSOLIDATED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978amended by 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 Paragraphs 103(4)(a) and (b). 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 103(2) of Schedule IV is replaced; The portion of subsection 103(3) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is replaced; The portion of subsection 103(4) of Schedule IV before subparagraph (b)(i) is replaced. |
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