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MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Standard 101
PART II
Location and Identification of Controls and Displays
101. (1) The following controls and components, where fitted on a vehicle, shall be
fitted in such a manner that they are operable by the driver while the driver is seated in
the driver's designated seating position with the driver's seat belt fastened around the
driver in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions:
(a) the accelerator;
(b) the automatic vehicle speed system;
(c) the choke, if manually operated;
(d) the clutch pedal;
(e) the driver's sun visor;
(f) the engine start control;
(g) the engine stop control;
(h) the hand throttle;
(i) the hazard warning switch;
(j) the headlamp upper or lower beam switch;
(k) the horn;
(l) the ignition switch;
(m) the illumination intensity control;
(n) the master lighting switch;
(o) the parking brake pedal or lever;
(p) the rear window defog and defrost control;
(q) the service brake pedal or lever;
(r) the steering wheel;
(s) the transmission control, except for the transfer case;
(t) the turn signal control;
(u) the windshield defog and defrost system control;
(v) the windshield washing system control;
(w) the windshield wiping system control;
(x) the clearance lamps switch; and
(y) the identification lamps switch.
(2) Where fitted on a vehicle, the displays for the following functions and
malfunctions shall be fitted in such a manner that they are identifiable by the driver
while the driver is seated in the driver's designated seating position with the driver's
seat belt fastened around the driver in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions:
(a) the headlamp upper beam;
(b) the turn signals;
(c) the hazard warning signal;
(d) a seat belt;
(e) the fuel level;
(f) the engine oil pressure;
(g) the engine coolant temperature;
(h) the battery charging condition;
(i) a brake system malfunction;
(j) an air brake low pressure;
(k) an antilock brake system malfunction;
(l) a variable brake proportioning system malfunction;
(m) the parking brake applied;
(n) a low brake fluid condition;
(o) a gross loss of brake pressure condition;
(p) a brake lining wear-out condition;
(q) the transmission control position;
(r) the speedometer; and
(s) the odometer.
(3) An identification that is recognizable by the driver in daylight, that is located
on or adjacent to the relevant manual control and that appears to be upright when the
control is in the off position shall be provided for
(a) each function of or, where a quantitative range is used, the extreme positions of
(i) the heating and air-conditioning system controls, and
(ii) the automatic vehicle speed control;
(b) the engine start control, if separate from the key-locking system;
(c) the engine stop control, if separate from the key-locking system;
(d) the hand throttle;
(e) the identification lamp and clearance lamp switches, if separate from the master
lighting switch; and
(f) the choke, if manually operated.
(4) Where colour coding is used to identify the extreme positions of heating and
air-conditioning system controls, the hot extreme shall be identified by the colour red
and the cold extreme shall be identified by the colour blue.
(5) An identification, similar to the corresponding identification symbol in Table I to
this section, that is recognizable by the driver in daylight, that is located on or
adjacent to the relevant hand-operated control and that appears to be upright when the
control is in the off position shall be provided for
(a) the clearance lamps, identification lamps and side marker lamps switch, if separate
from the master lighting switch;
(b) the hazard warning system;
(c) the headlamp upper and lower beams, except where operated by a control located on
the left side of the steering column adjacent to the steering wheel;
(d) the horn, except where activated by a lanyard;
(e) the master lighting switch;
(f) the rear window defog and defrost system;
(g) the turn signal, except where its control is located on the left side of the
steering column, adjacent to the steering wheel, in a plane essentially parallel to the
steering wheel face plane;
(h) the fan for the heating and ventilation systems;
(i) the windshield defog and defrost system;
(j) the windshield washing system, if manually operated;
(k) the windshield wiping and washing system, if combined; and
(l) the windshield wiping system.
(6) Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (5), the requirement that the identification
appear to be upright does not apply
(a) to a horn control that is located on a steering wheel or to a control that adjusts
by means of a rotary motion and does not have an off position; or
(b) to an automatic vehicle speed control located on the steering wheel, or on the
steering wheel hub or spokes, when the vehicle, aligned to the manufacturer's
specifications, has the steering wheel positioned for the vehicle to travel in a direction
other than straight forward.
(7) The identification in respect of each of the controls for the systems referred to
in paragraphs (3)(a), (c) and (e) and (5)(a) to (c) and (f) to (l), other than an
identification symbol in respect of a foot control, of a hand control that is mounted on
the steering column, on the floor, on the floor console or in the windshield header area,
or of a control for an air-conditioning and heating system that does not direct air
directly onto the windshield, shall
(a) be illuminated whenever the headlamps are activated; and
(b) when illuminated, emit light at one of at least two levels of intensity, one of
which is so low as to be barely discernible to a driver whose eyes have adapted to dark
ambient road conditions.
(8) When the headlamps are being flashed or operated as daytime running lamps at a
reduced light intensity, it is not necessary to illuminate the controls for the systems
referred to in subsection (7).
(9) Subject to subsections (10) to (12), the following displays, where fitted on a
vehicle with a GVWR of 4 536 kg (10,000 pounds) or less, shall be accompanied by an
identification similar to the identification for that display shown in Table II to this
section, in a position that appears to be upright, on or adjacent to the display it
identifies:
(a) the headlamp upper beam tell-tale;
(b) the turn signal tell-tale;
(c) the hazard warning tell-tale;
(d) the seat belt tell-tale;
(e) the fuel level indicator or tell-tale;
(f) the engine oil pressure indicator or tell-tale;
(g) the engine coolant temperature indicator or tell-tale;
(h) the battery charging condition indicator or tell-tale;
(i) the brake system malfunction tell-tale;
(j) the antilock brake system malfunction tell-tale;
(k) the speedometer; and
(l) the odometer.
(9.1) Where fitted on a passenger car or three-wheeled vehicle, the following
displays, a description of which is given in section 135 of this Schedule and in
TSD 135, mentioned in that section, shall be in the colour specified in Table II
to this section:
(a) the variable brake proportioning system malfunction;
(b) the parking brake applied;
(c) the low brake fluid condition;
(d) the gross loss of brake pressure condition; and
(e) the brake lining wear-out condition.
(10) The indicators referred to in paragraphs (9)(e) to (h), (k) and (l) and the
indicator for the automatic transmission control position shall
(a) be illuminated whenever the headlamps are activated; and
(b) when illuminated, emit light at one of at least two levels of intensity, one of
which is so low as to be barely discernible to a driver whose eyes have adapted to dark
ambient road conditions.
(11) When the headlamps are being flashed or operated as daytime running lamps, it is
not necessary for the indicators referred to in subsection (10) to be illuminated.
(12) Where tell-tales are fitted with the corresponding indicators referred to in any
of paragraphs (9)(e) to (h), the identification required by subsection (9) may be omitted
from the tell-tale.
(13) A tell-tale, while activated,
(a) shall, where a colour is specified for that tell-tale in Table II to this section,
be of that colour;
(b) shall be of a colour that contrasts with its background;
(c) in the case of a tell-tale that identifies the headlamp upper beam, the turn
signal, the hazard warning signal, the seat belt or a brake system malfunction, shall not
be adjustable to a level that makes it invisible under any lighting condition; and
(d) shall be identifiable by the driver under all lighting conditions.
(14) Except as provided in subsection (20), no tell-tale shall emit light except
(a) while identifying a malfunction or vehicle condition that it is designed to
identify; or
(b) during a bulb check conducted when the engine is turned on.
(15) Notwithstanding subsections (13) and (14), if the headlamp upper beam tell-tale is
illuminated when the upper beam headlamps are operated as daytime running lamps at reduced
voltage, the headlamp upper beam tell-tale shall emit light of an intensity that is
discernibly lower than the intensity of the light emitted when the upper beam headlamps
are operated at regular voltage, except that the headlamp upper beam tell-tale may flash
at full intensity in the event of a malfunction of the daytime running lamps.
(16) Illumination that is provided in the driver's compartment of a vehicle and that is
not subject to subsection (7), (10) or (13) shall
(a) have a means of being turned off;
(b) be manually or automatically adjustable to provide at least two levels of
brightness; or
(c) be of an intensity such that it is barely discernible to a driver whose eyes have
adapted to dark ambient roadway conditions.
(17) Speedometers shall be calibrated in kilometres per hour.
(18) Odometers and trip record counters shall be calibrated in kilometres.
(18.1) Notwithstanding subsection (18), the odometer and trip record counter may be
calibrated in miles if a label is applied in the vicinity of the odometer stating that the
vehicle odometer reads in miles.
(19) In addition to the identification required by subsections (5) and (9), a
manufacturer may use the symbols that are included in International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) International Standard ISO 2575, entitled Road Vehicles - Symbols
for controls, indicators and tell-tales, 4th edition, 1982.
(20) A tell-tale or indicator listed in Table II to this section shall be activated
(a) at the beginning of the vehicle's operating condition to which it relates; or
(b) in the case of a seat belt tell-tale, as required by section 208 of this schedule.
TABLE I Symbols for Identifying Controls |
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TABLEAU I Symboles
d'identification des commandes |
Control |
Identification |
Commande |
Clearance lamps, identification lamps and
side marker lamps |
 |
Feux de gabarit, feux d'identification et
feux de position latéraux |
Master lighting switch |
 |
Commutateur général d'éclairage |
Headlamp upper and lower beams |
 |
Faisceaux-route et faisceaux-croisement des
projecteurs |
Turn signals |
 |
Clignotants |
Hazard warning signal |
 |
Signal des feux d'avertissement |
Windshield wiper |
 |
Essuie-glace de pare-brise |
Windshield washer |
 |
Lave-glace de pare-brise |
Windshield wiper and washer |
 |
Essuie-glace et lave-glace de pare-brise
combinés |
Heating and air conditioning fan |
 |
Ventilateur du système de chauffage et de
climatisation |
Windscreen defogging and defrosting |
 |
Dégivrage et désembuage du pare-brise |
Rear window defogging and defrosting |
 |
Dégivrage et désembuage de la lunette
arrière |
Horn |
 |
Avertisseur sonore |
1. Framed areas of the symbol may be solid.
2. Outline may be used alone.
3. Symbol not required if function is combined with master lighting
switch. |
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1. La partie encadrée du symbole peut-être
pleine.
2. Il est permis d'utiliser seulement le contour.
3. Le symbole n'est pas nécessaire si la commande est couplée au
commutateur général d'éclairage. |
TABLE II
IDENTIFICATION OF DISPLAYS |
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TABLEAU II
IDENTIFICATION DES AFFICHAGES |
Display
|
Tell-Tale Colour
|
Identification
|
Couleur
du témoin |
Affichage
|
Headlamp upper beam |
BLUE 5
or
GREEN |
 |
BLEU 5
ou
VERT |
Faisceaux-route des projecteurs |
Turn signals |
GREEN |
 |
 |
Clignotants |
Hazard warning signal |
RED 5 |
 |
 |
Feux d'avertissement |
Seat belt |
RED 5 |
 |
 |
Ceinture de sécurité |
Fuel level |
|
 |
 |
Niveau de carburant |
Engine oil pressure |
|
 |
 |
Pression d'huile du moteur |
Engine coolant temperature |
|
 |
 |
Température du liquide de refroidissement |
Battery charging condition |
|
 |
 |
Charge de la batterie |
Brake system malfunction |
RED 5 |
 |
 |
Mauvais fonctionnement du système de freinage |
Air brake low pressure |
RED 5 |
Type optional/
marque optionnelle |
 |
Basse pression des freins à air comprimé |
Antilock brake system malfunction |
 |
 |
 |
Mauvais fonctionnement du dispositif de frein
anti-blocage |
Variable brake proportioning system malfunction 6 |
 |
 |
 |
Mauvais fonctionnement du compensateur de freinage 6 |
Parking brake applied 6 |
 |
 |
 |
Frein de stationnement appliqué 6 |
Low brake fluid condition |
 |
 |
 |
Bas niveau de liquid de frein |
Gross loss of brake pressure condition |
 |
 |
 |
Perte totale de pression du système de freinage |
Brake lining wear-out condition |
 |
 |
 |
Usure des garnitures de frein |
Automatic transmission control position |
Manufacturer's option/
choix du fabricant |
Position de la commande de la boîte de vitesses
automatique |
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Display
|
Tell-Tale Colour
|
Identification
|
Couleur
du témoin |
Affichage
|
Speedometer |
km/h |
Compteur de vitesse |
Odometer |
8 |
Odomètre |
1 Framed areas of the symbol may be solid.
2 The left and right arrows may be separated if arrows operate independently flashing
green lights.
3 Hazard warning signal is not required when independently operated turn signal lights
flash simultaneously as hazard warning lights.
4 Outline may be used alone.
5 Red may be red-orange. Blue may be blue-green.
6 If a single tell-tale is used to indicate more than one brake system condition, use the
brake system malfunction symbol.
7 Combination of the engine oil pressure symbol and the engine coolant temperature symbol
in a single tell-tale is permitted.
8 The unit of measurement, if identified, is "km". Where an electronic odometer
display can be switched from "km" to "mi" or from "mi" to
"km" independently of the units being displayed by a speedometer, the odometer
units must be identified in miles or kilometres as appropriate.
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1 Les parties encadrées du symbole peuvent être pleines.
2 Il est permis de dissocier les flèches si leur fonctionnement est indépendant
(lumière verte clignotante.)
3 Des feux d'avertissement ne sont pas nécessaire lorsque les clignotants servent
également de feux d'avertissement.
4 Il est permis d'utiliser seulement le contour.
5 Il est permis d'utiliser le rouge-orange au lieu du rouge et le bleu-vert au lieu du
bleu.
6 Si un seul témoin est employé pour indiquer plus d'une condition du système de
freinage, employer le symbole de mauvais fonctionnement du système de freinage.
7 Il est permis d'utiliser un même témoin à la fois pour le symbole de la pression
d'huile du moteur et le symbole de la température du liquide de refroidissement.
8 L'unité de mesure, si elle est indiquée, est « km ». Dans le cas d'un affichage
électronique de l'odomètre pouvant passer de « km » en « mi » ou de « mi » en «
km », indépendamment de l'unité de mesure affichée par le compteur de vitesse,
l'unité de mesure de l'odomètre doit être indiquée en milles ou kilomètres, selon le
cas.
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Established by the CONSOLIDTED REGULATIONS OF CANADA, 1978
amended by
SOR/78-257 20 March, 1978 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act,
effective September 1, 1981.
Revoked and replaced.
SOR/86-976 11 September, 1986 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety
Act
Revoked and replaced.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER M-10 OF THE REVISED
STATUTES OF CANADA, 1985.
SOR/93-31 28 January, 1993 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Revoked and replaced.
SOR/94-374 26 May, 1994 pursuant to section 4 and 7 of the Motor Vechicle Safety Act
Paragraphs 101(1)(i), 101(1)(t) and 101(2) of Schedule IV of the French version;
subsection 101(II) of Schedule IV; paragraph 101(13)(d) of Schedule IV of the French
version; the expression "Signal d'avertissement" in the column entitled
"Commande" in table I to section 101 of Schedule IV of the French version; and
the expression "signal d'avertissement" in the column entitled "Indicateur
ou témoin" in the Table II to section 101 of Schedule IV to the French version.
SOR/95-147 21 March, 1995 pursuant to subsection 3(2) and sections 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and
11 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, effective April 12, 1995
Section 101 of Part II of Schedule IV by adding subsection (18.1).
SOR/95-164 28 March, 1995 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Note 9 of Table II to section 101 of Schedule IV.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT IS NOW CHAPTER 16 OF THE STATUTES OF
CANADA, 1993.
SOR/97-200 15 April, 1997 pursuant to section 5, subsection 11(2) and section 12 of the
Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Subsection 101(2) of Schedule IV; paragraphs 101(9) (a) to (l) of Schedule IV; section
101 of Schedule IV by adding paragraph (9.1); subsection 101(10) of Schedule IV preceding
paragraph (a); paragraph 101(3)(c) of Schedule IV; and Table II to section 101 of Schedule
IV.
SOR/97-421 28 August, 1997 pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 11 of the Motor
Vehicle Safety Act, in force August 28, 1997
Paragraph 101(1)(s) of Schedule IV.
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.
The portion of subsection 101(9.1) of Schedule IV before paragraph (a) is
replaced.
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