Maintenance instructions or service schedules outlining
inspection and servicing work should be provided for the
modifications performed by the body builder or accessories
fitter. These instructions or schedules must include the
maintenance and inspection intervals as well as the required
operating fluids and materials and the spare parts. Parts and
components with a limited service life which must be checked in
regular intervals to ensure service reliability and timely
replacement must be explicitly stated.
This should be supported by a repair manual including tightening
torques, settings and tolerances as well as other
relevant specifications. Special tools, including their source of
supply, must also be stated.
The manual must also state which type of work must be performed
only by the body builders and accessories fitters or
their authorised workshops.
If the body builders or accessory fitter's scope of supply
includes electric, electronic or mechatronic, hydraulic or
pneumatic systems, circuit diagrams and diagnosis routines or
similar documentation facilitating a systematic search for
faults must be provided.
Note: Subject to errors and technical amendments. The electronic
version of the body guidelines is the decisive source of up-to-date data on body guidelines
(online body
guidelines). Data status March 2009
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