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§ 561.8 - Documentation of a visual warning for malfunction of vehicle controls that manage REESS operation.

At NHTSA's request, each manufacturer shall submit documentation that includes the following:

(a) The make, model, model year, and production dates of the vehicles to which the submitted documentation applies.

(b) A system diagram that identifies all the vehicle controls that manage REESS operation. The diagram must identify what components are used to generate a visual warning indicating malfunction of vehicle controls to conduct one or more basic REESS operations.

(c) A written explanation describing the basic operation of the vehicle controls that manage REESS operation. The explanation must identify the components of the vehicle control system, provide description of their functions and capability to manage the REESS, and provide a logic diagram and description of conditions that would lead to triggering the telltale activation.

(d) Validation results from tests to confirm the display of a visual warning in the presence of a malfunction of the vehicle controls which manage safe operation of the REESS.

(e) Overall evaluation: A description of the final manufacturer review/audit process and results of the final review or audit which evaluated the technical content and the completeness and verity of paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section.