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BS EN 16942:2024

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Fuels. Identification of vehicle compatibility. Graphical expression for consumer information

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BSI 2024 24
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This document lays down harmonized identifiers for marketed liquid and gaseous fuels. The requirements in this document are to complement the informational needs of users regarding the compatibility between the fuels and the vehicles that are placed on the market. The identifier is intended to be visualized at dispensers and refuelling points, on vehicles, in motor vehicle dealerships and in consumer manuals as described in this document. Marketed fuels include for example petroleum-derived fuels, synthetic fuels, biofuels, natural gas, LPG, hydrogen and biogas and blends of the aforementioned delivered to mobile applications. NOTE For the purposes of this document, the terms “% (m/m)” and “% (V/V)” are used to represent respectively the mass fraction, µ, and the volume fraction, φ.

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2 undefined
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
8 4 Principle
5 General identifier requirements
5.1 Colour scheme
9 5.2 Discrimination of fuel types
5.3 Size
5.4 Compatibility categorization
6 Placement of the identifier
6.1 General
6.2 Refuelling points
10 6.3 Vehicles
6.4 Vehicle manuals and dealerships
7 Identifier for petrol-type fuels
7.1 Shape and sizes
7.2 Symbols
11 8 Identifier for diesel-type fuels
8.1 Shape and sizes
8.2 Symbols
9 Identifier for gaseous type fuels
9.1 General
9.2 Shape and sizes
9.3 Symbols
12 10 Outline of optional consumer information at national level
14 Annex A (informative)Examples of labels
A.1 General
A.2 Identifier examples for petrol-type fuels
15 A.3 Identifier examples for diesel-type fuels
A.3.1 Examples for FAME containing diesel-type fuels
16 A.3.2 Example for paraffinic diesel fuel
A.4 Identifier examples for gaseous fuels
18 Annex B (informative)List of actual fuels and their specifications
19 Annex C (informative)Examples of labelling
C.1 Unleaded petrol-type fuels
C.2 Diesel-type fuels
BS EN 16942:2024
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