Operator`s manual

INTRODUCTION
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FEDERAL EMISSION REQUIREMENTS
This section covers the requirement of the United States Clean Air Act
which states:
“The manufacturer shall furnish with each new motor vehicle or motor
vehicle engine such written instructions for the maintenance and use of
the vehicle or engine by the ultimate purchaser as may be reasonable
and necessary to assure the proper functioning of emission control
devices and systems.”
This section also covers the requirements of the emissions regulations
promulgated under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act in Canada.
TAMPERING WITH GASEOUS EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
PROHIBITED
The Federal Clean Air Act prohibits the removal or rendering
inoperative of any device or element of design installed on or in a motor
vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with Federal Emission
Regulations by:
1. Any person prior to its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser,
or
2. Any manufacturer or distributor after its sale and delivery to the
ultimate purchaser, or
3. Any person engaged in the business of repairing, servicing,
selling, leasing, or trading motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines
following its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser, or
4. Any person who operates a fleet of motor vehicles following its
sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser.
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