Road vehicles. Location of hand controls, indicators and tell-tales in motor vehicles

BS ISO 4040:2009 Road vehicles. Location of hand controls, indicators and tell-tales in motor vehicles

BS ISO 4040 specifies the location of controls in motor vehicles.  It does this by subdividing the space within reach of drivers into specific zones, to which certain controls essential to the safe operation of vehicles are assigned.

BS ISO 4040 also specifies certain combinations of functions for multifunction controls and the degree to which certain indicators and tell-tales are to be visible.

BS ISO 4040 applies to hand-operated controls, to indicators and to tell-tales in all motor vehicles, excluding motorcycles and mopeds, as defined in BS ISO 3833.

Contents of BS ISO 4040:

• Scope

• Normative references

• Terms and definitions

• Requirements for location of controls

• Requirements for combining functions into multifunction controls

• Requirements for display visibility

• Requirements for modes of operation for stalk controls

• Bibliography