Efkon EFAS User manual

Digital Tachograph
EFAS
User’s Guide
© 2009 by EFKON AG

Digital Tachograph2EFAS
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EFKON AG document number: 5340.029.DOC.E08.FM
Manufacturer:
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Austria
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This is an extended version of the cer-
tified user‘s guide (document number
5340.029.DOC.E03.FM).
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Table of Content 3
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1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.1 About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.1.1 How to Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . .6
1.1.2 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1.2 Legal Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
1.2.1 Regulations for Drivers . . . . . . . . . . .9
1.2.2 Regulations for 
Company Representatives. . . . . . . . .9
1.3 Standards and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.4 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
1.4.1 Hints to taking care of EFAS . . . . . .11
1.4.2 Handling Tachograph Cards . . . . . .11
1.4.3 Handling Printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.4.4 Automatic Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1.4.5 Time Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2Display and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.1 Display Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.1.1 Display Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.1.2 Symbol Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.1.3 LED Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 Acoustic Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
2.2.1 Meaning of the Acoustic Signals . .16
2.3 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2.3.1 Adjusting of the Activity . . . . . . . . 18
2.3.2 Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.3.3 Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3Operation of EFAS – Driver and Co-Driver . . . . . . . . 24
3.1 Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3 Co-Driver Taking Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.4 Stopping, Withdrawing the Driver Card . . . . 28
3.5 Continuing a Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.6 Continuing an Interrupted Shift . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.7 Acknowledging Events or Faults . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.8 Setting the Local Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.9 Setting a Ferry/Train Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.10 Digital Tachograph not Required . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.11 Displaying Data (Print Preview) . . . . . . . . . . . 41
3.12 Printing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
3.13 Cancelling a Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.14 End of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.15 Inserting a Reel of Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.16 Clearing a Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.17 Completing Activities (Handwritten Form) . . 48
3.18 Monitoring Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.19 Resetting the Trip Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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3.20 Remote Data Download (EFAS option) . . . . . 50
3.20.1 Remote Data Download of
Driver Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.20.2 Remote Data Transmission of
Data stored in the Mass Memory . . 51
3.20.3 Detecting the Data Transfer
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4Operation of EFAS – Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.1 Performing a Test Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.2 Entering the PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.3 Output of Warnings in 
CALIBRATION Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4.4 Withdrawing the Workshop Card . . . . . . . . . 55
5Operation of EFAS –
Company Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.1 Automatic Registration of Company . . . . . . . 56
5.2 Manual Registration of Company . . . . . . . . . 58
5.3 Manual Deregistration of Company . . . . . . . 58
5.4 Downloading Stored Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5.5 Displaying Company Lock Information . . . . . 59
5.6 Automatic Setting of Activities 
after Ignition OFF/ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5.7 Withdrawing the Company Card . . . . . . . . . 59
6Operation of EFAS – Controlling Bodies . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.1 Inserting the Control Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.2 Displaying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.3 Printing of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.4 Downloading Stored Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
6.5 Withdrawing the Control Card . . . . . . . . . . .63
7General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
7.1 Printouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
7.1.1 Local Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
7.2 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
7.2.1 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
7.2.2 Display Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
7.2.3 Keyboard Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . .67
7.2.4 Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
7.2.5 Distance Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
7.3 Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
7.3.1 Key Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
7.3.2 Notification Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
7.3.3 Warning Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
7.4 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
7.4.1 Time Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
7.4.2 Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
7.4.3 Daylight Saving Time . . . . . . . . . . .71
7.4.4 UTC Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
7.4.5 Date Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
7.5 Company Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
7.5.1 Display Company Lock
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
7.5.2 Activating the Company Lock . . . . .73
7.5.3 Deactivating the Company Lock . . .73
7.6 Automatic Setting of Activity 
after Ignition OFF/ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

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7.7 >> Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
7.8 Displaying Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
7.9 Displaying the Device Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
8Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.1 General Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
8.2 Driving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
8.3 Printout Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.4 Event Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
8.5 Fault Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8.6 Input Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
8.7 Messages of Remote Data Transmission
(EFAS option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
8.8 Other Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9Printout Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
9.1 Driver Activities (Daily Report) from the
Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
9.2 Driver Activities (Daily Report) from the
Vehicle Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9.3 Events and Faults from the Card . . . . . . . . . . 93
9.3.1 Data Record Purpose with Events
or Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
9.4 Events and Faults from the Vehicle Unit . . . . .97
9.5 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
9.5.1 Purpose of Calibration . . . . . . . . .101
9.6 Over Speeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
9.7 Vehicle Speed Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
9.8 Engine Speed Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
9.9 D1/D2 Status Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
10 Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
11 Use in Dangerous Goods Transporters . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
11.2 Operating the Device in Explosive Areas . . . 115
12 Symbol Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
13 Nation & Region Codes, Time zones . . . . . . . . . . . 120
13.1 List of Nation Codes, Time zones . . . . . . . . 120
13.2 List of Region Codes for Spain . . . . . . . . . . 122
14 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
15 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Introduction6EFAS
1 Introduction
This is the user’s guide for the digital tachograph EFAS.
The digital tachograph EFAS logs the work periods, driving
times, rest periods and availability periods of the driver and
co-driver. EFAS automatically logs the speed and distance
covered by the vehicle. The protocols logged by the digital
tachograph serve as proof for controlling bodies (e.g.
police). The digital tachograph EFAS complies with the
technical specifications set out in the Commission regula-
tion (EC) No. 1360/2002 of 13 July 2002, the 7th adaptation
of Council regulation (EEC) No. 3821/85 to the technical
progress of Recording Equipment in Road Transport.
This user’s guide is for all EFAS users (drivers, workshop
staff, company representatives, controlling staff). The
user’s guide describes the proper use of the digital tacho-
graph as set out in the regulation. Read the corresponding
sections thoroughly and familiarise yourself with the opera-
tion of the digital tachograph EFAS.
The section “Introduction” is composed of the following
sections:
• About this Guide (chapter 1.1 on page 6) – explains the
structure and use of this guide and the symbols used.
• Legal Requirements (chapter 1.2 on page 8) – explains
all legal requirements that have to be observed when
using the digital tachograph EFAS.
• Standards and Guidelines (chapter 1.3 on page 10) -
explains which standards and regulations that the digital
tachograph EFAS complies with.
• General (chapter 1.3 on page 10) – describes the use of
digital tachograph cards and printouts and the settings
automatically made by the digital tachograph EFAS.
1.1 About this Guide
This section describes:
• How to Use this Guide (chapter 1.1.1 on page 6) –
explains how to use this guide.
• Symbols (chapter 1.1.2 on page 7) – explains the mean-
ing of the special symbols in this guide.
1.1.1 How to Use this Guide
This section explains how to use this guide.
Before using the digital tachograph EFAS, it is essential to
read the following sections thoroughly:
• “Introduction” (chapter 1 on page 6)
• “Display and Controls” (chapter 2 on page 14)
Depending on your activities, proceed to the following
sections:
• “Driver and Co-driver” (chapter 3 on page 24)

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• “Workshop” (chapter 4 on page 54) 
For further information, please refer to the Service man-
ual for workshops.
• “Company Representatives” (chapter 5 on page 56)
• “Controlling Bodies” (chapter 6 on page 60)
• The section "General Settings" (chapter 7 on page 64)
describes the settings for the display, signals, time and
company lock.
The following sections are used for reference:
• “Messages” (chapter 8 on page 77)
• “Printout Examples” (chapter 9 on page 84)
• “Menu Structure” (chapter 10 on page 113)
• “Technical Data” (chapter 14 on page 123)
• “Definitions” (chapter 15 on page 125)
•"Index" (on page 129)
1.1.2 Symbols
This section explains the special symbols that are used to
highlight certain parts of the guide.
Symbol Meaning
Danger
Danger: Risk of injury or accident.
Note
Note: Important information or
advice to avoid malfunctions.
M1:complete
manual inputs?
Texts which appear on the alpha-
numeric display of EFAS are
printed in this font.
Action
1. Park your
vehicle.
Actions appear as a bold heading
followed by a series of numbered
steps.
You respond by doing something.
Display 
Language
Menu items are separated by
these arrows. For more information
about the menus, see the section
“General Settings” on page 60.

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1.2 Legal Requirements
The use of analog tachographs or digital tachographs is
governed by EC regulation 3821/85 Annex I B or 3820/85.
This regulation assigns a number of obligations to the driver
and the owner of the vehicle.
The following sections make no claim to be exhaustive or
legally valid, but the instructions may serve as a guideline.
Caution
It is prohibited to falsify, disable or delete recordings of
the digital tachographs and the tachograph cards. Also
it is prohibited to falsify printouts.
Modifications of the digital tachograph or its electronic
signals or data links made with the intention of deceit
shall be punishable.
Note
Any disconnection of the vehicle’s battery from the vehicle elec-
trical system without prior insertion of a workshop card will be
logged by the digital tachograph.

This event is stored in the digital tachograph in accordance with
EU regulations. Always have your battery changed by an author-
ised workshop and make sure the workshop card is inserted.
Note
Familiarise yourself with the current legal requirements before
using the digital tachograph.
Periodic inspections:
A regular inspection of the digital tachograph EFAS must be
performed at least once within a 24 month period by an
authorised workshop.
The EFAS must be additionally inspected, when
• the EFAS was repaired,
• the tyre circumference has changed,
• the revolution ratio has changed,
• the registration number of the vehicle has changed,
• the UTC time of the EFAS deviates by more than
20 minutes from the correct UTC time.
Note
Please observe the instructions for using the digital
tachograph for hazardous material transportation.
For further details, see the section 11 on page 109.

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1.2.1 Regulations for Drivers
This list of regulations makes no claim to be exhaustive. It
is intended to serve merely as a guideline.
• As the driver, you must ensure correct use of the digital
tachograph and the driver card.
• If the digital tachograph malfunctions, you must report the
faults on a separate sheet or on the reverse side of the
printout. The notes must be accompanied by your per-
sonal data (name, number of driver card, signature).
• If your driver card is lost or damaged, or if it malfunctions,
you must create a daily report after your journey. This
report is to be accompanied by your data and signature.
• If your driver card is damaged or malfunctions, submit it to
the responsible authorities immediately.
• Always notify the responsible authorities of the loss of
your driver card immediately.
1.2.2 Regulations for 
Company Representatives
This list of regulations makes no claim to be exhaustive. It
is intended to serve merely as a guideline.
• Monitor the digital tachograph and the tachograph card to
ensure that it functions properly.
• Ensure that the vehicle and calibration data is entered in
the digital tachograph by an authorised workshop.
• Ensure that there is always a sufficient number of
approved reels of paper in your vehicle.
• Ensure that your drivers use the digital tachograph and
the drivers’ cards properly. Instruct your drivers to comply
with the driving times and the rest periods.
• Ensure that the company card is used properly.
• Comply with the calibration and inspection intervals. The
digital tachograph must be inspected at least every two
years. Ensure that the installation label is updated follow-
ing each inspection.

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1.3 Standards and Guidelines
EFAS fulfils the following standards and guidelines:
• EN 60079-0 : 05.2007
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 0: General requirements
• EN 60079-11 : 08.2007
Explosive atmospheres
Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
• EN 60079-15
Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
Part 15: Construction, test and marking of type of pro-
tection "n" electrical apparatus.
• Commission Directive 2006/28/EC of 6 March 2006
amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to techni-
cal progress, Council Directive 72/245/EEC of 20 June
1972 relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic
compatibility) of vehicles and Council Directive 70/156/
EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and
their trailers (Text with EEA relevance).

In conjunction with:

Commission Directive 2004/104/EC of 14 October 2004
adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/245/
EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic
compatibility) of vehicles and amending Directive 70/156/
EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and
their trailers (Text with EEA relevance).
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1360/2002 of 13 June
2002 adapting for the seventh time to technical progress
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording
equipment in road transport (Text with EEA relevance).
• Directive 94/9/EC of the European Parliament and the
Council of 23 March 1994 on the approximation of the
laws of the Member States concerning equipment and
protective systems intended for use in potentially explo-
sive atmospheres.
• Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States with
regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road.

In conjunction with:

Annexes A and B to Council Directive 94/55/EC as
announced in Commission Directive 2001/7/EC adapting
for the third time to technical progress Council Directive
94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member
States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by
road.

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1.4 General
This section includes the following information:
• Hints to taking care of EFAS
• Handling tachograph cards
• Handling printouts
• Automatic settings
1.4.1 Hints to taking care of EFAS
Use a soft cloth, slightly dampened with water to clean the
front panel, the keys and the display of the digital tacho-
graph EFAS. To avoid scratching the surface, please take
care not to apply too much pressure.
Do not use any abrasive cleaning materials to clean EFAS.
Under no circumstances should you use solvents such as
petrol, acetone, methylated spirits or alcohol.
1.4.2 Handling Tachograph Cards
Tachograph cards are electronic chip cards which are used
for digital tachograph identification and to store certain
data.
There are four types of tachograph cards. The different
types of tachograph cards are identified by different col-
ours.
Driver Card
The driver card (white) is used by the driver to identify him-
self on the digital tachograph. The driver card is for normal
driving. The card stores, displays and prints driver’s activi-
ties.
Company Card
The company card (yellow) is used to display, print and
download the company data stored in the digital tachograph
or on the driver card. The company card is intended for the
owner of the vehicle.
Control Card
The control card (blue) is used by employees of controlling
bodies, e.g. the police, to identify themselves. The control
card is used to display, print and download data stored in
the vehicle unit and on the driver card.
Workshop Card
The workshop cards (red) are for employees of authorised
workshops. The workshop cards can be used to activate,
inspect and calibrate the control device. The workshop
cards can also be used for test drives.
Note
The driver card, control card and workshop card are personalised.
It is not permissible to pass the cards on to other persons.

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Note
The company card and the control card must not be used for
driving.
Please observe the following rules when using the tacho-
graph cards:
•Donot bend or fold the tachograph cards.
•Donot insert damaged or soiled cards into the digital
tachograph.
• Keep the contact surfaces clean, dry and free of oil or
grease. Always keep your tachograph cards in the corre-
sponding protective covers.
• Do not expose the tachograph cards to strong solar
radiation or electromagnetic fields.
• Do not leave the tachograph cards on the dashboard.
• Do not use the tachograph cards beyond their validity
date. Always apply for a new tachograph card in good
time.
• Clean the tachograph cards with a wet cloth when it is
soiled. Do not use solvents or abrasives.
• The tachograph cards can only be withdrawn by pressing
keys 1 or 2. The tachograph cards cannot be unlocked
mechanically. Do not withdraw the card from the unit by
force.
1.4.3 Handling Printouts
The printouts serve as proof of driving.
The printouts must be kept by the registered keeper for at
least 1 year.
Note
The printouts are made on special thermal printer paper. The
printout may become illegible when exposed to heat, solar
irradiation or chemicals.

Please observe the following rules:
• Protect the printouts against solar irradiation, light, humid-
ity and heat.
•Donot use highlighters on the printouts.
• Always use special thermal printer paper certified by
tachographs manufacturer.
1.4.4 Automatic Settings
To facilitate the logging of driver activities, the digital tacho-
graph EFAS makes a number of automatic settings.
• Whenever the vehicle starts, the digital tachograph auto-
matically changes to driving time for the driver and to
availability for the co-driver.

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• Whenever the vehicle stops, the digital tachograph auto-
matically changes to work period for the driver. If less than
2 minutes pass between stopping and re-starting, the
digital tachograph cancels the automatic change from
driving time to work period.
• Whenever the ignition is turned off, EFAS is able to
change automatically to a programmed driver activity, see
also the section "Automatic Setting of Activities after Igni-
tion OFF/ON" on page 59.
1.4.5 Time Zones
Since your vehicle may move within different time zones
(see chapter 13.1 on page 120), all logs and entries are in
UTC time. UTC time is a standardised world time without
daylight saving time. All entries must be made in UTC time.
In Germany and most central European countries, UTC
time during the winter is one hour earlier than local time. In
the winter, one hour has to be deducted from local time to
calculate UTC time. In the summer, two hours have to be
deducted from local time to calculate UTC time.
If you have set the time zone correctly for EFAS, the digital
tachograph displays the local time on all standard displays
during the journey. This is shown by the flashing colon
between the hours and minutes (in UTC time the colon
does not flash). However, all entries have to be made in
UTC time.
Note
Please refer to chapter "Time Zone" on page 71 for setting the
time zone.
Note
A list of nation- and region codes with corresponding time zone
offset values can be found in chapter "Nation & Region Codes,
Time zones" on page 120.

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2Display and Controls
This section describes the displays and controls of the
digital tachograph EFAS.
2.1 Display Elements
The digital tachograph EFAS features the following display
elements:
1. Red LED to display the operating mode
2. Alphanumeric display
An additional buzzer is also installed.
2.1.1 Display Symbols
The alphanumeric display uses different symbols for
displaying information. The table below gives an over-
view:
Symbol Meaning
Availability
Driving, driver,
mode: OPERATIONAL
Rest period
Work period
Interruption, break time
?Unknown
Company
mode: COMPANY
Controller
mode: CONTROL
Workshop/test station 
mode: CALIBRATION
Manufacturer
1Driver slot
2Co-driver slot
Valid tachograph card inserted
Invalid tachograph card inserted; see note
Card cannot be ejected because ignition is off

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Note
Invalid tachograph cards are ignored by the digital tachograph.
However it is possible to display, print and download data stored
on expired cards.

2.1.2 Symbol Combinations
The alphanumeric display also uses symbol combinations
to display information. The following table provides an over-
view of often used symbols.
A complete list of symbol combinations can be found in
chapter "Symbol Overview" on page 117.
Clock
Display
Data download to external memory
Power supply
Printer, printout
Sensor
Tyre size
Vehicle, vehicle unit
OUT Digital tachograph not required (out of scope)
Ferry/train crossing
!Event
Fault
Start of working day
End of working day
Place
MManual entry of driver activities
Security
>Speed
Total, summary
24h Daily
|Weekly
|| Two-weekly
Symbol Meaning
From or to
Current setting (menu)
Daylight saving time activated
Symbol Meaning
>> Speed monitoring, see the section "Monitor-
ing Speed" on page 48
Register company on digital tachograph
 Deregister company from digital tacho-
graph
--- No card
 Card valid to
Symbol Meaning

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2.1.3 LED Display
The red LED indicates different EFAS states. The table
below explains the meaning of the display.
2.2 Acoustic Signals
The digital tachograph EFAS is provided with a buzzer.
Acoustic signals can be switched on or off as required. For
more information, see the section "Tones" on page 69.
2.2.1 Meaning of the Acoustic Signals
Tone Sequence Meaning
1x long, 2x short Displayed warning (event or fault
message) to be acknowledged.
2x short, 1x long Failure; system error; EFAS to 
be serviced.
1x long General error.
1x very long Programmed speed exceeded!
>>
or
Advance warning of max. speed
being exceeded.
1x short Indicates a user entry is to be
made.
2x short Incorrect entry warning.
Display Meaning
Red The LED flashes upon activation 
(functional check).
Off EFAS is ready for operation.
Permanently red System error. Have your EFAS
checked by a workshop.
Flashing red Warning. Acknowledge the warning
with OK.
Flashing red 2x Incorrect entry. Correct your entry.

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EFAS
2.3 Controls
The digital tachograph EFAS is operated by means of oper-
ative elements on the front panel of the digital tachograph.
The front panel is also provided with slots for the tacho-
graph cards and covers for the service interface and printer.
1. Service interface cover
2. Integrated printer module
3. Key 1for the driver
4. Backspace 
5. Card slot for the driver’s tachograph card
6. Cursor key (backward / previous entry)
7. Cursor key (forward / next entry)
8. Key OK
9. Key 2for the co-driver
10. Card slot for the co-driver’s tachograph card
(team mode)
The digital tachograph EFAS is switched on by turning on
the ignition, by motion pulses, by inserting a tachograph
card or by pressing any key.

The digital tachograph switches off automatically at the lat-
est four minutes after the ignition is turned off. If you press
any key within this period, this time is delayed again up to
four minutes.
Note
The tachograph cards can only be withdrawn by pressing (ca.
1.5 sec.) keys 1or 2. The tachograph cards cannot be unlocked
mechanically. Do not try to withdraw the cards by force.

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2.3.1 Adjusting of the Activity
Following activities are indicated by the digital tachograph
EFAS:
Driving time (set automatically)
Working time
Availability
Rest time
Manual setting
• As driver in stationary vehicle press the button 1so
often, until the desired activity (, , ) appears in the
display. On this occasion, one should take care that
the button is not pressed too long, as this will eject the
card.
• Press as co-driver (driver 2) the button 2so often,
until the desired activity appears in the display.
Activity driver 1 Activity driver 2
Note
Do not forget to check the set activity after the journey end.
Automatic adjusting of the Activity
After the vehicle starts to move, the digital tachograph
EFAS switches after a short time automatically for the driver
to driving time and for the co-driver to availability . If the
vehicle stops, the digital tachograph EFAS toggles for the
driver automatically to working time .
In addition to the above mentioned change-over of the
driver's activity, the digital tachograph EFAS takes back the
automatic switchover of driving time to working time again if
the vehicle stops for less than 2 minutes.
If the automatic switchover of the activity is activated after
ignition ON/OFF, the driver and/or the co-driver receives
the preset activity if the ignition is switched on or switched
off. This setting can be carried out with an inserted com-
pany card with the menu “Settings“, see "Automatic Setting
of Activities after Ignition OFF/ON" on page 59.

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EFAS
2.3.2 Modes of Operation
The digital tachograph EFAS can be run in four modes:
Display of operation mode
Depending on the inserted tachograph cards, the digital tachograph automatically switches to one of the following modes.
( * ) In this state, the digital tachograph only uses the tachograph card in slot 1.
In the inverse fields EFAS reports a card conflict. EFAS may not be able to select the desired operation mode. Remove the
card which caused the card conflict. Select the desired operation mode with card combinations, which are not displayed in
inverse in the table above.
Symbol Mode
OPERATIONAL
CONTROL
CALIBRATION
COMPANY

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2.3.3 Displays
If there is no need to display warnings and no menu has
been selected, the digital tachograph displays one of the
following screens:
1. Speed and odometer (default screen)
2. Current work periods and activities for driver and co-
driver
3. Driving times driver 1
4. Driving times driver 2
5. Speed and trip meter
6. UTC time
Use cursor keys or to change to a different screen
display.
Note
If the digital tachograph EFAS is displaying an unknown language
for you, you can switch to the English language by pressing the
key for more than 5 seconds if the digital tachograph is show-
ing one of the following displays:
• Driving times driver 1
• Driving times driver 2
•UTC-time 
Speed and odometer
The first line displays the following information from left to
right:
• Symbol for driver activity
• The card symbol indicates that there is a card in the driver
slot 
The card symbol is hidden when no card is inserted
• Current reading of odometer
• The card symbol indicates that there is a card in the co-
driver slot 
The card symbol is hidden when no card is inserted.
• Symbol for co-driver activity
The second line displays the following information:
• Current speed in km/h (optionally also in mph)
• Current local time
• Symbol for the current mode

EFAS displays the time in the standard display as local
time. In all other cases the UTC time is displayed. The
flashing colon indicates that local time is displayed. There is
no flashing colon when UTC time is displayed.