Interpretation ID: aiam2896
Chrysler Corporation
P.O. Box 1919
Detroit
MI 48231;
Dear Mr. Terry:#This in (sic) response to your letter of July 21, 1978 requesting an interpretation of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, *Controls and Displays*. Please excuse the delay in responding.#You requested an interpretation that a single telltale which monitors both the oil pressure and coolant temperature gauges could be identified by the word 'Engine'. You indicated that it is industry practice to combine the monitoring of these two functions into a single telltale because the response by the driver to either malfunction is the same. It is the interpretation of the NHTSA that the multipurpose telltale which monitors the two functions specified above may be identified by the word 'Engine.' The standard does not require that any of the displays listed in S5.1 be provided or that two or more displays, if provided, be provided separately.#Sincerely, Joseph J. Levin, Jr., Chief Counsel;