Thread: Speedo Readings
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Old 24-Jun-2004, 12:07
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When I first picked up my 748 I didn't believe the speedo, thinking it was reading way too high (20-30mph)

I did a GPS comparison on a straight (and flat) piece of road, and the result was consistent in that the speedo read about 10% over, all the way up.

Rockhopper's right that they can't under read, only over read as EC Directive and the ECE Regulation lay down accuracy requirements to be applied at the time of vehicle approval for speedometers.

These requirements are that the indicated speed must not be more than 10 per cent of the true speed plus 4 km/h. In production, however, a slightly different tolerance of 5 per cent plus 10 km/h is applied.

The requirements are also that the indicated speed must never be less than the true speed.
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