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Tachograph card (overview)
Device description
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■ Tachograph card (overview)
You will obtain the legally required tacho-
graph cards by requesting them from the
authorities of the respective EU member
state.
IMPORTANT
You may use first generation tacho-
graph cards according to (EU)3821/85,
Annex I B, as well as second genera-
tion cards according to Implementing
Regulation (EU)2016/799, Annex I C,
as amended.
However, only second generation work-
shop cards may be used.
Holders of a tachograph card are entitled
to use the DTCO 4.0. Areas of activity
and access rights are prescribed by law.
Access rights of the tachograph cards
IMPORTANT
In order to prevent data loss, please
handle your tachograph carefully and
also observe the instructions of the au-
thorities issuing the tachograph cards.
► Driver card
You use your driver card to register as
the driver with the tachograph.
The DTCO 4.0 starts to display and store
all activities of that driver.
You can print or download (if a driver
card is inserted) the data.
Thus, the driver card is designed for the
normal driving operation (as a single
driver or in crew operation).
► Company card
You use the company card to register as
the keeper or owner of the vehicle with
the DTCO 4.0. This enables you to ac-
cess company data.
The company card is used to display,
print and download the data saved in the
mass memory as well as the data of a
driver card - which is inserted into the
other card drawer.
IMPORTANT
In addition, the company card entitles
you – for the first time and if not yet car-
ried out by a workshop – to enter the
authorised member state and the
vehicle registration number. If in doubt,
please contact an authorised specialist
workshop.
Equipped with an adequate fleet man-
agement system, you are also entitled to
use the company card to download user
data remotely.
IMPORTANT
The company card is designed for
keepers and owners of vehicles with in-
tegrated digital tachograph and must
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