UN R16 Supplement 6 (07 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 16 (ECE R16) — Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of: Safety-Belts and Restraint Systems, for Occupants of Power-Driven Vehicles.
UN R16 — Supplement 6 to the 07 series of amendments
Supplement 5 → 6
- What changed
- For seats “which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle”, the visual warning must at least indicate when any rear safety-belt is unfastened.
- Why
- The proposal addresses the requirements for safety-belt reminders in some particular vehicle designs.
Q1What changed1 change
Visual warning for seats that can be fixed to different designated seating positions (para. 8.4.4.2.)
Paragraph 8.4.4.2. adds a sentence for seats “which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle”, for example floor rail mounted seats. For these seats, the visual warning must at least indicate when any rear safety-belt is unfastened. Before this supplement, paragraph 8.4.4.2. did not mention these seats. The first two sentences of the paragraph do not change.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
- Working party
- GRSP, 67th session (July 2020)
Reasons
The proposal addresses the requirements for safety-belt reminders in some particular vehicle designs.
Sources (2)
“The proposal addresses the requirements for Safety Belt Reminders in some particular vehicle designs”
“on the requirements for safety-belt reminders in some particular vehicle designs”
Document trail
- 2020-02ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2020/2Proposal by the expert from OICA for the 07 and 08 series
- —RevisedGRSP-67-35Changed proposal by OICA for the 67th GRSP session
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/67Session report, para. 9: adopted as amended by Annex III
- 2020-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/112Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- —Amended in sessionECE/TRANS/WP.29/1155WP.29 session report, para. 102: proposed new paragraph 15.5.6. deleted
- 2020-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1155Adopted at the 182nd session (session report, para. 133)
- 2021-06-09In forceC.N.179.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.16UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Make sure that, for seats “which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle”, the visual warning at least indicates when any rear safety-belt is unfastened.
Component supplier
- Be ready to give the vehicle manufacturer a visual warning that meets the new last sentence of paragraph 8.4.4.2.
Technical service / Approval authority
- Check that, for seats “which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle”, the visual warning at least indicates when any rear safety-belt is unfastened.
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