UN R16 Supplement 2 (08 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 2 to the 08 series of amendments
Supplement 1 → 2
- 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 (para. 8.4.4.2.).
- New paragraph 15.5.6.: notwithstanding paragraphs 15.5.1. and 15.5.3., Contracting Parties must continue to accept exemptions according to paragraph 15.4.2 "if the vehicle was first approved to the 07 or the 08 series of amendments to this Regulation before 1 September 2022".
- Why
- The proposal addresses the requirements for safety-belt reminders in some particular vehicle designs.
- The proposal also clarifies the current text of the transitional provisions.
Q1What changed3 changes
Visual warning for seats which can be fixed to different designated seating positions (para. 8.4.4.2.)
Paragraph 8.4.4.2. has a new sentence for seats "which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle (e.g. floor rail mounted)". For these seats, the visual warning must at least indicate when any rear safety belt is unfastened. The two earlier sentences of paragraph 8.4.4.2. stay the same.
Continued acceptance of exemptions according to paragraph 15.4.2 (paras. 15.5.6. and 15.5.7.)
New paragraph 15.5.6. says that, notwithstanding paragraphs 15.5.1. and 15.5.3., Contracting Parties applying this Regulation must continue to accept exemptions according to paragraph 15.4.2 "if the vehicle was first approved to the 07 or the 08 series of amendments to this Regulation before 1 September 2022". These exemptions remain applicable in the case of extensions of approvals first granted before 1 September 2022. The former paragraph 15.5.6. is renumbered as 15.5.7.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)
- 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”
The proposal also clarifies the current text of the transitional provisions.
Sources (2)
“and clarifies the current text of the transitional provisions.”
“on clarifying the current text of the transitional provisions.”
Document trail
- 2020-02ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/2020/2Proposal by the expert from OICA for the 07 and 08 series
- —RevisedGRSP-67-35Informal document by OICA that amends the proposal
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSP/67Session report, para. 9: adopted as amended by Annex III
- 2020-08Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2020/113Text that GRSP sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2020-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1155Adopted at the 182nd session (session report, para. 133)
- 2021-06-09In forceC.N.180.2021.TREATIES-XI.B.16.16UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Make sure the visual warning at least indicates when any rear safety belt is unfastened, for seats "which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle" (para. 8.4.4.2.).
Component supplier
- No direct action for this role.
Technical service / Approval authority
- Check that the visual warning at least indicates when any rear safety belt is unfastened, for seats "which can be fixed to different designated seating positions within the vehicle" (para. 8.4.4.2.).
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