UN R162 Supplement 4 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 162 (ECE R162) — Uniform technical prescriptions concerning approval of immobilizers and approval of a vehicle with regard to its immobilizer.
UN R162 — Supplement 4 to the 00 series of amendments
Supplement 3 → 4
- What changed
- Paragraph 1.1. now covers the approval of immobilizers which are intended to be permanently fitted to vehicles of any category.
- Paragraph 1.3. no longer mentions approvals to immobilizers for fitment to vehicles of other categories.
- In Annex 6, paragraph 1., new item (c) excludes components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys, from the requirements below.
- Why
- The proposal aims to clarify the scope of UN Regulation No. 162.
- The proposal also aims to complement the text with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 116.
Q1What changed8 changes
What the Regulation applies to (paras. 1.1. to 1.4.)
Paragraph 1.1. now covers the approval of immobilizers which are intended to be permanently fitted to vehicles of any category. Item (a) is deleted. It covered “If fitted” immobilizers primarily dedicated to vehicles of Categories M1 and N1 with a maximum mass of not more than 2 tonnes. Paragraph 1.2. covers the approval of M1 vehicles and N1 vehicles of not more than 2 tonnes maximum mass, with regard to their immobilizer(s). Paragraph 1.3. now says “with regard to their immobilizer(s)” instead of “and to immobilizers for fitment to such vehicles”. Paragraph 1.4. now says “This UN Regulation” instead of “This Regulation”.
Components excluded by Annex 6, paragraph 1., items (a) to (c)
Annex 6, paragraph 1. lists the components to which the requirements below do not apply. New item (c) adds components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys. Item (a) is about components that are fitted and tested as part of the vehicle, whether or not an immobilizer is fitted. Its examples are now “lamps, alarm system”. The example “device to prevent unauthorized use by mean of a locking system” is deleted. The word “or” now ends item (b) instead of item (a).
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA)
- Working party
- GRSG, 123rd session (March 2022)
Reasons
The proposal aims to clarify the scope of UN Regulation No. 162. The split of UN Regulation No. 116 is, among other things, the opportunity to clarify the scope of the regulations.
Sources (2)
“to amend UN Regulation No. 162 to clarify the scope of the UN Regulation”
“The split of UN Regulation No. 116 is among others the opportunity to clarify the scope of the regulations.”
The proposal puts the scope in four subsections. The proposal says this structure clarifies which vehicle categories are in or out of the scope, and which sections apply to which vehicles or devices.
Sources (2)
“The scope of UN Regulation No. 162 on immobilizers is now distributed in four subsections:”
“This structure well clarifies which vehicle categories are in or out of the scope, and which sections of the regulation apply to which vehicle/devices.”
The proposal also aims to complement the text with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 116. Supplement 7 amends paragraph 8.4.1. of UN Regulation No. 116. That paragraph is similar to the provisions in Annex 6 of the new regulation on immobilizers.
Sources (2)
“to complement the text of the UN Regulation with the missing Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 116”
“Supplement 7 to UN Regulation No. 116 amends the original paragraph 8.4.1., which is similar to the provisions laid down in Annex 6 of the new regulation on immobilizers.”
In the text of Supplement 7, the requirement did not apply to components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys. The proposal concludes that paragraph 1. of Annex 6 therefore needs the proposed amendment.
Sources (3)
“This requirement does not apply to:”
“(iii) Components that are not embedded in the vehicle, e.g. keys.”
“Therefore, paragraph 1. of Annex 6 needs the proposed amendment.”
Document trail
- —ProposalGRSG-122-12Proposal by OICA to amend Annex 6, paragraph 1.
- 2022-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2022/15Proposal by the expert from OICA, based on GRSG-122-12
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/102Session report, para. 46: GRSG adopted the proposal, not amended
- —Amended in sessionGRSG-124-22Correction of a copy/paste error in the text of GRSG/2022/15
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/103Session report, para. 23: GRSG adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/126 as amended
- 2022-10Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/126/Rev.1Revised text that GRSG sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- —Amended in sessionECE/TRANS/WP.29/1168WP.29 session report, para. 68: Annex 6, paragraph 1, lit (a) amended before the AC.1 vote
- 2022-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1168Adopted at the 188th session (session report, para. 138)
- 2023-06-05In forceC.N.186.2023.TREATIES-XI.B.16.162UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Review your Annex 6 test plans: item (c) excludes components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys.
Component supplier
- No direct action for this role.
Technical service / Approval authority
- Update your Annex 6 test procedures: item (c) excludes components that are not embedded in the vehicle, for example keys.
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