UN R166 Supplement 1 (00 series) · UNECE Regulation No. 166 (ECE R166) — Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Devices and Motor Vehicles with Regard to the Driver’s Awareness of Vulnerable Road Users in Close-Proximity to the Front and Lateral Sides of Vehicles.
UN R166 — Supplement 1 to the 00 series of amendments
Base text → Supplement 1
- What changed
- Paragraph 15.2.5., Annex 9, paragraph 1.3.3.2. and footnote 1 to paragraph 5.4.1. now refer to R.E.3 document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7, not Rev.6.
- New footnote 1 in Annex 8 says that the procedure is described in Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1).
- The title of Chapter 20 now reads “Penalties for Non-Conformity of Production”.
- Why
- The proposal updates the references to the latest amendment (revision 7) of R.E.3.
- The specifications of the 3-D “H” point machine were updated and moved from R.E.3 to M.R.1.
- Footnote 1 in Annex 8 seemed to be missing in the original document, and the proposal adds it with the new reference to M.R.1.
Q1What changed9 changes
R.E.3 reference for the vehicle in running order (para. 15.2.5. and Annex 9, para. 1.3.3.2.)
Paragraph 15.2.5. and Annex 9, paragraph 1.3.3.2., now refer to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7, paragraph 2.2.5.4., for the vehicle in running order. Before this supplement, they referred to document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.6. The extra front seat passenger (75 kg) for M1 and N1 vehicles does not change.
R.E.3 reference and web address (para. 5.4.1., footnote 1)
Footnote 1 to paragraph 5.4.1. says where the distinguishing numbers of the Contracting Parties to the 1958 Agreement are reproduced. It now names R.E.3 document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.7, not Rev.6. The footnote also gives a new web address: https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/wp29/resolutions.
M.R.1 reference for the “H” point procedure (Annex 8, footnote 1)
The title of Annex 8 is “Procedure to Determine the "H" Point and the Actual Torso Angle for Seat Positions in Motor Vehicles”. New footnote 1 in Annex 8 says that the procedure is described in Addendum 6 of Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1), document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/1101/Amend.5.
Title of Chapter 20
The title of Chapter 20 now reads “Penalties for Non-Conformity of Production”. Before this supplement, it read “Penalties for Non-Conformity of Protection”.
Q2Why it changed
- Proposed by
- Expert from the Netherlands
- Working party
- GRSG, 127th session
Reasons
The proposal updates the references to the latest amendment of R.E.3, revision 7.
Source
“Update to latest amendment (revision 7) of R.E.3.”
The specifications of the 3-D “H” point machine were updated and moved from R.E.3 to M.R.1. The proposal therefore updates the references to the measurement and calibration procedure.
Sources (2)
“The specifications of the 3-D "H"-point machine have been updated and transferred from R.E.3. to M.R.1.”
“to update the references to the three-dimensional H-point (3-D "H"-point) measurement and calibration procedure, which is updated and moved from the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) to Mutual Resolution No. 1 (M.R.1).”
A calibration procedure was also added. The aim is that the machine used for all tests in UN Regulations and UN GTRs is consistent and gives consistent results.
Source
“A calibration procedure has also been added to ensure that the 3-D "H" point machine used for all testing in UN Regulations and UN Global Technical Regulations is consistent and provides consistent test results across Regulations.”
Footnote 1 in Annex 8 seemed to be missing in the original document, ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/139. The proposal added it with the new reference to M.R.1.
Source
“Footnote 1 in Annex 8 seemed to be missing in the original document ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2022/139 and has been added with the new reference to M.R.1.”
Document trail
- 2024-01ProposalECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/2024/25Proposal by the expert from the Netherlands
- —Amended in sessionGRSG-127-19Amendments to the proposal by the expert from the Netherlands
- —Working party adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRSG/106GRSG adopted the proposal as amended (session report, para. 17)
- 2024-10Sent to WP.29ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2024/168Text that GRSG sent to WP.29 and AC.1
- 2024-11WP.29 adoptsECE/TRANS/WP.29/1181Adopted at the 194th session (session report, para. 158)
- 2025-06-12In forceC.N.348.2025.TREATIES-XI.B.16.166UN depositary notification
Q3Who is affected
Vehicle manufacturer
- Compare your “H” point and actual torso angle method with the procedure in Addendum 6 of M.R.1.
- Update the documents that cite ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.6 for the vehicle in running order (para. 15.2.5.).
Component supplier
- No direct action for this role.
Technical service / Approval authority
- Use the procedure in Addendum 6 of M.R.1 to determine the “H” point and the actual torso angle.
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