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Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 48
Document GRE/2013/57
7 August 2013

Proposal to introduce an alternative set of performance-based requirements for the initial aiming of dipped-beam headlamps and allowing removing the artificial 2,000 lm borderline and Light Emitting Diode (LED) automatic leveling. This document supersedes document GRE/2013/15.

Submitted by Poland
Status: Superseded
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Previous Documents, Discussions, and Outcomes
4. | Terms of Reference
4. (b) | Proposal for amendments to the 06 series of amendments

12. The expert from Poland introduced a revised proposal ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2014/11 on initial aiming of dipped-beam headlamps and considering the original 75 +/-25 m visibility distance requirement.

13. GRE was of the view that the study had pointed out that the type of light source and its luminous flux are not the deciding factors in headlamp glare. Instead, the most important factors seem to be the vehicle pitch angle, loading conditions and initial headlamp aim. Therefore, the light source choice (LED) and the light source 2,000 lm criteria in UN Regulation No. 48 were found unnecessarily restrictive and creating barriers to new technologies. Different views were expressed whether automatic levelling should become a requirement for all categories of vehicles and light sources. Operating voltage was also mentioned as an additional factor of glare.

14. GRE invited the experts from Poland, GTB and OICA to submit one coherent proposal for amendments to UN Regulation No. 48 addressing the visibility distance and glare issuto the next GRE session.

4. | Regulation No. 48 (Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices)
4. (a) | Proposal for amendments to the 04, 05 and 06 series of amendments
4. (b) | Proposal for amendments to the 06 series of amendments

12. The expert from Poland presented GRE-70-41, introducing ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2013/57 and proposing performance based requirements on initial aiming of dipped-beam headlamps as an alternative to the existing requirements. The proposal received some comments (GRE-70-42). The expert from France requested adding proper tolerances from the Conformity of Production provisions. GRE agreed to revisit this subject (on initial aiming and considering the original 50 m visibility distance requirement) at its next session on the basis of a revised document, which the expert from Poland volunteered to prepare.

4. (c) | Other amendments to Regulation No. 48
5. (d) | Regulations Nos. 48 and 112
5. (f) | Regulations Nos. 6 and 48
4. (a) | Proposal for amendments to the 04, 05 and 06 series of amendments
4. (b) | Proposal for amendments to the 06 series of amendments

12. The expert from Poland introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRE/2013/15 proposing an alternative to the existing initial aiming provisions. The experts from France and the United Kingdom requested the author to clarify the aspect linked to the measurements and to specify the measurement method as well as the tools to be used. The expert from the Netherlands supported, in general, the proposal but questioned waiving automatic levelling as an incentive to use this alternative method. GRE agreed to resume consideration on this matter at its October 2013 session on the basis of an updated proposal prepared by the expert from Poland in collaboration with experts from France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

4. (c) | Other amendments to Regulation No. 48
5. (e) | Regulations Nos. 19, 48 and 98
5. (j) | Regulations Nos. 6, 7 and 48
Related and Previous Documents
GRE/2013/15
GRE/2014/11
VGL-01-02/2
Relates to UN R48 |