Proposal to transpose GTR-9 Amendment 3 (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2024/77) on technical requirements for Deployable Pedestrian Protection Systems, amend Chapter 0 Introduction, amend para. 2. to add provisions for vehicles equipped with DPPS and measurements taken with system undeployed, delete footnotes 2 and 3 from para. 2.1., replace reference to 2.27. by 2.29. in para. 2.31., delete footnotes 5 and 6 from paras. 2.43. and 2.45., insert new paras. 2.50. to 2.61. defining DPPS-related terms including Deployment Time, Detection test area, Head Impact Time, Sensors and Testing of DPPS, amend para. 4.2. to delete approval number supplementation provisions, delete para. 4.4.3., amend paras. 5.2. to 5.2.2. to reference Annex 7 requirements when tested with DPPS activated, replace paras. 11.1. to 11.25. with transitional provisions and insert paras. 11.26. to 11.29. establishing that as from entry into force Contracting Parties shall not refuse type-approvals under 05 series amendments, as from 1 September 2031 shall not accept prior series approvals first issued after that date, shall continue accepting prior approvals first issued before 1 September 2031, and shall continue granting approvals using atypical windscreen fracture procedures until 1 September 2033, amend Annex 1 para. 9.23.1., amend text under Annex 2 heading, amend Annex 3 para. 3.2., and insert new Annexes 7 and 8 establishing test procedures for DPPS including prerequisites, HIT verification methods, headform test procedures, HBM qualification, and documentation requirements.

Proposal to amend para. 3.3.2. to insert structured subsections for REESS trade name, cell types, physical dimensions, description, electrical specifications, gas combination rate, installation description, thermal management and electronic control, insert new paras. 4. to 9.1. requiring information on fuel cell specifications, fuses and circuit breakers, power wiring harness, protection against electric shock, power circuit component details, and hydrogen system components located in the energy absorption zone. These modifications address insufficiently defined topics on REESS type, electrical system and hydrogen system in vehicles by introducing relevant sections from UN R100 and adding hydrogen system documentation requirements.

Proposal to:

• Insert new paragraphs 2.64. to 2.xx. on electronic components,
• Amend para. 3.2.1. to require technical descriptions including overview of Supplemental Restraint Systems,
• Insert new paragraphs 4.7.5. and 4.7.6. on international insert and small infant support marks,
• Renumber paragraphs 4.12. (second one), 4.12.1. to 4.12.4., and 4.13. as 4.13., 4.13.1. to 4.13.4., and 4.14.,
• Amend para. 4.12. to clarify insert information on labels,
• Insert new paragraphs 4.12.5. and 4.12.6. on international insert and small infant support marks,
• Insert new paragraphs 5.4.4. and 5.4.5. defining international insert and small infant support marks,
• Amend para. 6.2.1.1. to clarify insert and small infant support requirements,
• Amend para. 6.2.6. to reference user inflatable elements,
• Insert new paragraph 6.6.4.1.9. on dynamic testing with Supplemental Restraint Systems,
• Insert new paragraph 6.9. on provisions for electronics including battery removability, low battery voltage reminders, and vehicle battery connection warnings,
• Amend paragraphs 14.3.1. and 14.4.1. to include insert information in size range declarations,
• Insert new paragraph 16.18. on transitional provisions applicable from entry into force through 1 September 2029,
• Insert new paragraphs 3. and 4. in Annex 2 on insert and small infant support mark arrangements.

Guidance request on restraint system with airbag submitted by Kingdom of the Netherlands. Question whether a restraint system approved according to UN R16 shall bear the word AIRBAG in the approval mark when an airbag is part of the restraint system. The Regulation seems not to require it. Discussion whether it is desirable and whether the Regulation must be updated. Proposal to amend the Regulation to include AIRBAG in the approval mark in case an airbag is part of a restraint system. Alternatively, it could be decided to leave the situation as is and see the addition of AIRBAG as optional.

Review of the work behind the proposal to clarify GTR 9, in particular concerning the definition of the headform testing/contact area for measurement purposes.

Submission aimed at preventing different interpretations of the phrase “positively guide the lap strap” during the dynamic test.

Proposal to include vehicles equipped with automatically activated door locking systems into the test procedure of UN Regulation No. 94.

Proposal to add L category vehicles (e.g., motorcycles and mopeds) to the scope of UN R100 on battery electric vehicle safety.

Proposal to include vehicles equipped with automatically activated door locking systems in the test procedure for UN Regulation No. 95.

Proposal from the Netherlands to prevent different interpretations of the phrase “positively guide the lap strap” during the dynamic test prescribed in UN R44.

Proposal to specify a head restraint height between 720 mm and 830 mm pursuant to the work on phase 2 of GTR No. 7 which includes a new method for measuring the effective height of head restraints.

Correction of an editorial error in Supplement 4 to the 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 14.

Correction of an error in the earlier Corrigendum 1 to Supplement 5 to the 03 series of UN Regulation No. 44.

Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 14 and for Supplement 6 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No. 16 to clarify the texts related to the recently expanded height requirements for the effective upper belt anchorage (Supplement 4 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No. 14).

Proposal to clarify the installation provisions for “general use” safety-belts (Annex 1B, item 12).

Proposal to expand the application area of the energy absorption criteria for seating in order to facilitate the optimization of seat-belt load limiters by allowing limited occupant contact with these seat areas.

Proposal to clarify and improve the belt routing and positioning of the universal child restraint system seat fixture during testing.

The provisions of UN Regulation No. 16 (paragraph 6.4.1.4.1.) only allow contact of the chest of the dummy driver with the steering assembly, provided that this contact fulfils certain energy-dissipation test requirements and that contact does not occur at a speed higher than 24 km/h. In response to the updated provisions of UN Regulation No. 16 which allow greater forward displacement of occupants, UN Regulation No. 17 will be updated to provide requirements on improved energy-dissipation criteria for those areas of the rear of seats and head restraints where impact of the head of the rear occupant may occur. Given the update to UN R17, this proposal would amend the scope of UN R25 (which has not been updated with regard to energy dissipation) to cover only vehicle categories M2 < 3.5 tons and N1 and mention explicitly that application to N2 and N3 vehicle categories is optional.

In response to proposals to allow greater forward displacement of occupants under UN R16 and the resulting changes in impact energy-dissipation criteria under UN R17, UN R25 (with regard to head restraints) is also subject to change. This proposal would accordingly update a reference in UN R80 to UN R25.

Proposal to expand the application area of the energy absorption criteria for seating in order to facilitate the optimization of seat-belt load limiters by allowing limited occupant contact with these seat areas.

Changes to NCAP testing oblige the use of load limiters on safety-belts with lower threshold values that yield less thorax compression but also allow for greater forward displacement of the occupants. To address the greater forward displacement of rear occupants, UN R17 is under revision to require more stringent energy dissipation performance for those areas of the rear of seats (including the head restraints and parts mounted on the seat) where the head of the rear occupant may come into contact. UN R21 allows for alternative testing of the rear parts of seats (paras. 5.7-5.7.3. ) However, in light of the changes to UN R17, this alternative approach is no longer valid. This proposal would delete the alternate method and expands the scope of UN R21 to include testing of any parts mounted on the seats.

Proposal to clarify and improve the belt routing and positioning of the universal child restraint system seat fixture during testing.

Proposal to clarify the requirements for CRS utilizing the seat belt lap strap in order to ensure correct installation and testing and to avoid possibly dangerous misinterpretation to the test configuration.

Proposal to resolve divergent interpretations with regard to child restraint systems in UN Regulation No. 44.

Revision 3 of the 1958 Agreement allows for a Unique Identifier (UI) under the DETA system as an alternative to the current approval mark. In the case of child restraint systems, the approval mark contains important information for users. Therefore, this proposal would prohibit replacement of the approval mark by the UI.

Proposal to clarify the requirements for CRS utilizing the seat belt lap strap in order to ensure correct installation and testing and to avoid possibly dangerous misinterpretation to the test configuration.

Proposal to add the Q0 infant test dummy to the UN R44 procedures in response to problems encountered in acquiring the currently specified P0 dummy.

Proposal to correct Table 1 by deleting “F1” (this fixture is part of a corresponding ISO Standard but not in UN R16) and to replace “universal” by “i-Size” in the title of Appendix 5, as UN R129 booster seats can be only i-Size or specific.

Proposal to correct paragraph 1.2. by deleting “and Appendix 5” in order to align with the text of Supplement 9 to the 06 series of amendments to UN R16, to correct Table 1 by deleting “F1” (this fixture is part of a corresponding ISO standard not found in UN R16), and to correct Appendix 5 by replacing “universal” with “i-Size” (UN R129 booster seats can be only i-Size or specific).

In line with amendments presented in document GRSP/2017/13 and adopted by GRSP to clarify the seat belt installation procedure for testing integral child restraint systems (in order to ensure proper evaluation of potential injury risks), this proposal recommends corresponding amendments to address non-integral child restraint systems (e.g., booster seats).

Proposal to require checking of non-integral child restraints (e.g., booster seats) for risk of injuries caused by narrow contact with buckle and safety-belt such as may be caused by strong local pressure from twisted buckles, belts, or tongues.

Proposal to update the Communication Form since from the 07 series of amendments rear safety belt reminders have been added.

Proposal to introduce a definition for “insert” and provisions for their use.

Proposal to explicitly state that functional safety requirements apply to categories of vehicles beyond M₁ through the addition of the following text marked in bold:

When leaving the vehicle, the driver shall be informed by a signal (e.g. optical or audible signal) if the vehicleis still in the active driving possible mode. Moreover, in case of vehicles of category M₂ and M₃, such signal shall already be given when leaving the driver seat.

Proposal to clarify that the warning signal to alert a driver of an M₂ or M₃ vehicle with more than 22 seating positions if the vehicle is in active-driving-possible mode when the driver leaves the seat shall be activated upon leaving the seat, not the vehicle.

Proposal to exempt “sensors, cameras, radar devices, etc.” components of approved driver assist systems from the Annex 3 prohibition against damage provided the basic braking and steering performance remains intact.

Proposal to specify the Q6 dummy in lieu of the Q3 with regard to integral ECRS testing and to add the Q3 to the already existing Q6 under the 02 series of amendments.

Proposal by the expert from the Netherlands, aiming to achieve an identification of hydrogen-fuelled buses and trucks which is consistent with already existing regulated identification for Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled buses. The background for the additional labelling would help emergency services to determine how to approach these vehicles in case of a fire. This proposal extends the scope to N2/N3 vehicles due to the wider use and introduces consistency for the installation of labels

Proposal to align UN R134 with UN R67 and UN R110 with regard to labelling requirements and to assist emergency services in determining appropriate responses in case of fire.

Proposal corrects an omission in paragraph 3 with regard to information on safety-belt reminders and aligns the regulation with Annex I of EU regulation 2018/858.

Introduces wording to clarify that the performance of protective helmets may be affected by using accessories not tested during the type approval procedure. Changes introduced by customers on helmets are not covered once the helmet has been type-approved.

Proposal to align UN R12 with the provisions of GTR 20 on post-crash electrical safety and the administrative provisions of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement. The amendments only impact the approval of vehicles with an electric power train operating at high voltage.

Proposal to align UN R135 with the provisions of GTR 20 on post-crash electrical safety and the administrative provisions of Revision 3 to the 1958 Agreement. The proposed amendments only relate to vehicles with an electric power train operating at high voltage.

Proposal to clarify requirements for the adjustment of the passenger seat back when installing the Hybrid-III 5th percentile female dummy.

Proposal to correct the vehicle type definition.

Proposal to clarify the requirements for monitoring the chest deflection of the Q10 dummy and for the correct measurement of the location of the thoracic spine.