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2026 2025

Emergency door opening: Meaning of "intuitive"

Reference Number: EDO-05-04

Submitted by: Germany

Meeting Sessions: 5th EDO session (21-23 Apr)

Document date: 02 Apr 26

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WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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Emergency door opening: Proposal for submergence test procedure

Reference Number: EDO-05-05

Submitted by: Netherlands and Spain

Meeting Sessions: 5th EDO session (21-23 Apr)

Document date: 02 Apr 26

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WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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EDO, GTR 1, and UN R11: Comparison of crash test provisions

Reference Number: EDO-05-06

Meeting Sessions: 5th EDO session (21-23 Apr)

Document date: 02 Apr 26

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 11 | Door Latches and Door Retention Components, GTR No. 1 | Door Locks and Door Retention Components, and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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Emergency Door Openings SIG: Agenda for the 5th (April 2026) session

Reference Number: EDO-05-01

Meeting Sessions: 5th EDO session (21-23 Apr)

Document date: 31 Mar 26

Relevant to

GTR No. 1 | Door Locks and Door Retention Components, UN Regulation No. 11 | Door Latches and Door Retention Components, UN Regulation No. 21 | Interior Fittings, and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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EDO: Draft text for power loss testing (Annex 7)

Reference Number: EDO-05-03

This document specifies testing procedures to verify door-opening systems remain functional after complete power loss. Interior testing requires unlocking, unlatching, and opening doors from inside the vehicle five times after a 60-minute wait following power disconnection. Exterior testing requires unlocking, unlatching, and opening doors from outside five times under identical conditions. All operations use only permanently installed components without tools.

Submitted by: Germany

Meeting Sessions: 5th EDO session (21-23 Apr)

Document date: 31 Mar 26

Relevant to

WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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EDO: Draft terms of reference for an informal working group on door opening in an emergency

Reference Number: EDO-05-02

Submitted by: Korea

Meeting Sessions: 5th EDO session (21-23 Apr)

Document date: 19 Feb 26

Relevant to

WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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EDO SIG inter-session homework

Reference Number: EDO-04-07/Rev.2

Meeting Sessions: 4th EDO session (3-5 Feb)

Document date: 19 Feb 26

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WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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Emergency Door Openings SIG: Minutes of the 4th (February 2026) session

Reference Number: EDO-04-08/Rev.1

Meeting Sessions: 4th EDO session (3-5 Feb)

Document date: 19 Feb 26

Relevant to

WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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Discussion items on Emergency Door Opening (Crash regulations)

Reference Number: EDO-04-05

Submitted by: KATRI

Meeting Sessions: 4th EDO session (3-5 Feb)

Document date: 13 Feb 26

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 94 | Occupant Protection in Frontal Collisions, UN Regulation No. 95 | Occupant Protection in Lateral Collisions, UN Regulation No. 135 | Pole side-impact protection, UN Regulation No. 137 | Restraint System in Frontal Impact, and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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UN R21: Proposal for amendments on window opening in case of submergence

Reference Number: EDO-04-06

Proposal to require the electric side windows of the front seat row to function for at least ² minutes from the time of a vehicle entering water (EDO-03-08) as amended by the EDO SIG during its 4th session.

Meeting Sessions: 4th EDO session (3-5 Feb)

Document date: 13 Feb 26

Relevant to

UN Regulation No. 21 | Interior Fittings and WP.29 Regulatory Project | Emergency Door Opening

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