Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations — 210.2
ts full rearward and full downward position; (c) the vehicle seat back is adjusted in the nominal design riding position; (d) the head restraints, if installed at a designated seating position that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system, are adjusted in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; and (e) a rearward force of 135 N ± 15 N is applied to the centre of the lower front crossbar of the test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 to press the test device against the seat back as the position of the lower connectors of the test device is adjusted to remove slack or tension. (17.1) Despite subsection (17), in the case of a bus, the strength requirement tests may be carried out when the vehicle seat is not installed in the vehicle if (a) the user-ready tether anchorage is installed on the vehicle seat in accordance with the tether anchorage positioning requirements of section 210.1 for a designated seating position of the vehicle; (b) the structure on which the seat is installed, the seat anchorage and all associated hardware are equivalent to those used when the vehicle seat is installed in the vehicle; and (c) a rearward force of 135 N ± 15 N is applied to the centre of the lower front crossbar of the test device shown in Figures 7 and 8 to press the test device against the seat back as the position of the lower connectors of the test device is adjusted to remove slack or tension. Information Respecting Lower Universal Anchorage Systems (18) Subject to subsections (19) and (20), if a lower universal anchorage system is not visible along a line making an upward angle of at least 30° with the horizontal plane without compression of the seat cushion or seat back of the seating position, the presence of each bar of the system shall be indicated by the symbol shown in Figure 10, consisting of a circle containing a pictogram, which symbol shall meet the following conditions: (a) the pictogram shall contrast with the background of the circle; (b) the circle shall contrast with its background, namely, the seat back or seat cushion of the vehicle; (c) its centre shall be located no more than 25 mm from the vertical longitudinal plane that passes through the centre of each bar of the system; (d) it shall be marked on the seat back or on the seat cushion of the vehicle in accordance with Figure 11; and (e) it shall be permanently marked by any means in a manner that makes it impossible to remove without defacing or destruction. (19) In the case of a foldable lower universal anchorage system, its presence shall be indicated by the symbol shown in Figure 10 marked in accordance with subsection (18) or marked on the mechanism for deploying each bar of the foldable system and visible at the junction of the seat back and the seat cushion when the system is in the folded position. (20) In the case of a lower universal anchorage system hidden by one or more covers, its presence may be indicated by the symbol shown in Figure 10 marked on each cover in the following cases: (a) the covers are not entirely removable; or (b) the system is visible in accordance with subsection (18) if the covers are entirely removed. (21) [Repealed, SOR/2008-72, s. 9] (22) The English and French versions of the owner’s manual for a vehicle that is equipped with a lower universal anchorage system shall contain the following information: (a) if the symbol shown in Figure 10 is marked on a seat back, seat cushion or cover over the lower universal anchorage system, an explanation that the symbol indicates the presence of a lower universal anchorage system, and a reproduction of the symbol; (b) [Repealed, SOR/2008-72, s. 9] (c) an identification, by means of the symbol shown in Figure 10 or any other mark used to indicate the presence of a lower universal anchorage system, as applicable, of the designated seating positions that are equipped with a lower universal anchorage system; (d) if the vehicle is equipped with a foldable system, instructions on ho