Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00026:reg:1:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00026
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 9/15)
Character Range: 217366–220345

position between its rearmost and fore most positions. The seat backrest angle may also be adjusted, but not to a more upright angle than corresponding to a torso angle of 15°.
              2.3. Place a cotton cloth on the seat-back and cushion.

              2.4. Place the CRF, with or without i-Size support leg installation assessment volume, on the ISOFIX or i-Size position.

              2.5. Push, towards ISOFIX anchorages system, on the center between the ISOFIX anchorages with a force of 100 N ± 10 N, applied parallel to the lower surface, and remove the force.

              2.6. Attach the CRF, with or without i-Size support leg installation assessment volume, to the ISOFIX anchorages system.

              2.7. Push vertically downwards on the centre of the upper surface of the fixture with a force of 100 N ± 10 N, and remove the force.

              3. Requirements

              The following testing conditions only apply for the CRF(s), with or without i-Size support leg installation assessment volume, when accommodated in the ISOFIX and/or i-Size position. It is not required that the CRF(s), with or without i-Size support leg installation assessment volume, shall be able to move in and out of the ISOFIX and/or i-Size position under these conditions.

              3.1.  It has to be possible to accommodate the CRF(s), with or without i-Size support leg installation assessment volume, without interference with the vehicle interior. The CRF base shall have a pitch angle of 15°  10°, above the horizontal plane passing through the ISOFIX anchorages system.

              3.2. The ISOFIX top tether anchorage, if any, shall remain accessible.
              3.3. Should the above requirements not be met with the adjustments indicated in paragraph 2. above, the seats, the seat-backs, the head restraints may be adjusted to alternative positions designated by the manufacturer for normal use following which the above installation procedure shall be repeated and the requirements verified and met. These alternative positions shall be included as information in Table 2 and/or 3 given in Appendix 3 to this annex. Passenger seats in front of  i-Size seating positions may also be displaced to a position forward of the normal position of use. In such cases, the vehicle manufacturer shall provide information in the vehicle handbook, that the respective passenger seat shall not be occupied in such positions of displacement.
              3.4 Should the above requirements not be fulfilled when some removable interior fittings were present, such fittings may be removed and then requirements of paragraph 3. have to be verified again and fulfilled. In such a case corresponding information shall be included in Table 2 and/or 3 of Appendix 3 of this annex.
              4. ISOFIX child restraint system size classes and fixtures
               A – ISO/F3: Full-Height Forward Facing toddler CRS
               B – ISO/F2: Reduced-Height