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shall be placed as parallel as possible to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle.
2.6.2. The heels of both feet of the passenger test dummy shall be placed as far forward as possible and shall rest on the floor pan. Both feet shall be positioned as flat as possible on the toeboard. The longitudinal centreline of the feet shall be placed as parallel as possible to the longitudinal centreline of the vehicle.
2.7. The measuring instruments installed shall not in any way affect the movement of the dummy during impact.
2.8. The temperature of the dummies and the system of measuring instruments shall be stabilised before the test and maintained so far as possible within a range between 19 °C and 22 °C.
2.9.  Dummy clothing
2.9.1.  The instrumented dummies will be clothed in formfitting cotton stretch garments with short sleeves and mid-calf length trousers specified in FMVSS 208, drawings 78051-292 and 293 or their equivalent.
2.9.2.  A size 11EE shoe, specified in FMVSS 208, drawings 78501-294 (left) and 78501-295 (right) or their equivalent, will be placed on each foot of the test dummies.
3. ADJUSTMENT OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM
 With the test dummy at its designated seating position as specified by the appropriate requirements of paragraphs 2.1. through 2.6., place the belt around the test dummy and fasten the latch. Remove all slack from the lap belt. Pull the upper torso webbing out of the retractor and allow it to retract. Repeat this operation four times. Apply a 9 to 18 N tension load to the lap belt. If the belt system is equipped with a tension-relieving device, introduce the maximum amount of slack into the upper torso belt that is recommended by the manufacturer for normal use in the owner's manual for the vehicle. If the belt system is not equipped with a tension-relieving device, allow the excess webbing in the shoulder belt to be retracted by the retractive force of the retractor.

Annex 6

PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE "H" POINT AND THE ACTUAL TORSO ANGLE FOR SEATING POSITIONS IN MOTOR VEHICLES

1. PURPOSE
 The procedure described in this annex is used to establish the "H" point location and the actual torso angle for one or several seating positions in a motor vehicle and to verify the relationship of measured data to design specifications given by the vehicle manufacturer. [1/-]8
2. DEFINITIONS
 For the purposes of this annex:
2.1. "Reference data"
 means one or several of the following characteristics of a seating position:
2.1.1. the "H" point and the "R" point and their relationship,
2.1.2. the actual torso angle and the design torso angle and their relationship.
2.2. "Three-dimensional 'H' point machine"
 (3-D H machine) means the device used