Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00026:front:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00026
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 21973–25233

Safety-belt reminder tests............................................ 116

              1. Scope
               This Regulation applies to:
              1.1. Vehicles of category M, N, O, L2, L4, L5, L6, L7 and T[1]), with regard to the installation of safety-belts and restraint systems which are intended for separate use, i.e. as individual fittings, by persons of adult build occupying forward-facing, rearward-facing and side-facing seats;
              1.2.  Safety-belts and restraint systems which are intended for separate use, i.e. as individual fittings, by persons of adult build occupying forward-facing, rearward-facing and side-facing seats, and are designed for installation in vehicles of category M, N, O, L2, L4, L5, L6, L7 and T1);
              1.3. Vehicles of category M1 and N11 with regard to the installation of child restraint systems and ISOFIX child restraint systems.
              1.4. Vehicles of categories M1 with regard to safety belt reminder.[2]
              1.5. At the request of the manufacturer, it also applies to the installation of child restraint systems and ISOFIX child restraint systems designated for installation in vehicles of categories M2 and M3.1
              1.6. At the request of the manufacturer, it also applies to safety-belts designated for installation on side-facing seats in vehicles of category M3 (Class II, III or B1).
              1.7. At the request of the manufacturer, it also applies to installing i-Size child restraint systems, in case i-Size seating positions are defined by the vehicle manufacturer.
              2. Definitions
              2.1. Safety-belt (seat-belt, belt)
               An arrangement of straps with a securing buckle, adjusting devices and attachments which is capable of being anchored to the interior of a power-driven vehicle and is designed to diminish the risk of injury to its wearer, in the event of collision or of abrupt deceleration of the vehicle, by limiting the mobility of the wearer's body. Such an arrangement is generally referred to as a "belt assembly", which term also embraces any device for absorbing energy or for retracting the belt.
               The arrangement can be tested and approved as a safety-belt arrangement or as a restraint system.
              2.1.1. Lap belt
               A two-point belt which passes across the front of the wearer's pelvic region.
              2.1.2. Diagonal belt
               A belt which passes diagonally across the front of the chest from the hip to the opposite shoulder.
              2.1.3. Three-point belt
               A belt which is essentially a combination of a lap strap and a diagonal strap.
              2.1.4. S-type belt
               A belt arrangement other than a three-point belt or a lap belt.
              2.1.5. Harness belt
               A S-type belt arrangement comprising a lap belt and shoulder straps; a harness belt may be provided with an additional crotch strap assembly.
              2.2. Belt type
               Belts of different "types" are belts differing substantially from one another; the differences may relate in particular to:
              2.2.1. Rigid parts (buckle, attachments, retractor, etc.);
              2.2.2. The material,