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Regulation No 48 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices

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Regulation No 48 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (UN/ECE) — Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices
Addendum 47: Regulation No 48
Revision 4
1. SCOPE
2. DEFINITIONS
3. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
4. APPROVAL
5. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
5.7.
Grouped, combined or reciprocally incorporated lamps
5.13.
Tell-tale
5.14.
Concealable lamps
6. INDIVIDUAL SPECIFICATIONS
6.1. MAIN-BEAM HEADLAMP
(Regulations Nos 98 and 112)
6.1.1. Presence
6.1.2. Number
6.1.3. Arrangement
6.1.4. Position
6.1.5. Geometric visibility
6.1.6. Orientation
6.1.7. Electrical connections
6.1.8. Tell-tale
6.1.9. Other requirements
6.2. DIPPED-BEAM HEADLAMP (Regulations Nos 98 and 112)
6.2.1. Presence
6.2.2. Number
6.2.3. Arrangement
6.2.4. Position
6.2.5. Geometric visibility
6.2.6. Orientation
6.2.7. Electrical connections
6.2.8. Tell-tale
6.2.9. Other requirements
6.3. FRONT FOG LAMP
(Regulation No 19)
6.3.1. Presence
6.3.2. Number
6.3.3. Arrangement
6.3.4. Position
6.3.5. Geometric visibility
6.3.6. Orientation
6.3.7. Electrical connections
6.3.8. Tell-tale
6.3.9. Other requirements
6.4. REVERSING LAMP
(Regulation No 23)
6.4.1. Presence
6.4.2. Number
6.4.3. Arrangement
6.4.4. Position
6.4.5. Geometric visibility
6.4.6. Orientation
6.4.7. Electrical connections
6.4.8. Tell-tale
6.4.9. Other requirements
6.5. DIRECTION-INDICATOR LAMP
(Regulation No 6)
6.5.1. Presence
(see figure below)
6.5.2. Number
6.5.3. Arrangements
(see figure below)
6.5.4. Position
6.5.5. Geometric visibility
Figure
(see paragraph 6.5.)
6.5.6. Orientation
6.5.7. Electrical connections
6.5.8. Tell-tale
6.5.9. Other requirements
6.6. HAZARD WARNING SIGNAL
6.6.1. Presence
6.6.2. Number
6.6.3. Arrangement
6.6.4. Position
6.6.5. Geometric visibility
6.6.6. Orientation
6.6.7. Electrical connections
6.6.8. Tell-tale
6.6.9. Other requirements
6.7. STOP LAMP
(Regulation No 7)
6.7.1. Presence
6.7.2. Number
6.7.3. Arrangement
6.7.4. Position
6.7.5. Geometric visibility
6.7.6. Orientation
6.7.7. Electrical connections
6.7.8. Tell-tale
6.7.9. Other requirements
6.8. REAR REGISTRATION PLATE LAMP
(Regulation No 4)
6.8.1. Presence
6.8.2. Number
6.8.3. Arrangement
6.8.4. Position
6.8.5. Geometric visibility
6.8.6. Orientation
6.8.7. Electrical connections
6.8.8. Tell-tale
6.8.9. Other requirements
6.9. FRONT POSITION LAMP
(Regulation No 7)
6.9.1. Presence
6.9.2. Number
6.9.3. Arrangement
6.9.4. Position
6.9.5. Geometric visibility
6.9.6. Orientation
6.9.7. Electrical connections
6.9.8. Tell-tale
6.9.9. Other requirements
6.10. REAR POSITION LAMP
(Regulation No 7)
6.10.1. Presence
6.10.2. Number
6.10.3. Arrangement
6.10.4. Position
6.10.5. Geometric visibility
6.10.6. Orientation
6.10.7. Electrical connections
6.10.8. Tell-tale
6.10.9. Other requirements
6.11. REAR FOG LAMP
(Regulation No 38)
6.11.1. Presence
6.11.2. Number
6.11.3. Arrangement
6.11.4. Position
6.11.5. Geometric visibility
6.11.6. Orientation
6.11.7. Electrical connections
6.11.8. Tell-tale
6.11.9. Other requirements
6.12. PARKING LAMP
(Regulation No 77 or 7)
6.12.1. Presence
6.12.2. Number
6.12.3. Arrangement
6.12.4. Position
6.12.5. Geometric visibility
6.12.6. Orientation
6.12.7. Electrical connections
6.12.8. Tell-tale
6.12.9. Other requirements
6.13. END-OUTLINE MARKER LAMP
(Regulation No 7)
6.13.1. Presence
6.13.2. Number
6.13.3. Arrangement
6.13.4. Position
6.13.5. Geometric visibility
6.13.6. Orientation
6.13.7. Electrical connections
6.13.8. Tell-tale
6.13.9. Other requirements
6.14. REAR RETRO-REFLECTOR, NON-TRIANGULAR
(Regulation No 3)
6.14.1. Presence
6.14.2. Number
6.14.3. Arrangement
6.14.4. Position
6.14.5. Geometric visibility
6.14.6. Orientation
6.14.7. Other requirements
6.15. REAR RETRO-REFLECTOR, TRIANGULAR
(Regulation No 3)
6.15.1. Presence
6.15.2. Number
6.15.3. Arrangement
6.15.4. Position
6.15.5. Geometric visibility
6.15.6. Orientation
6.15.7. Other requirements
6.16. FRONT RETRO-REFLECTOR, NON-TRIANGULAR
(Regulation No 3)
6.16.1. Presence
6.16.2. Number
6.16.3. Arrangement
6.16.4. Position
6.16.5. Geometric visibility
6.16.6. Orientation
6.16.7. Other requirements
6.17. SIDE RETRO-REFLECTOR, NON-TRIANGULAR
(Regulation No 3)
6.17.1. Presence
6.17.2. Number
6.17.3. Arrangement
6.17.4. Position
6.17.5. Geometric visibility
6.17.6. Orientation
6.17.7. Other requirements
6.18. SIDE-MARKER LAMPS
(Regulation No 91)
6.18.1. Presence
6.18.2. Minimum number per side
6.18.3. Arrangement
6.18.4. Position
6.18.5. Geometric visibility
6.18.6. Orientation
6.18.7. Electrical connections
6.18.8. Tell-tale
6.18.9. Other requirements
6.19. DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP
(Regulation No 87)
(13)
6.19.1. Presence
6.19.2. Number
6.19.3. Arrangement
6.19.4. Position
6.19.5. Geometric visibility
6.19.6. Orientation
6.19.7. Electrical connections
6.19.8. Tell-tale
6.19.9. Other prescriptions
6.20. CORNERING LAMP
(Regulation No 119)
6.20.1. Presence
6.20.2. Number
6.20.3. Arrangement
6.20.4. Position
6.20.5. Geometric visibility
6.20.6. Orientation
6.20.7. Electrical connections
6.20.8. Tell-tale
6.20.9. Other requirements
6.21. CONSPICUITY MARKINGS
(Regulation No 104)
6.21.1. Presence
6.21.2. Number
6.21.3. Arrangement
6.21.4. Position
6.21.5. Visibility
6.21.6. Orientation
6.21.7. Other requirements
6.22. ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEM (AFS)
(Regulation No 123)
6.22.1. Presence
6.22.2. Number
6.22.3. Arrangement
6.22.4. Position
6.22.5. Geometric visibility
6.22.6. Orientation
6.22.7. Electrical connections
6.22.8. Tell-tale
6.22.9. Other requirements
6.23. EMERGENCY STOP SIGNAL
6.23.1. Presence
6.23.2. Number
6.23.3. Arrangement
6.23.4. Position
6.23.5. Geometric visibility
6.23.6. Orientation
6.23.7. Electrical connections
6.23.8. Tell-tale
6.23.9. Other requirements
7. MODIFICATIONS AND EXTENSION OF APPROVAL OF THE VEHICLE TYPE OR OF THE INSTALLATION OF ITS LIGHTING AND LIGHT-SIGNALLING DEVICES
8. CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
9. PENALTIES FOR NON-CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTION
10. PRODUCTION DEFINITELY DISCONTINUED
11. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF TECHNICAL SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING APPROVAL TESTS AND OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
12. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
ANNEX 1
COMMUNICATION
ANNEX 2
ARRANGEMENTS OF APPROVAL MARKS
MODEL A
(see paragraph 4.4. of this Regulation)
MODEL B
(see paragraph 4.5. of this Regulation)
ANNEX 3
Lamp surfaces, axis and centre of reference, and angles of geometric visibility
Illuminating surface in comparison with light-emitting surface
(see paragraphs 2.9. and 2.8. of this Regulation)
SKETCH A
SKETCH B
ANNEX 4
Visibility of a red lamp to the front and visitbility of a white lamp to the rear
(see paragraphs 5.10.1. and 5.10.2. of this Regulation)
Figure 1
Figure 2
ANNEX 5
States of loading to be taken into consideration in determining variations in the vertical orientation of the dipped-beam headlamps
ANNEX 6
Measurement of the variation of dipped-beam inclination as a function of load
1. SCOPE
2. DEFINITIONS
Figure 1
Dipped-beam downward inclination of a category M
1
vehicle
3. MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS
4. VEHICLE PREPARATION
5. TEST PROCEDURE
ANNEX 7
Indication of the downward inclination of the front fog lamp cut-off referred to in paragraph 6.3.6.1.2. of this regulation
EXAMPLE 1
The size of the symbol and characters is left to the discretion of the manufacturer.
EXAMPLE 2
The size of the symbol and characters is left to the discretion of the manufacturer.
ANNEX 8
The controls for the headlamp-levelling devices referred to in paragraph 6.2.6.2.2. of this regulation
1. Specifications
EXAMPLE 1
EXAMPLE 2
EXAMPLE 3
ANNEX 9
Control of conformity of production
1. TESTS
ANNEX 10
Examples of light source options
ANNEX 11
Visibility of conspicuity markings to the rear and side of a vehicle
(see paragraph 6.21.5. of this Regulation)
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2