S3. Application
[CONTENT DELETED] For applicability, please see Schedule
III and section
305 of Schedule IV to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
S4. Definitions
Battery system component means any part of a battery module, interconnect,
venting system, battery restraint device, and battery box or container
which holds the individual battery modules. (Composant du système)
Dummy means a 50th percentile male test dummy as specified in
subpart F of part 572 of this Chapter V, Title 49,
of the most recent edition of the Code of Federal Regulations,
hereafter referred to as "this chapter". (Mannequin)
S5. General requirements
Each vehicle to which this TSD standard applies,
when tested according to S6 under the conditions
of S7, must meet the requirements of S5.1,
S5.2, and S5.3.
S5.1 Electrolyte spillage from propulsion
batteries
Not more than 5.0 liters of electrolyte from propulsion batteries shall
spill outside the passenger compartment, and no visible trace of electrolyte
shall spill into the passenger compartment. Spillage is measured from
the time the vehicle ceases motion after a barrier impact test until 30 minutes
thereafter, and throughout any static rollover after a barrier impact
test.
Battery modules located inside the passenger compartment must remain
in the location in which they are installed. No part of any battery system
component that is located outside the passenger compartment shall enter
the passenger compartment during the test procedures of S6
of this TSD standard, as determined by visual
inspection.
Electrical isolation between the battery system and the vehicle electricity-conducting
structure after each test must be not less than 500 ohms/volt.
Each vehicle to which this TSD standard applies,
under the conditions of S7, must be capable of
meeting the requirements of any applicable single barrier crash/static
rollover test sequence, without alteration of the vehicle during the test
sequence. A particular vehicle need not meet further test requirements
after having been subjected to a single barrier crash/static rollover
test sequence.
The vehicle must meet the requirements of S5.1,
S5.2, and S5.3 when
it is traveling longitudinally forward at any speed, up to and including
48 km/h, and impacts a fixed collision barrier that is perpendicular to
the line of travel of the vehicle, or at any angle up to 30 degrees
in either direction from the perpendicular to the line of travel of the
vehicle.
The vehicle must meet the requirements of S5.1,
S5.2, and S5.3, when
it is impacted from the rear by a barrier moving at any speed up to and
including 48 km/h, with a dummy at each front outboard designated seating
position.
The vehicle must meet the requirements of S5.1,
S5.2, and S5.3 when
it is impacted from the side by a barrier that conforms to part 587 of
this chapter that is moving at any speed up to and including 54 km/h,
with dummies positioned in accordance with S7 of
Sec. 571.214 of this chapter.
The vehicle must meet the requirements of S5.1,
S5.2, and S5.3, after
being rotated on its longitudinal axis to each successive increment of
90 degrees after each impact test specified in S6.1,
S6.2, and S6.3.
When the vehicle is tested according to S6, the
requirements of S5 must be met under the conditions
in S7.1 through S7.6.7. Where a range is specified, the vehicle must be
capable of meeting the requirements at all points within the range.
The battery system is at the level specified in the following paragraph
(a), (b), or (c), as appropriate:
(a) At the maximum state of charge recommended by the manufacturer,
as stated in the vehicle operator's manual or on a label that is permanently
affixed to the vehicle;
(b) If the manufacturer has made no recommendation, at a state of charge
of not less than 95 percent of the maximum capacity of the battery system;
or
(c) If the batteries are rechargeable only by an energy source on the
vehicle, at any state of charge within the normal operating voltage,
as defined by the vehicle manufacturer.
The switch or device that provides power from the propulsion batteries
to the propulsion motor(s) is in the activated position or the ready-to-drive
position.
S7.2.1 The parking brake is disengaged and the transmission, if
any, is in the neutral position. In a test conducted under S6.3,
the parking brake is set.
S7.2.2 Tires are inflated to the manufacturer's specifications.
S7.2.3 The vehicle, including test devices and instrumentation,
is loaded as follows:
(a) A passenger car is loaded to its unloaded vehicle weight plus its
rated cargo and luggage capacity weight, secured in the luggage area,
plus the necessary test dummies as specified in S6,
restrained only by means that are installed in the vehicle for protection
at its seating position.
(b) A multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, or bus with a GVWR of
4 536 kg or less is loaded to its unloaded vehicle weight
plus the necessary dummies, as specified in S6,
plus 136 kg or its rated cargo and luggage capacity weight, whichever
is less. Each dummy is restrained only by means that are installed in
the vehicle for protection at its seating position.
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