BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU 199a 1997 ISO 4040 1997 Specification for location of hand controls, indicators and tell tales in passenger cars ICS 43 040 30; 43 100 L ic e n s e d C o p y L[.]
Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BRITIS H S TAND ARD AUTO MO BILE S E RIE S BS AU 99a: 997 IS O 4 : 997 Specification for location of hand controls, indicators and tell-tales in passenger cars IC S 43 40 ; 43 0 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 99a:1 997 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 4040: 997 and implements it as the UK national standard It supersedes BS AU 99: 984 which is withdrawn The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee AUE/1 2, Safety related to occupants, which has the responsibility to: — aid enquirers to understand the text; — present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; — monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, the ISO title page, pages ii to iv, pages to and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover This British Standard, having been prepared under the Amendments issued since publication direction of the Engineering Sector Board, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on October 997 © BSI 0- 999 ISBN 80 285 75 Amd No Date Comments Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 199a:1997 Contents National foreword Foreword Text of ISO 4040 © BSI 0- 999 Inside front cover Page iii i Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI ii blank Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 199a:1997 Contents Page Foreword iii Introduction 1 Scope Normative references Definitions Requirements for location of controls 5 Requirements for combination of functions into multifunction controls 6 Requirements for the visibility of display Requirements for modes of operation for stalk controls Figure — Example of operational area of a control Figure — Example of display area of indicators Figure — Location of zones Figure — Modes of operation for stalk controls Table — Modes of operation for stalk control functions Descriptors: Road vehicles, private cars, control devices, manual controls, direction indicators, tell- tales, position (location) , safety measures ii © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 199a:1997 Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies) The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote International Standard ISO 4040 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, Subcommittee SC 13, Ergonomics applicable to road vehicles This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 4040:1983), which has been technically revised © BSI 10-1999 iii Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI iv blank Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 99a:1 997 Introduction Definitions There is a recognized potential for errors in the For the purposes of this International Standard, the selection of controls essential to the safe operation of following definitions apply a vehicle if these controls are not similarly located in all vehicles Therefore the standardization of these control locations must be considered a logical and beneficial design obj ective since drivers have an ever- increasing opportunity to change from one vehicle to another Scope 3.1 reference plane vertical plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the car within a zone 50 mm to either side of the centre of the designated seating position for the driver at the R- point as defined in ISO 6549 3.2 This International Standard lays down the location operational area of a control of the controls in road vehicles, by subdividing the area swept by those parts of a control which are space within reach of drivers into specific zones to activated by the hand while the possible modes or which certain controls essential to the safe positions are selected in the manner intended by the operation of vehicles are assigned designer (See Figure , for example ) It also specifies certain combinations of functions for 3.3 multifunction controls and the degree to which certain indicators and tell- tales shall be visible display area of an indicator or tell-tales area which includes the identification of the A specification for a control, indicator or tell- tale quantity displayed and those portions required to does not imply that the item must be fitted determine its level at any point within the usable This International Standard applies to capacity of the instrumentation It need not include, hand- operated controls, to indicators, and to for example, bezels or the manufacturer’s type tell- tales for left and right- hand drive passenger number (See Figure 2, for example ) cars as defined in ISO 3833 3.4 Normative references steering-wheel plane plane passing through the upper surface of the The following standards contain provisions which, steering- wheel rim in the design condition, as through reference in this text, constitute provisions designated by the vehicle manufacturer, and with of this International Standard At the time of the vehicle wheels in the straight- ahead position publication, the editions indicated were valid All standards are subj ect to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of 3.5 steering-wheel axis line at right angles to the steering- wheel plane, applying the most recent editions of the standards passing through the centre of rotation of the indicated below Members of IEC and ISO maintain steering- wheel rim registers of currently valid International Standards 3.6 ISO 2575: 995, zone one contro ls, Ro ad vehicles — Sym b ols fo r indicato rs and tell- tales ISO 3833: 977, Ro ad v ehicles — Typ es — Term s and definitions ISO 3958: 996, volume to the left of the reference plane bounded by the following surfaces (see Figure 3): — a plane parallel to the steering- wheel plane Passenger cars — Driver and 20 mm above it; hand- contro l reach — a plane parallel to the steering- wheel plane ISO 451 3: 978, and 70 mm below it; Ro ad v ehicles — Visib ility — Method for es tab lishm ent o f eyellip ses fo r driv er’s eye — a cylinder which extends 00 mm beyond the lo catio n periphery of the steering- wheel rim and whose ISO 6549: —, Road v ehicles — Pro cedure fo r H- p oint determ ination 1) axis is on the steering- wheel axis; — a cylinder which lies 30 mm inside the periphery of the steering- wheel rim, and whose axis is on the steering- wheel axis; 1) To be published (Revision of ISO 6549: 980) © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 99a: 997 — two planes which intersect along the 3.1 steering- wheel axis, and whose intersections with ide ntification the steering- wheel plane are at 40 ° and 30 ° from the reference plane symbol, written label, or some portion of the pointer and scale by which a driver can distinguish the 3.7 characteristic displayed by the control, the z one tw o indicator, or the tell- tale volume bounded by the following surfaces 3.1 (see Figure 3): p assive re straint re adine ss indicator — a plane parallel to the steering- wheel plane tell- tale or indicator which indicates a malfunction and 20 mm above it; that will prevent or impede the operation of a — a plane parallel to the steering- wheel plane passive restraint in the designed manner and 70 mm below it; 3.1 — a cylinder of 50 mm radius whose axis is on the stalk contro l steering- wheel axis rigid, elongated control device with a visible length 3.8 at least five times as great as the least z one thre e cross- sectional dimension This device may be fixed volume to the right of the reference plane bounded by the following surfaces (see Figure 3): — a plane parallel to the steering- wheel plane and 20 mm above it; — a plane parallel to the steering- wheel plane and 70 mm below it; — a cylinder which extends 00 mm beyond the or movable and located on the steering column or instrument panel The operational area is located within the restrained reach of the driver (see ISO 3958) 3.1 touch co ntrol control requiring minimal displacement to operate periphery of the steering- wheel rim and whose 3.1 axis is on the steering- wheel axis; p ro ximity co ntrol — a cylinder which lies 30 mm inside the control which requires no displacement to operate periphery of the steering- wheel rim and whose axis is on the steering- wheel axis; — two planes which intersect along the steering- wheel axis and whose intersections with the steering- wheel plane are at 40 ° and 30 ° from the reference plane 3.1 op e rational surface interface (of the knob, lever, button, etc ) used to activate a control system 3.1 se condary op e rational surface 3.9 visib le seen with one eye or the other, not necessarily both eyes simultaneously, from all positions within operational surface mounted on, and external to, another operational surface This does not include buttons on the end of a stalk control (See Figure ) the 95th percentile eyellipses (see ISO 451 3) with the gear selector in top gear or drive position and the steering- wheel in the straight- ahead position 3.1 he ad mo ve me nt movement required to overcome a geometric obstruction (For the purposes of this International Standard, it does not include the movement when the target is more than 30 ° from the line of sight ) © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 199a:1997 Figure — Example of operational area of a control Figure — Example of display area of indicators © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 199a:1997 Figure — Location of zones © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 99a: 997 Figure — Mod e s of op e ratio n for stalk controls Re quire me nts for location of Additional audible warning controls may be located controls elsewhere, or may have operational areas that 4.1 The controls listed in subclauses 4.2 to 4.9 shall be within the restrained reach of drivers as defined in ISO 3958 4.2 The operational areas of the following controls shall be located in zone one: — headlights beam switching; — headlights optical warning; — turn signal direction indicator 4.3 The operational area of the following controls shall be located to the left of the reference plane: — master lighting control (left- hand drive only); — hand- operated parking brake (right- hand drive only) 4.4 extend beyond these zones 4.5 The operational area of the following controls shall be located to the right of the reference plane: — master lighting control (if panel- mounted and right- hand drive); — hand- operated parking brake (left- hand drive only) 4.6 When there is one stalk control, other than the gear selector, in zone 3, it shall operate the windscreen washer and wiper If there are two or more stalks in zone 3, other than the gear selector, the windscreen washer and wiper shall be controlled by that stalk with an operational area that is closest to the steering- wheel rim A portion of the operational area of a control for the audible warning (horn) shall be located either in zone one or in zone two © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 99a: 997 4.7 It is strongly recommended that subclauses and 4.6 4.2 apply to both left- and right- hand drive The indication and those parts of the display area required to indicate a critical condition shall be vehicles However, some countries have a visible without head movement for the following long- standing practice in right- hand drive vehicles indicators: of mirror- imaging (about the reference plane) the controls given in subclauses countries only, subclauses 4.2 4.2 and and 4.6 In these may be — engine oil pressure; — engine coolant temperature applied to right- hand drive vehicles by changing The remaining parts of the display area shall also be zone one to zone three in subclause visible; for these, head movement is permitted three to zone one in subclause 4.8 4.2, and zone 2) The ignition switch control shall be located to the right of the reference plane 4.9 All or part of the hazard warning control shall be located inboard of the reference plane The identification of the following indicators shall be visible without head movement: — battery charging condition; — automatic transmission (if mounted on the instrument panel or steering column) The remaining parts of the display area shall also be Re quireme nts for comb ination of functions into multifunction controls 5.1 The following pairs of functions shall be operated by the same control: visible; for these, head movement is permitted A single zone of the illuminated area of the following tell- tales shall be visible without head movement: — windscreen wiping on/off and windscreen — brake; washing on/off (if power- operated); — parking brake; — optical warning and headlights beam switching 5.2 The master lights control shall not be operated by the same control as that for any of the following — high/main beam; — turn signal direction indicator; — vehicle hazard warning signal; — seat belt warning; functions: — audible warning; — passive restraint readiness indicator; — windscreen wiping; — engine oil pressure; — windscreen washing; — engine coolant temperature; — turn signal direction indicator — choke; A combination of the master lighting function with — fuel level; these functions is allowed, providing one of the — battery charging; modes to be avoided (see Table ) for the function is chosen for the master lighting function Re quire me nts for the visib ility of disp lay 6.1 The single zone of the illuminated area shall be large and/or bright enough to attract the attention of the operator The other parts of the display area The display area of the following display shall be visible without head movement (see Figure 2) — speedometer 6.2 — automatic transmission (if mounted on the instrument panel or steering column) shall also be visible; for these, head movement is permitted 6 The identification and those parts of the display If for any of the following functions, there is a master tell- tale which meets the requirements of area required to indicate that a quarter and less of subclause the maximum stored fuel is available shall be visible simultaneously with it, the individual tell- tale need without head movement for the fuel level indicator not be visible without head movement: 6.5 and which is illuminated (see Figure 2) — brake; The remaining parts of the display area shall also be — passive restraint readiness indicator; visible; for these, head movement is permitted — engine oil pressure; — engine coolant temperature; — battery charging; — parking brake 2) It is planned to delete subclause 4.7 at the next five year review of ISO 4040 © BSI 0- 999 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 1 : G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 99a: 997 6.7 When both an indicator and a tell- tale are fitted, it is only necessary to comply with the specifications of one of subclauses , , and 6.5 for each function Requireme nts for modes of op e ration for stalk controls When functions are operated by stalk controls mounted on or near the steering column (see Figure 4), the preferred modes of operation and the modes to be avoided are given in Table Tab le — Mod e s of o p e ratio n for stalk control functio ns Functi o n Master lighting Pre fe rre d mo d e None Mo d e s to b e avo i d e d None S e co nd ary o p e rati o nal su rface s to b e avo i d e d Secondary touch or switching proximity operational surfaces which are not protected from inadvertent operation (i e shielding recessing, sequencing, etc ) Headlights beam Approximately parallel to Directed towards the switching the steering- wheel axis steering- wheel axis All Rotation approximately about the axis of the control Audible warning None Approximately parallel to All the steering- wheel plane Rotation approximately about the axis of the control Windscreen wiping None Approximately parallel to Secondary touch or the steering- wheel axis proximity operational Directed towards the surfaces which are not steering- wheel axis protected from NOTE inadvertent operation These not preclude the automatic operation of wipers when (i e shielding, washers are activated recessing, sequencing, etc ) (for on- off only) Windscreen washing Directed towards the None All All others All Approximately parallel to Directed towards the All the steering- wheel axis steering- wheel axis steering- wheel axis or approximately parallel to the steering- wheel axis (to the right of the reference plane only) Direction indication Approximately parallel to 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