Division 3.2.3

United Kingdom

Tyre rolling sound emissions are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 661/2009. The tyres to be used for the test shall be representative for the vehicle and shall be selected by the vehicle manufacturer and recorded in Addendum to Appendix 2 to Annex I to this Regulation. They shall correspond to one of the tyre sizes designated for the vehicle as original equipment. The tyre is or will be commercially available on the market at the same time as the vehicle^f1. The tyres shall be inflated to the pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer for the test mass of the vehicle. The tyres shall have at least 1,6 mm tread depth.

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f1: Given that the tyre contribution for overall sound emission is significant, regard must be had for existing regulatory provisions concerning tyre/road sound emissions. Traction tyres, snow tyres and special-use tyres as defined in paragraph 2 of UNECE Regulation No 117 shall be excluded during type-approval and conformity of production measurements at the request of the manufacturer in accordance with UNECE Regulation No 117 (OJ L 307, 23.11.2011, p. 3).