Cigarette Lighters - it will no longer be required that cigarette lighters can only be activated when the ignition is in the "on" or "accessory" positions.
Electrical Connectors - two new standards have been added to the ADR to provide electrical connectors that are particularly suitable for heavy commercial vehicles.
Automatic Transmission Controls - a number of prescriptive requirements have been deleted.
These include those relating to the layout of the shift lever indicator (park, reverse, neutral, drive and load/low) and the sequence of shift function selection, to include the requirement that the shift indicator display be visible at all times to the driver, even when the ignition is switched "off" and the key removed from the ignition lock.
There are no comparable layout or shift sequence requirements for manual transmissions, yet no safety concerns have emerged in that area. The requirement for the display to remain visible at all times is design restrictive and in conflict with the modern trend towards using liquid crystal displays, which only activate when the key is in the "on" or "accessory" positions.