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Seite 9 Notes cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐conditions and no personal data, e.g., name, nostic tools. You can obtain further informationgender, age, and crash location, are recorded. there if you need it. After an error is corrected, However, other parties, such as law enforce‐ the information in the fault memory is deleted ment, could combine the EDR data with the or overwritten on a continuous basis. type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐ With the vehicle in use there are situationsquired during a crash investigation. where you can associate these technical data To read data recorded by an EDR, special with individuals if combined with other infor‐ equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐ mation, e.g., an accident report, damage to the cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐ vehicle, eye witness accounts Ѯ possibly with hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law the assistance of an expert. enforcement, that have the special equipment, Additional functions that are contractuallycan read the information if they have access to agreed with the customer - such as vehiclethe vehicle or the EDR. emergency locating - you can transmit certain vehicle data from the vehicle. Vehicle identification number Event Data Recorder EDR This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐ corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐ tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐ standing how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or The vehicle identification number can be found less. in the engine compartment. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as: The vehicle identification number can also be found behind the windshield. ▷ How various systems in your vehicle were operating. ▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger Reporting safety defects safety belts were fastened. ▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing For US customers the accelerator and/or brake pedal. The following only applies to vehicles owned ▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling. and operated in the US. These data can help provide a better under‐ If you believe that your vehicle has a defect standing of the circumstances in which which could cause a crash or could cause in‐ crashes and injuries occur. jury or death, you should immediately inform EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if athe National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐ nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data aretration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of recorded by the EDR under normal drivingNorth America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐ 9 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 386 - II/15

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