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Seite 9 Notes emergency locating - you can transmit certain Data memory vehicle data from the vehicle. Many electronic components on your vehicle are equipped with data memories that tempo‐ rarily or permanently store technical informa‐ Event Data Recorder EDR tion about the condition of the vehicle, events and faults. This technical information generallyThis vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐ records the state of a component, a module, acorder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to system or the environment: record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐ tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting ▷ Operating mode of system components, fill a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐ levels for instance. standing how a vehicle’s systems performed. ▷ Status messages for the vehicle and from The EDR is designed to record data related to its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐ vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a tion speed/vehicle speed, deceleration, short period of time, typically 30 seconds or transverse acceleration. less. ▷ Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐ The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record tem components, e.g., lights and brakes. such data as: ▷ Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐ ▷ How various systems in your vehicle were tions such as airbag deployment or engag‐ operating. ing the stability control system. ▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger ▷ Ambient conditions, such as temperature. safety belts were fastened. This data is purely technical in nature and is ▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐ the accelerator and/or brake pedal. mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over ▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling. routes traveled cannot be created from this data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐These data can help provide a better under‐ pair services, service processes, warrantystanding of the circumstances in which claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐crashes and injuries occur. mation can be read out from the event and EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a fault memories by the service personnel, in‐ nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐ recorded by the EDR under normal driving nostic tools. You can obtain further information conditions and no personal data, e.g., name, there if you need it. After an error is corrected, gender, age, and crash location, are recorded. the information in the fault memory is deleted However, other parties, such as law enforce‐ or overwritten on a continuous basis. ment, could combine the EDR data with the With the vehicle in use there are situations type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐ where you can associate these technical data quired during a crash investigation. with individuals if combined with other infor‐ To read data recorded by an EDR, special mation, e.g., an accident report, damage to the equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐ vehicle, eye witness accounts Ѯ possibly with cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐ the assistance of an expert. hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law Additional functions that are contractually enforcement, that have the special equipment, agreed with the customer - such as vehicle can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. 9 Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 960 891 - II/15

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