manual Saab 9 3 II 2 YS3F owners manual page 268

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266 Customer Assistance and Information Vehicle Data Collection and To read this information, special equipment Event Data Recorders is needed and access to the vehicle or the Your vehicle, like other modern motor vehi-SDM is required. cles, has a number of sophisticated com-Saab will not access information about a puter systems that monitor and control sev-crash event or share it with others other than eral aspects of the vehicle’s performance. • with the consent of the vehicle owner or, if Your vehicle uses on-board vehicle comput-the vehicle is leased, with the consent of ers to monitor emission control components the lessee, to optimize fuel economy, to monitor condi-• in response to an official request of police tions for air bag deployment and, if so or similar government office, equipped, to provide anti-lock braking and • as part of Saab’s defense of litigation to help the driver control the vehicle in diffi-through the discovery process, or cult driving situations. Some information • as required by law. may be stored during regular operations to facilitate repair of detected malfunctions; In addition, once Saab collects or receives other information is stored only in a crash data, Saab may event by computer systems commonly • use the data for Saab research needs, called event data recorders (EDR). In a crash event, computer systems, such • make it available for research where as the Air Bag Sensing and Diagnostic appropriate confidentiality is to be main- Module (SDM) in your vehicle may record tained and need is shown, or information about the condition of the vehi-• share summary data which is not tied to a cle and how it was operated, such as data specific vehicle with non-Saab organiza- related to engine speed, brake application, tions for research purposes. throttle position, vehicle speed, steering Others, such as law enforcement, may have wheel angle, lateral acceleration, safety belt access to the special equipment that can usage, air bag readiness, air bag perfor-read the information if they have access to mance, and the severity of a collision. This the vehicle or SDM. information has been used to improve vehi-If your vehicle is equipped with OnStar®, cle crash performance and may be used to please check the OnStar® subscription ser- improve crash performance of future vehi-vice agreement or manual for information cles and driving safety. Unlike the data on its operations and data collection. recorders on many airplanes, these on- board systems do not record sounds, such as conversation of vehicle occupants.

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