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Introduction 27 QRcodesfortherescuecard Event data recorders TheQRcodesaresecuredinthefuelfillerflapThis vehicle is equipped with an event data andontheoppositesideontheB-pillar.Intherecorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR eventofanaccident,rescueservicescanuseis to record data that will assist in under- the QR code to quickly find the appropriatestanding how a vehicle’s systems performed rescue card for your vehicle. The current res-in certain crash or near crash-like situations, cue card contains the most important infor-such as during air bag deployment or when mationaboutyourvehicleinacompactform,hitting a road obstacle. The EDR is designed e.g. the routing of the electric cables.to record data related to vehicle dynamics Youcanfindmoreinformationunderhttp://andsafetysystemsforashortperiodoftime, portal.aftersales.i.daimler.com/public/typically 30 seconds or less. content/asportal/en/communication/ The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record informationen_fuer/QRCode.html. such data as: Rhowvarioussystemsinyourvehicle are operating Datastoredinthevehicle Rwhetherornotthedriver and passenger Datarecording seat belts are fastened Rhowfar(ifatall)thedriverisdepressingthe Thisvehicleiscapableofrecordingdiagnosticaccelerator and/or brake pedal and informationrelatingtovehicleoperation,mal-Rhowfastthevehicle is traveling functions,andusersettings.ThismayincludeThis data can help provide a better under- information about the performance or statusstanding of the circumstances in which of various systems, including but not limitedcrashesandinjuriesoccur.NOTE:EDRdatais to, engine, throttle, steering or brake sys-recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial tems, that is stored and can be read out withcrashsituationoccurs;nodataisrecordedby suitable devices, particularly when the vehi-the EDR under normal driving conditions and cle is serviced. The data obtained is used tonopersonal data (e.g., name, gender, age, properlydiagnoseandserviceyourvehicleorand crash location) are recorded. However, to further optimize and develop vehicle func-other parties, such as law enforcement, can tions. combine the EDR data with the type of per- sonal identification data routinely acquired COMAND/mbrace(Canada:TELEAID) during a crash investigation. If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND orTo read data recorded by an EDR, special mbrace, additional data about the vehicle’sequipmentisrequired,andaccesstothevehi- operation, the use of the vehicle in certaincle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the situations,andthelocationofthevehiclemayvehicle manufacturer, other parties that have becompiledthroughCOMANDorthembrace the special equipment, such as law enforce- system. ment, can read the information by accessing the vehicle or the EDR. For additional information please refer to theEDRdatamaybeusedincivilandcriminal COMANDUserManualand/orthembrace matters as a tool in accident reconstruction, Terms and Conditions. accidentclaims,andvehiclesafety.Sincethe CrashDataRetrievalCDRtoolthatisusedto extract data from the EDR is commercially available, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Z

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