Lexus ES330 2005, Owner'S Manual

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LEXUS
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Lexus recommends you to read the provisions in Section 1 − 6
carefully and refer to them as needed during your time of
ownership of this vehicle.
Event data recorder
Your vehicle has computers that monitor and control certain
aspects of your vehicle. These computers assist in driving and
maintaining optimal vehicle performance. Besides storing
data useful for troubleshooting, there is a system to record data
in a crash or a near car crash event. This is called an Event
Data Recorder (EDR).
The SRS airbag sensor assembly contains the EDR. In a
crash or a near car crash event, this device records some or
all of the following information:
Engine speed
Whether the brake pedal was applied or not
Vehicle speed
To what extent the accelerator pedal was depressed
Position of the transmission selector lever
Whether the driver and front passenger wore the seat belts
or not
Driver’s seat position
Front passenger’s occupant classification
SRS airbag deployment data
SRS airbag system diagnostic data
The information above is intended to be used for the purpose
of improving vehicle safety performance. Unlike general data
recorders, the EDR does not record sound data such as
conversation between passengers.
Lexus will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third
party except when:
An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the leasing
company for a leased vehicle) is obtained
Officially requested by the police or other authorities
Used as a defense for Lexus in a law suit
Ordered by the court
However, if necessary Lexus will:
Use the data for research on Lexus vehicle safety
performance
Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes
without disclosing details of the vehicle owner, and only
when it is deemed necessary
Disclose summarized data cleared of vehicle identification
information to a non − Lexus organization for research
purposes