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Vehicle reactions and operating condi-
tions in special driving situations,
including, for instance, deployment of an
air bag, use of stability control systems
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Environmental conditions, including, for
instance, the outside temperature
This data is of an exclusively technical
nature and can be used to:
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assist in the detection and elimination of
malfunctions and defects
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analyze vehicle functions, e.g. after an
accident
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optimize vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
If you have the vehicle serviced, this tech-
nical information can be read out from the
event and malfunction data memory.
Services include, for example, information
on:
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Repair work
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Service work
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Warranty claims
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Quality assurance
The readout is handled by service network
staff (including the manufacturer) with the
help of special diagnostic testers. You can
obtain more detailed information, if
required.
After the malfunction has been rectified, the
information is cleared in the malfunction
memory or is sequentially overwritten.
During vehicle operation, certain situations
may arise in which this technical data - in
conjunction with other information and, if
applicable, after consultation with an
approved assessor - may be linked to an indi-
vidual person.
Examples of this include:
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Accident reports
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Vehicle damage
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Evidence
Event data recorders
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is
to record data that will assist in understand-
ing how a vehicle’s systems performed in cer-
tain crash or near crash-like situations, such
as during air bag deployment or when hitting
a road obstacle. The EDR is designed to record
data related to vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time, typically
30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
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how various systems in your vehicle are
operating
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whether or not the driver and passenger
seat belts are fastened
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how far (if at all) the driver is depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal and
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how fast the vehicle is traveling
This data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data is
recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial
crash situation occurs. No data is recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions. No
personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and
accident location) are recorded. However,
other parties, such as law enforcement, can
combine the EDR data with the type of per-
sonal identification data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation. EDR data may be
used in civil and criminal matters as a tool in
accident reconstruction, accident claims,
and vehicle safety.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer, other parties that
have the special equipment, such as law
enforcement, can read the information by
accessing the vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal
matters as a tool in accident reconstruction,
accident claims, and vehicle safety. Since
the Crash Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used
to extract data from the EDR is commercially
available, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
("MBUSA") expressly disclaims any and all
liability arising from the extraction of this
information by unauthorized Mercedes-Benz
personnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others
without the consent of the vehicle owners or,
if the vehicle is leased, without the consent
of the lessee. Exceptions to this representa-
tion include responses to subpoenas by law
enforcement; by federal, state or local gov-
ernment; in connection with or arising out of
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