Mercedes-Benz EQV 2021, Руководство пользователя

Страница: 28 / 300

selves or exchange between themselves. Some
control units are required for the safe operation of
your vehicle, some assist you when driving, such
as driver assistance systems, while others enable
comfort or infotainment functions.
The following provides you with general informa-
tion regarding data processing in the vehicle. Addi-
tional information regarding exactly which data in
your vehicle are collected, saved and transmitted
to third parties, and for what purpose, can be
found in the information directly related to the
functional characteristics in question in their
respective operating instructions. This information
is also available online and, depending on the vehi-
cle equipment, digitally.
Personal data
Every vehicle is identified by a unique vehicle iden-
tification number. Depending on the country, this
vehicle identification number can be used by, for
example, governmental authorities to determine
the identity of the owner. There are other possibili-
ties for using data collected from the vehicle to
identify the owner or driver, such as the licence
plate number.
Therefore, data generated or processed by control
units may be attributable to a person or, under cer-
tain conditions, become attributable to a person.
Depending on which vehicle data are available, it
may be possible to make inferences about, for
example, your driving behaviour, your location, your
route or your use patterns.
Legal requirements regarding the disclosure of
data
If legally required to do so, manufacturers are, in
individual cases, legally obliged to provide govern-
mental entities, upon request and to the extent
required, data stored by the manufacturer. For
example, this may be the case during the investiga-
tion of a criminal offence.
Governmental entities are themselves, in individual
cases and within the applicable legal framework,
authorised to read out data from the vehicle. In the
case of an accident, information that can help with
an investigation can, therefore, be taken from the
airbag control unit, for example.
Operational data in the vehicle
This is data regarding the operation of the vehicle,
which have been processed by control units.
This includes the following data, for example:
R
vehicle status information such as the speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revolutions or the fastened
seat belts display
R
ambient conditions, such as temperature, rain
sensor or distance sensor
Generally, these are volatile data and will not be
stored beyond the period of operation but will only
be processed within the vehicle itself. Control
units, vehicle keys for example, often contain data
memories. Their use permits the temporary or per-
manent documentation of technical information
about the vehicle's operating state, component
loads, maintenance requirements and technical
events or faults.
Depending on the technical equipment, the follow-
ing data are stored:
R
operating status of system components, such
as fill levels, tyre pressure or battery status
R
malfunctions or faults in important system
components, such as lights or brakes
R
system reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag deployment or the intervention
of stability control systems
R
information on events in which the vehicle is
damaged
In certain cases, it may be required to store data
that would have otherwise been temporary. This
may be the case if the vehicle has detected a mal-
function, for example.
If you use services, such as repair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as well
as the vehicle identification number can be read
out and used. They can be read out by service net-
work employees, such as workshops and manufac-
turers or third parties, such as breakdown serv-
ices. The same is true in the case of warranty
claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, the readout is performed via the legally
prescribed port for the diagnostics connection in
the vehicle. The operational data that are read out
document technical states of the vehicle or of indi-
vidual components and assist in the diagnosis of
malfunctions, compliance with warranty obliga-
tions and quality improvement. To that end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, technical events, malfunctions and other
faults may be transmitted along with the vehicle
identification number to the manufacturer. In addi-
tion, the manufacturer is subject to product liabil-
ity. For this reason, the manufacturer also uses
operational data from the vehicle, for example, for
26
General notes
T447 0414 02