Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 288

Operating safety
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Data stored in the vehicle
A wide range of electronic components in
your vehicle contain data memories.
These data memories temporarily or perma-
nently store technical information about:
The vehicle's operating state
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Incidents
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Malfunctions
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In general, this technical information docu-
ments the state of a component, a module, a
system or the surroundings.
These include, for example:
operating conditions of system compo-
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nents, e.g. fluid levels
the vehicle's status messages and those of
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its individual components, e.g. number of
wheel revolutions/speed, deceleration in
movement, lateral acceleration, accelera-
tor pedal position
malfunctions and defects in important sys-
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tem components, e.g. lights, brakes
vehicle reactions and operating conditions
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in special driving situations, e.g. air bag
deployment, intervention of stability con-
trol systems
ambient conditions, e.g. outside tempera-
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ture
This data is of an exclusively technical nature
and can be used to:
assist in recognizing and rectifying mal-
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functions and defects
analyze vehicle functions, e.g. after an acci-
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dent
optimize vehicle function
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The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements.
When your vehicle is serviced, technical infor-
mation can be read from the event data mem-
ory and malfunction data memory.
Services include, for example:
repair services
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service processes
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warranties
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quality assurance
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It is read by employees of the service network
(including manufacturers) using special diag-
nostic devices. More detailed information is
obtained from it, if required.
After a malfunction has been rectified, the
information is deleted from the malfunction
memory or is continually overwritten.
When operating the vehicle, situations are
conceivable in which this technical data, in
connection with other information (if neces-
sary, under consultation with an authorized
expert), could be traced to a person.
Examples include:
accident reports
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damage to the vehicle
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witness statements
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Further additional functions that have been
contractually agreed upon with the customer
allow certain vehicle data to be conveyed by
the vehicle as well. The additional functions
include, for example, vehicle location in case
of an emergency.
Qualified specialist workshop
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Information on copyright
General information
Information on licenses for free and Open
Source software used in your vehicle and in
the electronic components can be found on
this website: http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/opensource.