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General notes
eral acceleration, display of the fastened seat
belts)
malfunctions or defects in important system
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components (e.g. lights, brakes)
information on vehicle damage events
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system reactions in special driving situations
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(e.g. airbag deployment, intervention of sta‐
bility control systems)
ambient conditions (e.g. temperature, rain
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sensor)
In addition to providing the actual control unit
function, this data assists the manufacturer in
detecting and rectifying faults and optimising
vehicle functions. The majority of this data is
temporary and is only processed in the vehicle
itself. Only a small portion of the data is stored
in the event or fault memory.
When service work is done on your vehicle, the
technical data from the vehicle can be read out
by service network staff (e.g. workshops, manu‐
facturer) or third parties (e.g. breakdown serv‐
ices). Services include repair services, mainte‐
nance processes, warranty events and quality
assurance measures, for example. The read out
is performed via the legally prescribed port for
the diagnostics connection in the vehicle. The
respective service network locations or third
parties collect, process and use the data. They
document technical statuses of the vehicle,
assist in finding faults and improving quality and
are transmitted to the manufacturer, if neces‐
sary. Furthermore, the manufacturer is subject
to product liability. For this, the manufacturer
requires technical data from vehicles.
Fault memories in the vehicle can be reset by a
service outlet as part of repair or maintenance
work.
They can enter data into the vehicle's comfort
and infotainment functions themselves as part
of the selected equipment.
These include:
multimedia data such as music, films or pho‐
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tos for playback in an integrated multimedia
system
address book data for use in connection with
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an integrated hands-free system or an inte‐
grated navigation system
entered navigation destinations
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data about the use of Internet services
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This data can be saved locally in the vehicle or it
is located on a device which you have connected
to the vehicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 player). If this data is stored in the vehi‐
cle, you can delete it at any time. This data can
only be transmitted to third parties upon your
request with particular regard to the scope of
use of online services according to your selected
settings.
You can store or change convenience settings/
individualisations in the vehicle at any time.
Depending on the equipment, this includes, for
example:
seat and steering wheel position settings
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suspension and climate control settings
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individualisations such as interior lighting
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If your vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or another mobile end
device to the vehicle. You can control them via
the control elements integrated in your vehicle.
Images and audio from the smartphone can be
output via the multimedia system. Certain infor‐
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