Qr Code For Rescue Card; Data Storage - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2020 Owner's Manual

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General notes

QR code for rescue card

QR codes are attached in the fuel filler flap and
on the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the event
of an accident, rescue services can use the QR
code to quickly find the appropriate rescue card
for your vehicle. The current rescue card con‐
tains the most important information about your
vehicle in a compact form, e.g. the routing of the
electric lines.
Further information can be obtained at https://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.

Data storage

Data processing in the vehicle
Electronic control units
Electronic control units are fitted in your vehicle.
Control units process data which, for example,
they receive from vehicle sensors, generate
themselves 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 convenience or infotainment func‐
tions.
The following provides you with general informa‐
tion regarding data processing in the vehicle.
Additional information regarding exactly which
data in your vehicle are collected, saved and
transmitted to third parties and for what pur‐
pose, can be found in the information directly
related to the functional characteristics in ques‐
tion in their respective operating instructions.
This information is also available online and,
depending on the vehicle equipment, digitally.
Personal data
Every vehicle is identified by a unique vehicle
identification number. Depending on the coun‐
try, this vehicle identification number can be
used by, for example, governmental authorities
to determine the identity of the owner. There are
other possibilities to use data collected from the
vehicle to identify the owner or driver, such as
the licence plate number.
Therefore, data generated or processed by con‐
trol units may be attributable to a person or,
under certain 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 gov‐
ernmental entities, upon request and to the
extent required, data stored by the manufac‐
turer. For example, this may be the case during
the investigation of a criminal offence.
Governmental entities are themselves, in individ‐
ual cases and within the applicable legal frame‐
work, authorised to read out data from the vehi‐
cle. 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 vehi‐
cle, which have been processed by control units.
This includes the following data, for example:
vehicle status information such as the speed,
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longitudinal acceleration, lateral accelera‐