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the scope of such data, and its purpose, can
be obtained from the relevant service provider.
Event Data Recorder (EDR)
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR
is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like
situations such as an air bag deployment or
hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle's systems per-
formed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to the driving dynamics and safety sys-
tems for a short time: max. 30 seconds, typi-
cally less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
the following data, for example:
▷ How various systems in the vehicle were
operating.
▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger
seat belts were fastened.
▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.
▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling.
This data can help provide a better un-
derstanding of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data is recorded by the vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data is re-
corded by the EDR under normal driving condi-
tions and no personal data, for instance name,
gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties such as law enforce-
ment could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac-
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi-
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the
vehicle manufacturer, other parties such as law
enforcement that have the special equipment
can read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
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Information
Vehicle identification
number
General information
Depending on the national-market equipment,
the vehicle identification number is located in
different positions in the vehicle. This chapter
describes all possible positions for the series.
Engine compartment
The engraved vehicle identification number
can be found in the engine compartment, on
the right-hand side of the vehicle.
Right nameplate
The vehicle identification number can be found
on the nameplate, on the right-hand side of
the vehicle.
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