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Intelligent
Technology
Intelligent
Technology
Notice
about
data
recorded
by the
Event
Data
Recorder
and
vehicle
control
modules
Event
Data
Recorder
This
vehicle is equipped with an
Event
Data Re-
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa-
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in understand
-
ing how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle dy-
namics and safety systems
for
a short
period
of
time,
typically
30 seconds or less. The EDR in
this
veh icle is designed to
record such
data as:
-
How various systems in your vehicle were oper-
at ing;
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Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
-
How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
acce lerator and/or brake pedal; and,
-
How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These
data
can help provide a better understand-
ing of the circumstances
in which crashes and in-
juries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only
if
a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data (e.g .,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are
re-
corded. However, other part ies, such
as
law en-
forcement,
could combine the EDR
data w
ith
the
type
of personally identify ing
data routinely ac-
qui red during a
crash
investigation.
To
read data
recorded
by an
EDR,
special equip-
ment
is
requ ired, and access to the vehicle or
the
EDR
is needed.
In
addition to the
vehicle
manu-
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the specia
l
equipment, can read the in-
formation if they have access to the veh icle or the
EDR.
Some state
laws
restrict the retrieval or down-
loading of data stored by EDRs installed in a vehi-
cle for the express
purpose
of retrieving
data
af-
122
ter an accident or crash event without
the
own
-
er's consent.
Audi will
not
access
the EDR and/or similar data
o
r
g ive
it
to
others -
-
unless the veh icle owner (or lessee if the veh i-
cle
has
been leased) ag rees; or
-
upon the official
request by
the police; or
-
upon the order of a court of
law
or a govern-
ment
agency; or
-
for the defense of a
lawsuit
through the
judicial
discovery process
.
-
Audi may also use the data for
research
about
veh icle operation and safety performance or
provide the data to a third party for research
purposes without identifying the spec ific vehi-
cle or
information about
the ident ity of its own-
er
or
lessee and only after
the
recorded vehicle
data has
been accessed.
Vehicle control modules
Your vehicle is also equipped with a number of
electronic contro
l
modules for var ious vehicle
systems, such
as
engine management,
emission
control,
airbags,
and safety
belts
.
These electronic control modules record data
during normal
vehicle operation that may be
needed
by
trained technicians
for diagnostic and
repair pu rposes. The recording capabil ity of these
modules is lim ited
to data
(no sound is
recorded).
Only a small amount of
data
is actua lly recorded
over a very limited period of time, or stored when
a system fau lt
is
detected by a contro
l
modu le.
Some of the data stored may relate to vehicle
speed, direction, or brak ing, as well as
restraint
system use and performance
in the event
of
a
crash. Stored data can also only be
read
and
down loaded w ith specia
l
equipment that is di-
rect ly
connected to the
veh icle.
(D
Tips
Your
veh
icle
may
be
equipped
with Audi con-
nect.
Your use of certain Audi connect fea-
tures
requ ires wireless se rvices
that are
pro-
vided
by a third party
wire less
telecommuni-
cations
provider. For details
regarding
how in-
formation
obtained
through Audi
connect
is
collected, processed, transmitted,
used,
and
..,..
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