Information Stored In The Control Units; Event Data Recorder - Volkswagen Tiguan Owner's Manual

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can result in accidents and serious or even fatal injuries.
Repairs and modifications to your vehicle should only be carried out by a qualified workshop.
Airbag modules cannot be repaired. They must be replaced.
Never use recycled airbag components or components that have been taken from end-of-life vehicles in your vehicle.
WARNING
Modifications to the vehicle's suspension, including the use of unsuitable tyre/rim combinations, can cause the airbag system to work differently
and increase the risk of serious or fatal injuries in the event of an accident.
Never install any components in the suspension system that do not have the same characteristics as the original factory-fitted components.
Never use tyre/rim combinations that have not been approved by Volkswagen.

Information stored in the control units

Your vehicle is factory fitted with electronic control units which are responsible for engine and gearbox management. The control units also
monitor the function of the exhaust system and the airbags.
These electronic control units continuously evaluate data relevant to the vehicle while the vehicle is being driven. Only these data will be stored if
there are any faults recorded or any deviations from the specified values. Faults are generally displayed by the indicator lamps on the instrument
cluster.
Special units are required to read and evaluate data stored in the control units.
These data are stored so that specialist workshops can diagnose and solve problems. The following data may have been stored:
Engine and gearbox-relevant data.
Speed.
Direction of travel.
Braking power.
Seat belt monitor.
The control units never record conversations that take place in the vehicle. It is neither possible nor permitted to use the stored data to create
movement profiles.
During normal operation of the vehicle situations may arise in which it may be possible to assign the stored data (alone or in conjunction with
other information such as accident reports, vehicle damage, witness statements etc.) to a particular person, possibly by consulting an expert and
use of their additional information.
In vehicles with an emergency call function via a mobile telephone or other units, the current location can be transmitted. In the event of an
accident in which the control units register that an airbag has been triggered, the system can automatically send out a signal. This depends on
your service provider. Transmission is possible only in areas with a sufficiently strong mobile telephone signal.
Additional functions that are contractually agreed with the customer, e.g. vehicle positioning in an emergency or Volkswagen Car-Net, allow
certain vehicle data to be transmitted from the vehicle.

Event data recorder

The vehicle is not fitted with an event data recorder.
Event data recorders temporarily store vehicle information. This provides precise information in the event of an accident. Vehicles with an airbag
system may store accident-related data, e.g. impact speed, belt buckle states, seat positions and deployment times. The scope of the data is
manufacturer-specific.
An event data recorder may only be fitted if the owner has approved the procedure. This is covered by legislation in some countries.