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parts and accessories, other MINI manufac-
turer approved products and expert advice
on all related matters.
The safety and compatibility of these prod-
ucts in conjunction with MINI vehicles
have been checked by the MINI manufac-
turer.
The MINI manufacturer accepts product re-
sponsibility for genuine MINI parts and ac-
cessories. On the other hand, the MINI man-
ufacturer cannot accept liability for parts or
accessory products of any kind which it has
not approved.
The MINI manufacturer is unable to assess
each individual product of outside origin as
to its suitability for use on MINI vehicles
without safety risk. Nor can suitability be
assured if an official permit has been issued
for it in a specific country. Tests performed
for such permits cannot always cover all op-
erating conditions for MINI vehicles, and
some of them therefore are insufficient.
Data memory
General
A number of electronic control devices are
installed in your vehicle. Some of these are
necessary for the vehicle to function safely
or provide assistance during driving, for ex-
ample Driver Assistance Systems. There are
also control devices which manage comfort
or infotainment functions.
Electronic control devices contain data
memories, which can temporarily or perma-
nently store information about the vehicle's
condition, component use and wear, mainte-
nance requirements, technical events and
faults.
This information generally documents the
condition of a component, a module, a sys-
tem or its environment, for example:
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– Operating states of system components,
for example, fill levels, tyre inflation
pressure, battery status.
– Status messages of the vehicle and its
individual components, for example
wheel rotation speed, wheel speed, de-
celeration, lateral acceleration, fastened
seat belt indicator.
– Malfunctions and faults of important
system components, for example, lights
and brakes.
– Information on vehicle-damaging
events.
– Responses of the vehicle to particular
driving situations, for example, trigger-
ing of an airbag, activation of the stabil-
ity control systems.
– Ambient conditions, for example tem-
perature, rain sensor signals.
The data is required to perform the control
device functions. It is also used for detect-
ing and rectifying malfunctions, and helps
the vehicle manufacturer to optimise vehi-
cle functions. The majority of this data is
transient and is only processed within the
vehicle itself. Only a small proportion of the
data is stored in event or error memories
and, if necessary, in the vehicle key.
Reading out data
When service work is being carried out,
for example repairs, service operations, war-
ranty work and quality assurance measures,
this technical information can be read out
from the vehicle together with the vehicle
identification number. A Service Partner of
the manufacturer or another qualified Serv-
ice Partner or a specialist workshop can
read out the information. The legally re-
quired on-board diagnostics (OBD) socket in
the vehicle is used to read out the data. The
data is collected, processed and used by the
relevant organisations in the service net-
work. The data documents the technical
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