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by the smart implied warranty or by the
New or Used-Vehicle Warranty.
Information on the REACH Regulation
EU and EFTA countries only:
The REACH Regulation (Regulation (EU) no.
1907/2006, Article 33) provides for an obli-
gation to inform for Substances of Very
High Concern (SVHCs).
Daimler AG acts to the best of its knowledge
to prevent the use of SVHCs, and to enable
the customer to handle these substances
safely. There are SVHCs known to Daimler
AG, according to supplier information and
internal product information, found in
individual components of this vehicle in
quantities of over 0.1 percent by weight.
You can obtain further information at the
following addresses:
http://www.daimler.com/reach (German
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version)
http://www.daimler.com/reach/en (Eng-
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lish version)
QR codes for rescue card
The QR code is affixed on the fuel filler flap
and on the door pillar (B-pillar), on the
opposite side. In the event of an accident,
rescue services can use the QR code to
quickly determine the corresponding res-
cue card for a vehicle. The current rescue
card contains the most important informa-
tion about the vehicle in compact form,
such as the routing of the electric cables.
Further information: http://www.mercedes-
benz.de/qr-code
Data stored in the vehicle
Electronic control units
Your vehicle is equipped with electronic
control units. Some of them are necessary
for your vehicle to function safely, some
provide support when driving (driver assis-
tance systems). In addition, your vehicle
offers comfort or entertainment functions
which are also made possible with elec-
tronic control units.
Electronic control units contain data mem-
ories which can permanently or tempora-
rily store technical information on vehicle
condition, component stress, service
requirements as well as technical incidents
and faults.
This information generally documents the
condition of a component, a module, a sys-
tem or of the environment such as:
operating states of system components
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(e.g. fluid levels, battery status, tyre
pressure)
status messages of the vehicle or its
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individual components (e.g. wheel revo-
lutions/speed, deceleration in movement,
lateral acceleration, display of seat belts
fastened)
malfunctions and defects in important
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system components (e.g. the lights and
brakes)
information on incidents in which the
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vehicle is damaged
reactions of the systems in specific driv-
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ing situations (e.g. deployment of an air-
bag, use of stability control systems)
ambient conditions (e.g. temperature,
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rain sensor)
In addition to the provision of control unit
functions, this data serves to detect and
rectify faults as well as to optimise vehicle
functions by the manufacturer. Most of this
data is volatile and is only processed in the
vehicle itself. Only a small proportion of
the data is stored in event or error memo-
ries.
When service work is carried out on your
vehicle, the technical data from the vehicle
can be read out by service network staff
(e.g. workshops, manufacturers) or third
parties (e.g. breakdown services). Service
work is, for example, repair work, mainte-
nance, warranty claims and quality assur-
ance measures. The data is read out via the
legally prescribed connection for the diag-
nostics connection in the vehicle. The
respective workshop of service network or
third parties collect, process and use the
data. The data documents technical states
of the vehicle, help in finding errors and in
improving quality and are transferred to
the manufacturer if necessary. In addition,
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