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another qualified Service Partner or a specialist
workshop.
The advanced technology used in your vehicle,
for example the state-of-the-art materials and
high-performance electronics, requires appropri‐
ate maintenance and repair methods.
Consequently, the manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends having corresponding work carried
out by a BMW Service Partner. If you choose to
use another specialist workshop, BMW recom‐
mends using one that performs work such as
maintenance and repair according to BMW spec‐
ifications with properly trained personnel. In this
Owner's Handbook, facilities of this kind are re‐
ferred to as "another qualified service centre or a
specialist workshop".
If such work, for example maintenance and re‐
pair, is performed inexpertly, it could result in
consequential damage and thus constitute a
safety risk.
Parts and accessories
BMW recommends using parts and accessories
that are specifically approved for this purpose by
BMW.
You are recommended to consult a BMW Serv‐
ice Partner for advice on genuine BMW parts and
accessories, other BMW approved products and
expert advice on all related matters.
The safety and compatibility of these products in
conjunction with BMW vehicles have been
checked by BMW.
BMW accepts product responsibility for genuine
BMW parts and accessories. BMW cannot ac‐
cept liability for parts or accessory products of
any kind which it has not approved.
BMW is unable to assess each individual product
of outside origin as to its suitability for use on
BMW vehicles without safety risk. Nor can suita‐
bility be assured if an official permit has been is‐
sued for it in a specific country. Tests performed
for such permits cannot always cover all operat‐
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ing conditions for BMW vehicles, and some of
them therefore are insufficient.
Data memory
General
A number of electronic control devices are instal‐
led in your vehicle. Electronic control devices
process data that they receive from vehicle sen‐
sors, generate themselves or exchange with one
another, for example. Some control devices are
necessary for the vehicle to function safely or
provide assistance during driving, for example
Driver Assistance Systems. Furthermore, control
devices facilitate comfort or infotainment func‐
tions.
Information on the data saved or exchanged can
be obtained from the vehicle manufacturer, for
example in a separate brochure.
Personal identification
Every vehicle has a unique vehicle identification
number. Depending on the country, a vehicle
owner can be identified by the vehicle identifica‐
tion number, the number plate and the relevant
authorities. There are also other ways of tracing
data collected in the vehicle back to the driver or
vehicle owner, for example via the Connected‐
Drive account used.
Data protection laws
As per prevailing data protection law, vehicle
users have certain rights they may assert against
the vehicle manufacturer or companies that col‐
lect or process their personal data.
Vehicle users have an unrestricted right to obtain
information free of charge from bodies that save
their personal data.
These bodies could be:
▷ Vehicle manufacturer.
▷ Qualified Service Partners.
▷ Specialist workshops.
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