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▷ Service providers.
Vehicle users may request information about
what personal data has been saved, what it is
used for and where it has come from. Proof of
ownership or use is required to obtain this infor‐
mation.
The right to information also extends to informa‐
tion about data that has been transferred to other
companies or bodies.
See the vehicle manufacturer's website for the
applicable data privacy policy. This data privacy
policy contains information about the right to
have data deleted or corrected. The vehicle
manufacturer's website also provides his contact
details and those of the data protection officer.
The vehicle owner can have the data saved in
the vehicle read out by a Service Partner of the
manufacturer or another qualified Service Partner
or a specialist workshop, on payment of a fee
where applicable.
The legally required on-board diagnosis OBD
socket in the vehicle is used to read out the vehi‐
cle data.
Legal requirements regarding
data disclosure
The vehicle manufacturer is obligated, in accord‐
ance with prevailing law, to provide the authori‐
ties with data he has saved. The required data is
provided only for a specific case, for example to
investigate a criminal offence.
State bodies are authorised, in accordance with
prevailing law, to read out data from the vehicle
themselves for a specific case. Information could
be read out from the airbag control device to
shed light on the circumstances of an accident,
for example.
Operating data in the vehicle
Control devices process data to operate the ve‐
hicle.
This data includes, for example:
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The data is only processed within the vehicle it‐
self and is usually transient. The data is not
saved after the vehicle is switched off.
Electronic parts, for example control devices and
vehicle keys, contain components for saving
technical information. Information on vehicle con‐
dition, component load, maintenance require‐
ments, events or errors can be saved temporarily
or permanently.
This information generally documents the condi‐
tion of a component, a module, a system or its
environment, for example:
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The data is required so that the control units can
perform their functions. It is also used for detect‐
ing and rectifying malfunctions, and helps the ve‐
hicle manufacturer to optimise vehicle 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 in response to specific circumstances.
When service work is being carried out, for ex‐
ample repairs, service operations, warranty work
and quality assurance measures, this technical
information can be read out from the vehicle to‐
gether with the vehicle identification number.
A Service Partner of the manufacturer or another
qualified Service Partner or a specialist workshop
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Status messages of the vehicle and its indi‐
vidual components, for example wheel rota‐
tion speed, wheel speed, deceleration, lateral
acceleration, fastened seat belt indicator.
Ambient conditions, for example temperature,
rain sensor signals.
Operating states of system components,
for example, fill levels, tyre inflation pressure,
battery status.
Malfunctions and faults of important system
components, for example, lights and brakes.
Responses of the vehicle to particular driving
situations, for example triggering of an airbag,
activation of the drive stability control sys‐
tems.
Information on vehicle-damaging events.