Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 23

P P er ersonal data sonal data
Every vehicle is identi ed by a unique vehicle iden-
ti cation number. Depending on the country, this
vehicle identi cation number can be used by, for
example, governmental authorities to determine
the identity of the owner. There are other possibili-
ties for using data collected from the vehicle to
identify the owner or driver, such as the license
plate number.
Therefore, data generated or processed by control
units may be attributable to a person or, under cer-
tain conditions, become attributable to a person.
Depending on which vehicle data are available, it
may be possible to make inferences about, for
example, your driving behavior, your location, your
route or your use patterns.
Legal r Leg al req equir uirements r ements reg egar arding t ding the disclosur
data data
If legally required to do so, manufacturers are, in
individual cases, legally obliged to provide govern-
mental entities, upon request and to the extent
required, data stored by the manufacturer. For
example, this may be the case during the investiga-
tion of a criminal o ense.
Governmental entities are themselves, in individual
cases and within the applicable legal framework,
authorized to read out data from the vehicle. In the
case of an accident, information that can help with
an investigation can, therefore, be taken from the
airbag control unit, for example.
Oper Operational dat ational data in t a in the v he vehicle ehicle
This is data regarding the operation of the vehicle,
which have been processed by control units.
This includes the following data, for example:
Vehicle status information such as the speed,
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longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revolutions or the fastened
seat belts display
Ambient conditions, such as temperature, rain
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sensor or distance sensor
Generally, these are volatile data and will not be
stored beyond the period of operation but will only
be processed within the vehicle itself. Control
units, vehicle SmartKeys for example, o en con-
tain data memories. Their use permits the tempo-
rary or permanent documentation of technical
information about the vehicle's operating state,
component loads, maintenance requirements and
technical events or malfunctions.
Depending on the technical equipment, the follow-
ing data are stored:
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In certain cases, it may be required to store data
that would have otherwise been temporary. This
may be the case if the vehicle has detected a mal-
function, for example.
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If you use services such as repair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as well
as the vehicle identi cation number can be read
out and used. They can be read out by service net-
work employees, such as workshops and manufac-
turers or third parties, such as breakdown serv-
ices. The same is true in the case of warranty
claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, the readout is performed via the legally
prescribed port for the diagnostics connection in
the vehicle. The operational data that are read out
document technical states of the vehicle or of indi-
vidual components and assist in the diagnosis of
malfunctions, compliance with warranty obliga-
tions and quality improvement. To that end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, technical events, malfunctions and other
faults may be transmitted along with the vehicle
identi cation number to the manufacturer. In addi-
tion, the manufacturer is subject to product liabil-
ity. For this reason, the manufacturer also uses
operational data from the vehicle, for example, for
recalls. These data can also be used to examine
the customer's warranty and guarantee claims.
Fault memories in the vehicle can be reset by a
service outlet or at your request as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Convenience and infot Conv
You can store convenience settings and individual
settings in the vehicle and change or reset them at
any time.
General notes
Operating status of system components, such
as ll levels, tire pressure or battery status
Malfunctions or faults in important system
components, such as lights or brakes
System reactions in special driving situations,
such as airbag deployment or the intervention
of stability control systems
Information on events in which the vehicle is
damaged
enience and infotainment functions ainment functions
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