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The following provides you with general informa-
tion regarding data processing in the vehicle.
Additional information regarding exactly which
data in your vehicle are collected, saved and
transmitted to third parties, and for what purpose,
can be found in the information directly related to
the functional characteristics in question in their
respective operating instructions. This information
is also available online and, depending on the
vehicle equipment, digitally.
P P er ersonal data
sonal data
Every vehicle is identi ed by a unique vehicle
identi cation number. Depending on the country,
this vehicle identi cation number can be used by,
for example, governmental authorities to deter-
mine the identity of the owner. There are other
possibilities to use data collected from the vehicle
to identify the owner or driver, such as the licence
plate number.
Therefore, data generated or processed by control
units may be attributable to a person or, under
certain conditions, become attributable to a per-
son. Depending on which vehicle data are availa-
ble, it may be possible to make inferences about,
for example, your driving behaviour, your location,
your route or your use patterns.
Legal r
Leg
al req equir uirements r
ements reg egar arding t
ding the disclosur
he disclosure of
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 investi-
gation of a criminal o ence.
Governmental entities are themselves, in individ-
ual cases and within the applicable legal frame-
work, authorised to read out data from the vehi-
cle. In the case of an accident, information that
can help with an investigation can, therefore, be
taken from the airbag control unit, for example.
Operational dat
Oper
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
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Generally, the use of these data is temporary;
they will not be stored beyond the period of oper-
ation and will only be processed within the vehicle
itself. Control units o en contain data memories
for vehicle keys, for example. Their use permits
the temporary or permanent documentation of
technical information about the vehicle's operat-
ing state, component loads, maintenance require-
ments and technical events or faults.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow-
ing data are stored:
operating status of system components, such
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as ll levels, tyre pressure or battery status
malfunctions or faults in important system
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components, such as lights or brakes
system reactions in special driving situations,
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such as airbag deployment or the intervention
of stability control systems
information on events leading to vehicle dam-
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age
General notes
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