Data protection
Data protection
Memory
Information on vehicle control units
Information on data
protection
Further information can be found online on your
regional Audi site or the MMI in your vehicle.
Select: > Legal.
Image recording
Monitoring of surroundings
Fig. 158 Driver footwell: connection socket for the on-
board diagnostic system
Certain vehicle functions require the detection
and evaluation of the path travelled by the vehi-
cle and the surrounding area. For this purpose,
permanently installed cameras detect objects in
the area in which the vehicle is moving (e.g. ob-
stacles, barriers). The live images from the cam-
eras are transmitted to the relevant control unit
to be processed. The control unit analyses the
current image from the camera using image eval-
uation software. This image evaluation software
determines anonymous technical dimensions,
such as the distance to objects. This control unit
evaluates these technical dimensions and may al-
low the assist systems to control the vehicle.
Vehicle control units
Your vehicle is equipped with electronic control
units for various vehicle systems such as the air-
bags. During normal driving, these vehicle con-
trol units store data which workshops require for
diagnosis and repairs. Data in the vehicle can be
recorded and stored for a certain period. No
sounds, conversations or images from the vehicle
are stored.
The data may be related e.g. to the vehicle’s
speed, direction of travel and brake system, or to
the behaviour of the restraint systems in the
event of an accident. Reading out and download-
ing the stored data requires special devices that
must be connected directly to the vehicle.
If the front assist system, for example, detects
certain system events, the camera images of the
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vehicle surroundings may be stored . The
length of the recording is limited to a very short
time. The stored data are encrypted and can only
be read out by a qualified workshop.
Diagnostic system
There is a diagnostic connection for reading out
various control units and the event memory loca-
ted in the driver’s footwell. Information regard-
ing the operation and status of the vehicle's elec-
tronic control units is stored in the event memo-
ry. The event memory should only be read out
and erased by a qualified workshop.
WARNING
– Improper use of the connection socket for
the diagnostic system can lead to malfunc-
tions which could result in accidents and se-
rious injuries.
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May not be available depending on the country.
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