General notes
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Personal data
Every vehicle is identiꢀed by a unique vehicle
Limited Warrranty
identiꢀcation number. Depending on the country,
this vehicle identiꢀcation 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 license
plate number.
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NOTE Damage to the vehicle arising from
violation of these operating instructions.
Data storage
Damage to the vehicle can arise from violation
of these operating instructions.
Data processing in the vehicle
Electronic control units
This damage is not covered either by the
Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or by the
New‑ or Used-Vehicle Warranty.
Electronic control units are installed in your vehi-
cle. Control units process data which, for exam-
ple, they receive from vehicle sensors, generate
themselves or exchange between themselves.
Some control units are required for the safe oper-
ation of your vehicle, some assist you when driv-
ing, such as driver assistance systems, while oth-
ers enable convenience or infotainment functions.
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 behavior, your location,
your route or your use patterns.
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Follow the instructions in these operat-
ing instructions on proper operation of
your vehicle as well as on possible vehi-
cle damage.
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 Operator's Manual. This information is
also available online and, depending on the vehi-
cle equipment, digitally.
QR code for rescue card
Legal requirements regarding the disclosure of
data
QR codes are attached in the fuel ꢀller ꢁap and on
the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the event of
an accident, rescue services can use the QR code
to quickly ꢀnd the appropriate rescue card for
your vehicle. The current rescue card contains the
most important information about your vehicle in
a compact form, e.g. the routing of the electric
lines.
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 oꢂense.
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