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
(e.g. the routing of the electric lines) in compact
form.
Further information can be obtained at
www.
Data storage
Data processing in the vehicle
Electronic control units
There are electronic control units installed in your
vehicle. Control units process data that they e.g.
receive from vehicle sensors, generate them-
selves or exchange among themselves. Some
control units are required for the safe operation of
your vehicle. For example, some assist you when
you are driving, such as driver assistance sys-
tems, while others enable convenience or infotain-
ment functions.
The following provides you with general informa-
tion regarding data processing in the vehicle.
Additional information on what specic data is
collected, stored and transmitted to third parties
for what purpose in your vehicle can be found in
the notes on the functional features in question in
the respective operating instructions. These are
also available online and, depending on the equip-
ment, digitally in the vehicle.
Personal data
Each vehicle is marked with a unique vehicle iden-
tication number. Depending on the country, this
vehicle identication number can be used by, for
example, government authorities to determine the
identity of the owner. There are other possibilities
for using data collected from the vehicle to iden-
tify the owner or driver, such as the license plate
number.
The data generated or processed by control units
may therefore be personal or, in certain circum-
stances, become personal. 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 requirements for the disclosure of data
If legal regulations exist, manufacturers are gener-
ally obligated to release data stored by the manu-
facturer to the necessary extent in individual
cases at the request of state authorities. This may
be the case during the investigation of a criminal
oense, for example.
Within the framework of applicable law, state
authorities are also authorized to take data read-
outs from vehicles themselves in specic cases.
In the event of an accident, for example, informa-
tion readouts can be taken from the air bag con-
trol unit to help to establish what happened.
Operating data in the vehicle
Control units process data to operate the vehicle.
This includes the following data, for example:
R
Vehicle status information such as speed, lon-
gitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revolutions or the fastened
seat belts indicator
R
Ambient conditions, such as temperature, rain
sensor or distance sensor
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General notes
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