01 Introduction
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Change of ownership
Crash event data
NOTE
When the vehicle changes owners, all per-
sonal settings should be reset to the factory
defaults.
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR
is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like
situations, such as an air bag deployment or
hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle's systems per-
formed. The EDR is designed to record data
related to vehicle dynamics and safety sys-
tems for a short period of time, typically 30
seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data as:
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under
normal driving conditions and no personal
data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash
location) are recorded. However, other
parties, such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with the type of
personally identifying data routinely
To reset, press the MY CAR button in the
center console followed by OK/MENU and
select Settings Reset to factory settings.
User data e.g., for apps, the web browser
and for personal settings in menus such as
the climate system and vehicle settings
should be reset to factory defaults.
acquired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to
the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such
as law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if they
have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
How various systems in your vehicle were
operating;
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For vehicles equipped with the optional Volvo
On Call with Sensus Connect (VOC), personal
settings stored in the vehicle should be
deleted, see Changing ownership of a vehicle
with Volvo On Call.
Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened;
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How far (if at all) the driver was depress-
ing the accelerator and/or brake pedal;
and,
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Related information
Volvo ID (p. 21)
Furthermore, your vehicle is equipped with a
number of computers whose task is to con-
tinuously control and monitor the vehicle’s
operation. They can also register information
during normal driving conditions if they detect
a fault relating to the vehicle’s operation and
functionality. Some of the stored information
is required by technicians when carrying out
service and maintenance to enable them to
diagnose and rectify any faults that have
occurred in the vehicle and to enable Volvo to
fulfill legal and other regulatory requirements.
This information may be stored in the vehi-
cle’s computers for a certain period of time.
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How fast the vehicle was traveling.
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These data can help provide a better under-
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
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