Event data recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder. The event data recorder’s main job is to record data in accidents
or situations similar to an accident, e.g. when an airbag is triggered or when the vehicle collides with an obstacle on
the road, which then supports analysis of how a vehicle system behaved. The event data recorder is intended to
record data relating to driving dynamics and the restraint system for a short period of 30 seconds or less. The event
data recorder of this vehicle is intended to record the following data, amongst other things:
—How various systems in your vehicle have functioned.
—Whether the driver and front passenger seat belts were fastened/secured.
— The extent to which the driver pressed the brake or accelerator pedal(if at all).
—How fast the vehicle was travelling.
This data helps to obtain a better understanding of the circumstances in the situations where accidents and injuries
have occurred.
Data from driver assist systems are also recorded. In addition to information about whether the systems were
switched on or off, available only to a restricted extent or inactive, it is also possible to determine whether these
functions steered, accelerated or braked the vehicle in the above-described situations. Depending on the vehicle
equipment, these systems include the following:
—Adaptive cruise control.
—Lane keeping system.
—Park Assist.
—Emergency braking function.
EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if an unusual situation similar to an accident occurs. No data is recorded by
the event data recorder under normal driving conditions. In addition,no personal data, e.g. name, gender, age or
accident location, is recorded. However, third parties such as law enforcement agencies can use appropriate means to
link the content of the event data recorder with other sources of data and thus establish a reference to persons as
part of an accident investigation.
Special equipment and access to the vehicle or event data recorder are necessary in order to read data from the event
data recorder. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, third parties such as law enforcement agencies that have the
corresponding equipment can read out the information if they have access to the vehicle or event data recorder.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will not access, read out or process data from the event data recorder unless the
vehicle owner, or lessee in the case of leasing, grants their permission. Exceptions to this are contractual or legal
provisions.
Due to its legal product monitoring obligations, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is entitled to use the data for field
monitoring and also for research purposes and quality improvements. For research purposes, Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles makes the data available to third parties in anonymous form, in other words without any
reference to the individual vehicle, vehicle owner or lessee.
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