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situations, such as a n a irbag dep loyment or hit -
ting a road obstacle, data that will assist in un -
derstanding how a vehicle 's systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record da t a rela t ed to ve-
hicle dynamics and safety systems for a short pe-
riod of time, typically 30 seconds or less . The
EDR in th is veh icle is des igned to record such da-
ta as:
- How various systems in your vehicle were oper-
at ing;
- Whether o r not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the dr iver was depressing the
acce lerator and/or brake peda l; and,
- How fast the vehicle was trave ling.
These da t a ca n he lp provide a better understand-
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in-
juries occur. NOTE: EDR data are reco rded by your
vehicle only if a non-triv ia l 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 re -
corded . However, other parties, such as law en-
forcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identify ing dat a routine ly ac-
q uired dur ing a crash invest iga t ion.
To read data reco rded by an EDR, specia l equip-
ment is req uired, a nd access to t he veh icle or the
EDR is needed. In add it io n t o the veh icle ma nu-
facture r, ot he r parties, such as law enfor cement,
that have the specia l equipment, can read the in-
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR.
Some state laws restrict t he retr ieval or down-
loading of data stored by EDRs insta lled in a vehi -
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af-
ter an accident or crash event without the own -
er's consent.
Audi will not access the EDR and/or similar data
or give it to others -
- unless the veh icle owner (or lessee if t he vehi-
cle has bee n leased) agrees; or
- upon the officia l request by the po lice; or
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; or
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- for the defense of a lawsuit thro ugh the jud icia l
discovery process.
- Aud i may a lso use the data for resea rch about
vehicle operation and safety performance or
provide the data to a third party for research
purposes witho ut identify ing the specif ic veh i-
cle or information about the ident ity of its own-
er or lessee and only after the recorded veh icle
data has been accessed .
Vehicle control m odules
Your vehicle is also eq uipped w ith a number of
electronic control modules for various vehicle
systems, such as engine management, emiss ion
contro l, airbags, and safety be lts .
These elect ronic contro l modu les record data
during norma l vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained techn icians for diagnostic and
repa ir purposes . The recording capab ility of these
modules is lim ited to data (no sound is record -
ed) . Only a sma ll amount of data is actua lly re-
corded over a very lim ited period of time, or stor-
ed whe n a system fault is de t ected by a contro l
module. Some of the data stored may relat e to
vehicle speed, d irection, or braking, as well as re -
straint system use and performance in the event
of a crash . Stored data can also only be read and
downloaded wit h specia l equipment that is di-
rectly connected to the vehicle.
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Your vehicle may be equipped w ith Audi con-
nect. Your use of certain Aud i connect fea-
tures requires wire less serv ices that are pro-
vided by a third party wireless telecommuni-
cations provider . For details regarding how in-
fo rmation ob t ained t hroug h Audi connec t is
colle cted, processed, tra nsmitted, used, and
s hare d, ple ase see your con t ra ct with t he
wireless t ele commun ications provider and t he
"About Audi connect" tab in your vehicle's
MMI:
I MENU ! button > Audi connect > About
Audi connect.
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