INTRODUCTION
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Crash event data
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 sit-
uations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a road obstacle, data that will assist in under-
standing how a vehicle's systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such
data as:
•
How various systems in your vehicle were
operating;
•
Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were buckled/fastened;
•
How far (if at all) the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
•
How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand-
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and
injuries occur.
NOTE
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 and age) are recorded. However,
other parties, such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with the type of per-
sonally identifying data routinely acquired dur-
ing a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip-
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manu-
facturer, 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.
Furthermore, your vehicle is equipped with a
number of computers whose task is to continu-
ously 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 require-
ments. This information may be stored in the
vehicle’s computers for a certain period of time.
Volvo will not contribute to spreading the above-
mentioned information to third parties without the
consent of the vehicle’s owner. However, due to
national legal requirements and regulations,
Volvo may be compelled to provide information of
this type to authorities such as law enforcement
agencies or others who may assert a legal right
to obtain such information.
Volvo and service and repair facilities with agree-
ments with Volvo have access to the special
technical equipment required in order to read and
interpret the information stored by the vehicle’s
computers. Volvo is responsible for ensuring that
the information transmitted to Volvo during serv-
ice and maintenance is stored and handled in a
secure manner and that this handling is done in
accordance with applicable legal requirements.
For additional information, contact:
For additional information, contact:
In the United States
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Customer Care Center
1 Volvo Drive, P.O. box 914
Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647
1-800-458-1552
www.volvocars.com/us
In Canada
