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is designed to record data re lated to vehicle dy
namics 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 you r vehicle were oper
ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How fa r (if at all) the dr iver w as depressing the
acce lerator and/or brake peda l; and,
- How fast the ve hicle was travel ing.
These data can help prov ide a better understand
ing of the c ircumstances in which c rashes and in
juries occur. NO TE: E DR data are reco rded by your
ve hicl e only if a non -triv ia l crash si tuation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under norma l
driving conditions and no pe rsonal 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 w ith the
type of personally identifying data routine ly ac
qu ired during a crash invest igation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, specia l equip
ment is required, and access to the ve hicle or the
EDR is needed. In addit ion to the vehicle manu
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equ ipment, can read the in
formation if they have access to the vehi cle or the
E DR.
Some state laws restrict the retr ieval or down
loadi ng of data stored by ED Rs installed i n a vehi
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af
ter a n accident o r crash event wi tho ut t he own
e r' s consent.
Aud i will not access the EDR and/or s imilar data
or give it to othe rs -
- unless the vehicle owner (or lessee if the vehi
cle has been leased) agrees; or
- upon the off icia l request by the police; o r
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; o r
- for the defense of a laws uit throug h the judicial
discovery process.
- Audi may also use the data for research about
vehicle operation and safety performance or
Intellig ent Technology
prov ide the data to a third pa rty for research
purposes witho ut identifying the specific vehi
cle or informat ion about the ident ity o f its own
er or lessee and only after the recorded veh icle
data has been accessed.
Vehicle control m odules
You r vehicle is also eq uipped with a number of
electronic control modules for various vehicle
systems, such as engine management, emiss ion
contro l, airbags, and safety be lts.
These electronic contro l modu les record data
during norma l vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained techn ic ians 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 small amount of data is actua lly re
corded over a very limited period of time, or stor
ed when a system fault is detected by a contro l
module . Some of the da ta stored may relate to
vehicle speed, direction, or b raking, as well as re
strain t system use and per formance in the eve nt
of a crash . Stored data can also on ly be read and
down loade d with specia l equipment that is di
rectly connected to the vehicle.
(D Tips
Your vehicle may be equipped wit h Au di con
nect. Your use of certai n Audi connect fea
tures requires wire less serv ices that are pro
v ided by a third party wireless telecommuni
cations provide r. For details regarding how in
formation obtained throug h Aud i connect is
collected, p rocessed, transmitted, used, and
s hared, please see you r contra ct w ith the
wireless tele co m mun ications pr ovi der and the
"Abou t A udi con nect" t ab in yo ur vehicle's
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