Openingandclosing
BFV-0278
Fig.11Yourvehiclekeyset
@Remoteorconveniencekey*
Theconveniencekey*isaremotecontrolkeywith
specialfunctions>page24and>page53.
Youcanunlock/lockyourvehiclewiththeremote
controlkey.Amechanicalkeyisintegratedinthe
remotecontrolkey>page23.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode*
Thevehiclecode*onthekey tagcanberubbed
off.Itdoesnothaveafunction.
Replacingakey
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethiskeyde-
activated.Itisimportanttobringallkeyswith
you.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportittoyour
insurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcancheckthenumberofkeysassignedto
yourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.
Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Undercertaincircumstances,thevehiclemaynot
beabletostartifthereisaremotecontrolkey
fromadifferentvehiclemanufactureronthekey
chain.
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Datainthemasterkey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourremotecon-
trolkey.YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadout
thisdataandtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicle
needs.This appliesalsotovehicleswithacon-
veniencekey*.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysuses“theirown”master
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtotheremotemasterkey.
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Parkingaid*
—Activelaneassist*
—Sideassist*
—Driveselect
Thestoredsettingsareautomaticallyrecalled
whenyouunlockthevehicle,openthedoorsor
turnontheignition.
ZA\WARNING
Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignitionoff
andtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This applies
particularlywhenchildrenremaininthevehi-
cle.Otherwisethechildrencouldstarttheen-
gineoroperateelectricalequipmentsuchas
powerwindows.
()Note
Protecttheremotecontrolkeyagainsthigh
temperaturesanddirectsunlight.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
XXDonotdisposeofremotecontrolkeysin
householdtrash.Theycontainmaterialsthat
canberecycled.ContactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
moreinformation.
G)Tips
— Theoperationoftheremotecontrolkeycan
be
temporarilydisruptedbyinterference>
Openingandclosing
@Tips
Replacementbatteriesfortheremotecontrol
keymust meetthesamespecificationsasthe
original battery.
Unlockingandlockingbyremotecontrol
BFV-0240
Fig.15Remotecontrolkey:buttonprogramming
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button
>fig.15.
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthefbuttononce.
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentlid,press
the<3button.
>Totriggerthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC]but-
ton.
Thevehiclehornandemergencyflashers
willactivate.
>Toswitchoffthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC
buttonagain.
Ifyouunlockthevehicleand donotopenanyof
thedoors,the hood,ortheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithin45seconds,thevehicleautomati-
callylocksagain.Thisfeaturepreventsthevehi-
clefrombeingaccidentallyleftunlockedfora
longperiodoftime.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlythedriver'sdoor
isunlockedwhenunlocking thevehicle
=>page26.
ZXWARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page27.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
togetintothevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.
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G)Tips
—Onlyuse theremotecontrolkeywhenyou
arewithinviewofthevehicle.
—TheselectorlevermustbeinthePposition
onvehicleswithaconveniencekey*;other-
wise thevehiclewillnotlock.
—Onlyusethepanicfunctioninanemergen-
cy.
Unlockingandlockingwiththe
conveniencekey
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidcanbe
unlockedandlockedwithoutusingtheremote
controlkey.
BFV-0007
Fig.16Doorhandle:sensorforlocking
Unlockingthevehicle
>Gripthedoorhandle.Thedoorunlocksauto-
matically.
>Pullonthedoorhandletoopenthedoor.
Lockingthevehicle
> Placetheselectorleverinthe"P"position;oth-
erwise,thevehiclecannotbelocked.
>Tolockthevehicle,closethedoorandtouch
thesensorinthedoorhandleonce>fig.16.Do
notholdthedoorhandlewhiledoingthis.
Deactivatingtheunlockfunction
Youcandeactivatetheunlockfunctionwiththe
conveniencekey(keylessaccess)foronelocking
andunlockingcycle.
>Placetheselectorleverinthe"P"position;oth-
erwise,thevehiclecannotbelocked.
>Closethedoor.
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Openingandclosing
>Pressthefflockbuttonontheconveniencekey
andtouchthesensoronthedoorhandle(driv-
er'sdoor)onetimewithinfivesecondsofpress-
ingthebutton>fig.16.Donotgraspthedoor
handlewhilelockingthevehicle,or elsetheve-
hiclewillnotlock.
>Tocheckifthefunctionhasbeendeactivated,
waitatleast10secondsandpullthedoorhan-
dleagain.Thedoorshouldnotopen.
Afterthat,itwillonlybepossibletounlockthe
vehicleusingtheremotecontrolkeyorbyme-
chanicallyunlocking thelockcylinder.Keylessac-
cesswillbeactiveagainafterthenexttimethe
vehicleislocked/unlocked.
Youcanunlock/lockthevehicleateverydoor.The
conveniencekeymustnobemorethanapproxi-
mately5 feet(1.5m)awayfromthedoorhandle.
Thefunctionshouldnot beimpairedifthecon-
veniencekeyisinyourjacketpocketorinyour
briefcase,forexample.
Ifyouholdthedoorhandlewhilelocking,this
can impair thelockingfunction.
Thedoor cannotbeopenedforabriefperioddi-
rectlyafterlockingit.Thiswayyouhavethe op-
portunitytocheckifthedoorslockedcorrectly.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlyoneofthedoors
isunlockedwhenunlockingthevehicle
=>page26.
—Topreventthevehiclebatteryfromdis-
charging,theenergymanagementgradual-
lyswitchesoffconveniencefunctionsthat
arenotneeded.Youthenmaynolongerbe
abletounlockyourvehiclewiththesensors.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
Centrallockingswitch
ZA\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page27.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
togetintothevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.
©)3 3 2
scz oo
Fig.17Driver'sdoor:centrallockingswitch
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthe&button>A\.
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button.
Whenlockingthevehiclewiththecentrallocking
switch,thefollowingapplies:
—Thedoorsandtheluggagecompartmentlid
cannotbeopenedfromtheoutsideforsecurity
reasons,suchastopreventunauthorizedopen-
ingwhilestoppedatalight.
—TheLEDinthecentrallockingswitchturnson
whenalldoorsareclosedandlocked.
—Youcanopenthedoorsindividuallyfromthein-
sidebypullingthedoorhandle.
—Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorsunlockautomaticallytoallowaccess
tothevehicle.
Z\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS.>A\in
Keysetonpage22
@)Tips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforalongperi-
odoftime,notethefollowing:
Z\WARNING
— Thecentrallockingswitchalsoworkswhen
theignitionisswitchedoffandautomatical-
lylockstheentirevehiclewhenthe&button
ispressed.
— Thecentral lockingswitchisinoperative
when
thevehicleislockedfromtheoutside.[>
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Openingandclosing
—Lockeddoorsmakeitmoredifficultfor
emergencyworkerstogetintothevehicle,
whichputslivesatrisk.Donotleaveanyone
behindinthevehicle,especiallychildren.
G)Tips
Yourvehiclelocksautomaticallywhenit
reachesaspeedof9mph(15km/h)(Auto
Lock)page21.Youcanunlockthevehicle
againusingthe@buttoninthecentrallock-
ingswitch.
Settingthecentrallockingsystem
Youcanadjustthecentral lockingsystemtoyour
preferences.Thesettingsdependonthevehicle
equipment.
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings.
Doorunlocking-youcandecideifAlldoorsor
onlytheDriverdoorshouldunlock.Theluggage
compartmentlidalsounlockswhenAllisselect-
ed.IfyouselectDriverinavehiclewithaconven-
iencekey*,onlythedoorwhosehandleyoupull
willunlock.
Longpresstoopenwindows-youcanselectif
allwindowsshouldopenusingthevehiclekey
=>page29,Convenienceopeningandclosing.If
youpressandholdthefbuttononthevehicle
key,allofthewindowswillclose.
IfyouselectDriver,allthedoorsandluggage
compartmentlidwillunlockifyoupressthe@
buttonontheremotecontrolkeytwice.
Lockwhendriving”)-ifyouselectOn,alldoors
andtheluggagecompartmentlidwillbelocked
automaticallywhendriving(AutoLock).
Foldmirrors-ifyouselectOn,theexteriorrear-
viewmirrorsfoldwillinautomaticallywhenyou
pressthef}buttonontheremotecontrolkeyor
touchthesensor®inthehandle.
D_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.
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Mechanicallyunlockingandlockingthe
doors
Ifthecentrallockingfails,youmustunlockor
lockthedoorsseparately.
BFV-0257
BFV-0242
Fig.19Frontpassenger'sdoor:emergencyrelease
Unlockingandlockingthedriver'sdoorwith
themechanicalkey
>Removethemechanicalkey>page23.
>Tounlockthedriver'sdoor,turnthekeytothe
unlockpositioninthedirectionofarrow@)
fig.18.
>Tolockthedriver'sdoor,movetheselectorlev-
ertothePposition(automatictransmission)
andturnthekeyonetimetothelockposition
inthedirectionofarrow@).
Lockingthefrontpassenger'sdoorwiththe
mechanicalkey
The
mechanicallockislocatedontheedgeofthe
frontpassenger'sdoor.Itisonlyvisiblewhenthe
doorisopen.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page23.
>Removethecapfromtheopening>fig.19.>
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Openingandclosing
> Insertthekeyintotheslotinsideandturnitall
thewaytotheright(rightdoor)ortotheleft
(leftdoor*).
Oncethefrontpassenger'sdoorisclosed,itisno
longerpossibletoopenitfromtheoutside.The
doorcanbeopenedfromtheinsidebypulling
thedoorhandle.
PVaeCTS1)
Iftheanti-theftalarmsystemdetectsavehicle
break-in,audioandvisualwarningsignalsare
triggered.Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitch-
edonoroffwhenlockingorunlockingyourvehi-
cle.Ifthealarmistriggered,itwillshutoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainamountoftime.
Switching thealarmoffmanually
>Toswitchthealarmoff,presstheGbuttonon
theremotecontrolkeyorswitchtheignition
on.
Break-insecurityfeature
Thealarmwillsoundifthereisabreak-inatthe
doors,hood,and/orluggagecompartmentlid.
Luggagecompartment
lid
Openingandclosingtheluggage
compartmentlid
BFV-0069
Fig.20Openedluggagecompartmentlid
Openingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentlid,press
the<3buttonontheremotecontrolkey.Or
>Lifttheluggagecompartmentlid.
Closingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Usetheinsidegriptopulltheluggagecom-
partmentliddownandallowittocloseusinga
gentlepush>A\.
Z\WARNING
—Duetotheriskofinjury,alwaysbeawareof
therearpassengerswhenclosingthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesurethatitislatched.Otherwisethe
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhen
theluggagecompartmentlidisopen.A
childcouldclimbintothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartment.Iftheluggage
compartmentlid wasthenclosed,thechild
wouldbetrappedinthevehicleandunable
toescape.Toreducetheriskofinjury,donot
allowchildrentoplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.Alwayskeeptheluggagecompartment
lidandthedoorsclosedwhenthevehicleis
notinuse.
—Alwaysmakesurenooneisintheluggage
compartmentlid'srangeofmotionwhenit
isclosing,especiallynearthehinges.Fin-
gersorhandscouldbepinched.
(i)Tips
—Whenthevehicleislocked,theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeunlockedseparately
bypressingthe<
locksautomaticallywhenitisclosedagain.
—Incaseofanemergencyorafaultyhandle,
theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopened
manuallyfromtheinside>page28.
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8S1012721BA
Stowingandusing
>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
>Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.
Z\WARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcovermustal-
waysbesecurelyfastenedwheninusetore-
ducetheriskofanaccident.
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageorobjects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthecenterofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjects arenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page294.
—Neversecureachildsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape
bythemselves.
—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.
—Nevertransportpassengersintheluggage
compartment.Everypassengermustbecor-
rectlysecuredwiththesafetybeltsinthe
vehicle>page180.
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskof be-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
()Note
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.
—Makesurethattheheatinggridstripsfor
therearwindowdefoggerarenotdamaged
byabrasiveobjects.
G)Tips
—Thetirepressuremustbeadaptedtothe
load>page258.
—Youcanpurchasestrapsatspecialtystores.
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Driving
topreventthevehiclefromrollingunintentional-
lyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.ThePARK(USAmod-
els)(Canada models)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe@)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page57,
Startingtodrive.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan use theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>/\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>»Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.
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>Placetheselectorleverinthe“P”position.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Otherwise,thevehiclewillstarttomoveim-
mediatelyandthiscouldresultinanacci-
dent.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Incorners
andwhenroadorweatherconditionsare
bad,afullbrakeapplicationcancausethe
vehicletoskidortherearendtoswerve,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
Pposition.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrakeorop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Nooneshouldremaininthevehiclewhenit
islocked-especiallychildren.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstogetintothevehicle,whichputslives
atrisk.
8S1012721BA
IntelligentTechnology
ZA\WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushinginjuries.
—Alwaysmakesure thatnobody,especially
children,isinthewaywhentherearspoiler
isdeployedorretracted.
()Note
—Neverpushonthevehicleontherearspoil-
er.Thiscouldcausedamage.
—Topreventdamagetotherearspoilerdo
notleanorplaceanythingonit.
—Onlyoperatetherearspoilermanuallywhen
theluggagecompartmentlidiscloseand
therearspoilermovingpartsarenot
blocked.Otherwise,damagecouldoccur.
@Tips
Cleantherearspoilercompartmentevery2 to
3
months.Tofunctioncorrectly,therear
spoilermustbefreeofice,snowandleaves.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
thevehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Informationaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Thisdeviceisinstalledbysomevehicle
manufacturersto recorddataaboutcrashesso
thatitcanbeanalyzedlater.Crashdatarecorders
arealsocalled“EventDataRecorders(EDR)”.
Insomelegaljurisdictions,itisnotpermittedto
accessordownloaddatarecordedbypre-instal-
ledcrashdatarecordersinordertoevaluatea
crashwithoutclearconsentofthevehicleowner.
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Howeveritdoescontainavarietyofelec-
troniccontrolmodulesforvariousvehiclesys-
temssuchasenginefunction,exhausttreatment
orairbagsandsafetybelts.
Theseelectroniccontrolmodulesrecordvehicle
dataduringnormaldrivingfordiagnosisandre-
pairpurposes.Therecordingcapabilityofthe
electroniccontrolmodulesislimitedtodataonly
-nosoundisrecorded.Ifthecontrolmodulede-
tectsasystemmalfunctionorotherchangein
status,averylimitedamountofdataisrecorded
foranextremelysmallperiodoftime.Datathat
isrecordedinsuchacasemayincludevehicle
speed,drivingdirection,theloadonthe brakes
andheadrestraintsandperformanceintheevent
ofanaccidentorotherchangeinstatus.Thestor-
eddatacanonlybereadordownloadedwithspe-
cialdevices.
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