2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owner's Manual

Int
rod uction
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Protecting
theenvironment General
notes H
Environmental
note
Daimler's declaredpolicyisone ofcompre-
hensive environm entalprotect ion.
The object ivesareforthe natural resources
that form thebasis ofour existen ceon this
planet tobe used sparingly andinamanner
that takes therequirements ofboth nature
and humanity intoaccount.
You toocan help toprotect theenvironm ent
by operating yourvehicle inan environm en-
tally responsible manner.
Fuel consumpt ionand therate ofengine,
transm ission,brakeandtirewear areaffec-
ted bythese factors:
R operating conditionsof your vehicle
R your personal drivingstyle
You caninfluence bothfactors. Youshould
bear thefollowing inmind:
Operating conditions:
R avoid shorttripsasthese increase fuel
consumpt ion.
R alwa ysmake surethatthetire pressures
are correct .
R do not carry anyunnecessary weight.
R remove roofracks onceyounolonger
need them.
R aregularly servicedvehiclewillcont ribute
to environm entalprotect ion.You should
therefore adheretothe service intervals.
R alwa yshave service workcarried outata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
Personal drivingstyle:
R do not depress theaccelerator pedal
when startin gthe engine.
R do not warm upthe engine whenthevehi-
cle isstationary.
R drive carefully andmaintain asafe dis-
tance fromthevehicle infront .
R avoid frequent, suddenacceleration and
braking. R
change gearingood timeanduseeach
gear onlyupto00C3 ofits maximum engine
speed.
R switch offthe engine instationary traffic.
R keep aneye onthe vehicle's fuelcon-
sumption. Environmental
concerns andrecom-
mendat ions
Wherever theoperating instructionsrequire
you todispose ofmaterials, firsttrytoregen-
erate orre-use them.Observe therelevant
environm entalrulesandregulations whendis-
posing ofmaterials. Inthis way youwillhelp to
protect theenvironm ent. Genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts H
Environmental
note
Daimler AGalso supplie srecondit ioned
major assemblies andparts which areofthe
same qualityas new parts. Theyarecovered
by the same Limited Warranty entitlements
as new parts.
! Air
bags andEmergen cyTensioning Devi-
ces, aswell ascont rolunits andsensors for
these restraint systems, maybeinstalled in
the following areasofyour vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R door sills
R seats
R cock pit
R instrumen tcluster
R cent erconsole
Do not install accessories suchasaudio sys-
tems inthese areas. Donot carry out
repairs orwelding. Youcould impair the
operating efficiency ofthe restraint sys-
tems.
Have aftermark etaccessories installedata
quali fiedspecialist workshop.
You could jeopardize theoperating safetyof
your vehicle ifyou useparts, tiresandwheels
as well asaccessories relevanttosafety which 24
Genuine
Mercedes-Benz partsIntrodu ction

have
notbeen approved byMercedes-Ben z.
This could leadtomalfunctions insafety-rele-
vant systems, e.g.thebrake system. Useonly
genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts orparts ofequal
qual ity.Only usetires, wheels andaccessories
that have been specifically approvedforyour
vehicle.
Genuine Mercedes-Ben zparts aresubject to
strict qualitycont rol.Every parthasbeen spe-
cifically developed, manufactured orselected
for and adapted toMercedes-Ben zvehicles.
Therefore, onlygenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
should beused.
More than300,000 differentgenuine
Mercedes-Ben zparts areavaila blefor
Mercedes-Ben zmodels.
All authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenters main-
tain asupply ofgenuine Mercedes-Ben zparts
for necessary serviceandrepair work.Inaddi-
tion, strategically locatedpartsdelivery cen-
ters provide quickandreliabl eparts service.
Always specify thevehicle identification num-
ber (VIN) when ordering genuineMercedes-
Benz parts (Ypage 323). Operat
or'sManual Vehicle
equipment
i This
Operator's Manualdescribes allmod-
els and allstandard andoptional equipment
of your vehicle availableatthe time ofgoing
to print. Country-specific differencesare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle may
not feature allfunct ionsdescribed here.
This also appli estosafety-relevant systems
and funct ions. Theequipment inyour vehi-
cle may therefore differfromthatshown in
the descriptions andillustrations .
The original purchase agreement listsallsys-
tems installed inyour vehicle.
Should youhave anyquestions concerning
equipment andoperation, pleaseconsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
The Operator's ManualandMaintenanc e
Booklet areimportant documents andshould
be kept inthe vehicle. Service
andvehicle operation Warr
anty
The implied warranty foryour vehicle applies
in accordance withthewarranty termsand
conditions inthe Service andWarranty Infor-
mation booklet.
Your authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter will
replace andrepair allfactory-in stalledpartsin
accordance withthefollowing warrantyterms
and conditions :
R New Vehicle Limited Warranty
R Emission SystemWarranty
R Emission Performance Warranty
R Cali fornia, Connect icut,Maine, Massachu-
setts, NewYork, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland
and Vermont Emission ControlSystem War-
ranty
R State warranty enforcem entlaws (lemon
laws)
Repla cement partsandaccessories arecov-
ered bythe Mercedes-Ben zParts andAcces-
sories warranties. Theseareavaila bleatany
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
i Should
youlose your Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet, haveanauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter arrange fora
replacement. Thenew Service andWarranty
Inform ationbooklet willbeposted toyou. Informat
ionforcustomers inCalifor-
nia
Under California lawyou may beentit ledtoa
replacement ofyour vehicle orarefund ofthe
purchase priceorlease price, ifafter areason-
able number ofrepair attempt sMercedes-
Benz USA, LLCand/or itsauthorized repairor
service facilities failtofix one ormore sub-
stant ialdefects ormalfunctions inthe vehicle
that arecovered byits express warranty.
During theperiod of18 mont hsfrom original
delivery ofthe vehicle orthe accumulation of
29,000 km(approximately 18,000miles)on
the odometer ofthe vehicle, whichever occurs
first, areasonable numberofrepair attempt s
is presumed foraretail buyer orlessee ifone
or more ofthe following occurs:
(1) thesame substantial defectormalfunc-
tion results inacondition thatislikely to Service
andvehicl eoperat ion
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cau
sedea thor seri ousbod ily inju ryifthe
vehi cleisdri ven, thatdefect ormal func-
tion hasbee nsu bject torep airtwo or
more times,and youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz USA,LLCinwri ting ofthe
need foritsrep air.
(2) thesam esu bsta ntialdef ect ormal func-
tion ofaless seri ousnatu rethan categ ory
(1) hasbee nsu bject torep airfou ror more
time sand youha ve directl ynotifi ed
Merce des-Benz inwri ting ofthe need for
its rep air.
(3) thevehi cleisou tof serv icebyrea son of
rep airof the sam eor differe ntsubsta ntial
def ects ormal functi onsforacumu lative
total ofmore than30calenda rda ys.
Ple ase send your wri tten notice to:
Merce des-Benz USA,LLC
Cu stome rAssi stance Center
One Merce des-Benz Drive
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328 Main
tenance
The Servi ceand Warranty Bookl etdes crib esall
the neces sarymai ntenance workwhi chsho uld
be done atregu larinterv als.
Alw aysha ve the Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et
wi th youwhe nyo ubri ng the vehi cletoan
au thori zedMerce des-Benz Center. Theservice
ad vis orwillrecor deve ryserv iceforyouin the
Servi ceand Warranty Bookl et. Roads
ideAssis tanc e
The Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Pro-
gra moffe rstechni calhelpin the eventofa
bre akd own.Ca lls to the toll-free Roadsid e
Assi stance Hotlineare answ eredby ourag ents
24 hou rsada y,365 days aye ar.
1-8 00-FOR-MERC edes(1-8 00-367 -6372)
(U SA )
1-8 00-387 -0100(Canada)
For additiona linfo rma tion, referto the
Merce des-Benz Roadsid eAssi stance Program
bro chu re(USA) orthe "Roa dsi de Assi stance "
secti oninthe Servi ceand Warranty boo klet
(C ana da).You willfind both inyour vehi clelit-
era ture portfoli o. Chan
geofaddress orchan geofow n-
ersh ip
In the eventofacha nge ofaddre ss, plea se
send usthe "Notificati onofAddr essChange "
in the Servi ceand Guara ntee booklet orsim ply
cal lthe Merce des-Benz Custome rAssi stance
Ce nter (USA) atthe hotlinenumb er
1-800-FOR -MERCedes(1-800-367 -6372)or
Cu stom erServ iceCenter (Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100.Thi swi llas sist us inconta ct-
ing youin atime lymanne rsho uld the need
ari se.
If yo usel lyo ur Mer cedes,plea se leave the
enti relitera ture inthe vehicleso tha tit is
ava ilab leto the next owner.
If yo uha ve purcha sedaus ed car ,pl ea se send
us the "Noti fica tionof Use dCa rPu rcha se"in
the Serv iceand Guara ntee bookletor simpl y
cal lthe Mer cedes-Be nzCustom erAssi stance
Ce nter (USA)atthe hotlinenum ber
1-800-FO R-MERC edes(1-80 0-367-63 72)or
Cu stom erServ ice(Cana da)at
1-800-38 7-0100. Vehi
cle ope ratio nouts idethe USA
and Canada
Whe nyo uare abroa dwi th your veh icle,
obs erve thefollowi ng points:
R Serv icefaciliti es orrep laceme ntparts may
not berea dily ava ilab le.
R Lea d-fre efue lfor veh icles with acata lytic
conve rtermay notbeava ilab le.Lea dedfue l
can causedamag eto the cata lytic con-
verte r.
R The fuelmay have aconsi derab lylowe r
octa nenum ber.Unsu itable fue lcan cause
engi nedamag e.
Some Mercedes-Be nzmod elsare availab lefor
de livery inEuro pethro ughou rEuro pean Del iv-
ery Program.For detai ls,consu ltan author ized
Mer cedes-Be nzCenter orwri teto one ofthe
fol lowi ng addre sse s.
In the USA
Mer cedes-Be nzUSA, LLC
Euro pean Del iveryDep artm ent
One Mercedes-Be nzDriv e
Sand ySpri ngs, GA30328
In Can ada
Mer cedes-Be nzCanad a,Inc. 26
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To ronto ,Onta rioM4G 4C9 Po
ssible dang erdue tosub stan ces
hazardo ustohealth
In comp liance with Pro positio n65 (“Pro p65 ”),
the followi ng detach ablelabe lha sbe en adde d
to each veh iclesol din Ca lifor nia : Ope
ratin gsaf ety Impo
rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo udo not have the prescri bedser vice/
ma inte nance workor any required repairs
car riedou t,thi scan resultin ma lfunctio ns
or system failur es. The reisaris kof an acc i-
de nt.
Alw aysha ve the prescri bedser vice/ma inte-
nance workas wellas any required repairs
car riedou tat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho p. G
WA
RNING
Fla mma ble ma teri alsuch asleav es, grassor
twi gsma yig nite ifthe ycome intoconta ct
wi th hot parts ofthe exhaust system .The re
is aris kof fire.
Wh endrivin gon anunp aved roa dor off-
roa d,che ckthe vehicleund erside reg ular ly.
In partic ular ,rem ove trapped plant parts or
othe rfla mma ble ma teri al.Co ntact aqu ali- fie
dsp eci alistwo rksh opimm ediatel yif da m-
ag eis de tecte d. G
WA
RNING
Mod ificati ontoelectro niccomp onents, their
sof twa reor wirin gcou ldimp airthe irfunc-
tio nand /or thefunctio nof othe rnetw orked
comp onents. Inpartic ular ,sy stem srel eva nt
to safety couldalso be affecte d.As ares ult,
the sema yno longe rfu nctio npro perly
and /or jeopardi ze the opera ting safety of
the vehicle. The reisan incr eased riskof
acc ident and injury.
Yo umu stnot tamperwi th wirin g,electro nic
comp onents, orthe irsof twa re.Yousho uld
ha ve allwo rkon electri caland electro nic
comp onents carriedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
! The
reisaris kof dama getothe vehicleif:
R the vehiclebe come sstu ck, e.g.on ahigh
cur bor an unp aved roa d
R youdri ve too fast ove ran obsta cle,e.g .a
cur b,asp ee dbu mp orapo thol ein the
roa d
R ahe avyob ject strikes theunderbodyor
pa rts ofthe chassis
In situa tions like this,the body,the under-
bo dy,cha ssispa rts, wheelsor tire scou ldbe
da ma gedwi thou tthe dama gebeing visible.
Co mpo nents dama gedin thi swa ycan unex-
pe cted lyfailor, inthe caseof an acc ident,
no longe rwi thsta ndthe load sthe yar e
de signe dto.
If the underbodypa nel ing isda ma ged, com-
bu stible ma teri alssu ch asleav es, grassor
twi gscan gathe rbe twe enthe underbody
and theunderbodypa nel ing.If the sema teri -
al scome inconta ctwith hot parts ofthe
exh aust system ,the ycan catc hfir e.
In such situa tions, have the vehicleche cked
and repaired imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.If on conti nuing your jou r-
ney younoti cetha tdri vin gsa fety is
imp aired ,pu llove rand stop thevehicle
imm ediatel y,pa ying atte ntionto roa dand
tra fficcond itions. Insuch cas es, cons ulta
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. Ope
ratin gsaf ety
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Decla
rations ofconf ormi ty
Ve hicl ecom ponentswhich receive
an d/o rtr an sm itra diowav es USA:
"Thewireles sdev ices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywit hPar t15 oftheFCC Rules .Ope ra-
ti on issubj ectto thetw ofo llow ing tw oco nd i-
ti on s:1) The sedev ices may notcau sehar mful
in te rfere nce, and 2)The sedev ices mus t
acc ept any inte rfere ncerec eived, includin g
in te rfere nceth at may causeund esired opera-
ti on .Chan gesormo dificat ion sno tex pre ssly
appr oved bythepar tyres pon sibleforco mpl i-
anc eco uld void theuser ’saut hor ity to ope rate
th eequip ment."
Can ada:"The wireles sdev ices ofthis veh icle
co mpl ywit hIndust ryCan ada licen se- exemp t
RSS stand ard(s).Ope ration issubj ectto the
fo llow ing tw oco nd ition s:(1) The sedev ices
may notcau seinte rfere nce, and (2)The se
dev ices mus tacc ept any inte rfere nce, includ-
in g inte rfere nceth at may causeund esired
ope ration ofthedev ice. " Diag
nosticsconne ction
The diagnostics co nn ection isused forco n-
ne cting diag nostic equip mentat aqualif ied
spe cialis twor kshop . G
WAR
NING
If you conn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, itmay affectth e
ope ration ofveh icle sys tems .As ares ult,
th eope rating saf etyof theveh icle co uld be
aff ected. The reisaris kof an acc iden t.
On lyco nn ectequip mentto adiag nostics
co nn ection intheveh icle, whic his appr oved
fo ryour vehicle by Mer cedes -Ben z. G
WAR
NING
Obj ects inthedri ver 'sfoot well may restric t
th eclear anc earo und thepeda lsor bloc ka
depr essedpeda l.Thi sje opar dizes theope r-
at ing and road safetyof theveh icle. The reis
a ris kof an acc iden t.
St ow allobj ects sec urelyin theveh icle so
th at they do notget into thedri ver 'sfoot -
well. Whenusin gflo ormat sor car pet s,mak e sur
eth at they are properlysec uredso that
th ey do notslip orobs truct thepeda ls.Do
no tplac esev eralflo ormat sor car pet son
to pof oneano ther.
! If
th een gin eis swit ched offand equip -
men ton thediag nostics co nn ection isused ,
th est art erbat tery may discharg e.
Con necting equip mentto thediag nostics co n-
ne ction can lead toemi ssionsmo nito rin g
in fo rm ation bein gres et,fo rex amp le.Thismay
lead totheveh icle fail ing to mee tth ereq uire -
men tsof thene xt emi ssionste st dur ing th e
main inspe ction . Qu
alified specia listwor kshop
An author ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen teris a
qualif iedspecialis twor kshop .It has thene ces-
sar yspe cialis tkn owle dge,to ols and qualif ica-
ti on sto correc tly car ryout thewor kreq uire d
on your vehicle. Thisis esp ecially thecas efo r
wor krel eva ntto saf ety.
Obs erveth eno tesin theMain tenan ceBook-
let .
Al ways haveth efo llow ing wor kcar riedout at
an aut hor ized Mer cedes -Ben zCen ter:
R wor krel eva ntto saf ety
R ser viceand main tenan cewor k
R rep airwor k
R alt era tion s,inst allat ionwor kand modifica-
ti on s
R wor kon elec tron icco mpo nents Cor
rect use
If you removeany warn ing st icke rs,you oroth-
ers could failtorec ogn ize ce rtain dan gers.
Lea vewarn ing st icke rs inpos ition .
Obs erveth efo llow ing info rm ation when driv-
in g your vehicle:
R thesaf etyno tesin this man ual
R tech nical datafo rth eveh icle
R traff icrule sand regulat ions
R laws andsafetyst and ardsper taining to
mo torveh icles 28
Op
erating safet yInt roduc tion

Problems
withyour vehicle
If you should experience aproblem withyour
vehicle, particularly onethat youbelieve may
affect itssafe operation, weurge youtocon-
tact anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter
immediately tohave theproblem diagnosed
and rectified. Ifthe problem isnot resolved to
your satisfaction ,please discuss theproblem
again withanauthorized Mercedes-B enzCen-
ter or,ifnecessary, contactusatone ofthe
following addresses.
In the USA
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC
Customer AssistanceCenter
One Mercedes-B enzDrive
Sandy Springs, GA30328
In Canada
Mercedes-B enzCanada, Inc.
Customer RelationsDepartmen t
98 Vanderhoof Avenue
Toront o,Ontario M4G4C9 Report
ingsafety defects
USA only:
The following textispublished asrequired of
manufacturers underTitle49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations, Part575pursuant tothe
"National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyAct
of 1966".
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause
injury ordeath, youshould immediately inform
the National Highway TrafficSafety Adminis-
tration (NHTSA )in addition tonotifying
Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints, itmay
open aninvestigation ,and ifit finds thata
safety defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, it
may order arecall andremedy campaign.
However, NHTSAcannotbecome involved in
individual problemsbetweenyou,your dealer,
or Mercedes-B enzUSA, LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at
1-88 8-327-4236(TTY: 1-800-424-91 53);go to
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov;or write to:
Administ rator,NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet,
SW., Washington, DC20590 . You
canalso obtain otherinformation about
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Man-
ual regarding thecorrect operation ofyour
vehicle andpossible damagetothe vehicle.
Damage tothe vehicle whichiscaused by
violation ofthese notes isnot covered by
the Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe
new orused-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident, rescueservices canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate
rescue cardforyour vehicle. Thecurrent res-
cue card contains themost important informa-
tion about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.
the routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more information athttp: //
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005D[ .de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformation about:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformation docu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsof system componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose of
its individual componen ts,e.g. number of
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malfu nctions anddefects inimporta ntsys-
tem components, e.g.lights,brakes
R vehicl ereactions andopera tingconditions
in specia ldrivi ngsitua tions, e.g.airbag
depl oyme nt,intervention ofstabi litycontrol
systems
R ambi entconditions, e.g.outsid etempera -
ture
This data isof an exclusi velytechnical nature
and canbeused to:
R assi stinrecognizing andrectifyi ngmalfu nc-
tions anddefects
R anal yzevehicl efunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicl e's
movements.
When yourvehicl eis serviced ,technical infor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfu nction datamemory .
Services include,for exampl e:
R repa irservices
R service processe s
R warra nties
R qua lityassu rance
The vehicl eis read outbyemplo yeesof the
service network (includingthemanufa cturer)
usi ng specia ldia gnostic testers. Moredetailed
informatio nis obtai nedfrom it,ifrequ ired.
After amalfu nction hasbeen rectified ,the
informatio nis dele tedfrom themalfu nction
memory oriscontinual lyoverwri tten.
When operatingthevehicl e,situa tions are
conceivab lein which thistechnical data,in
connection withother informatio n(if neces-
sary ,under consulta tionwith anauthorized
expert), couldbetraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accide ntreports
R dama getothe vehicl e
R witness statements
Further additional functions thathave been
contractuall yagree dupo nwith thecustomer
all ow certain vehicledata tobe conveyed by
the vehicl eas wel l.The additional functions
includ e,for exampl e,vehicl elocati onincase
of an emergency . COMA
ND/Me rcedesmeconne ct
(Can ada: TELE AID)
If the vehicl eis equ ippe dwith COMAND or
Mercede sme connect, additional dataabout
the vehicl e'sopera tion,theuse ofthe vehicl e
in certain situations, andthelocatio nof the
vehicl eis compil edthrough COMAND orthe
Mercede sme connect system.
For additional informatio n,plea serefer tothe
COMAND UserManua lor Digital Operator's
Manua land/or theMercede sme connect
Terms andCondi tions. Eve
ntdata recorders
USA only:
This vehicl eis equ ippe dwith anevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicl eis equ ippe dwith
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDR isto record, incertain crashor
near crash-li kesitua tions, suchasan air bag
depl oyme ntor hitting aroad obstacl e,data
that willassi stinundersta ndinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed .The EDR isdesi gned
to record datarelated tovehicl edyna mics and
safety systems forashort periodof time, typi-
call y30 seconds orless.
The EDR inthis vehicl eis desi gned torecord
such dataas:
R How varioussystems inyou rvehicl ewere
opera ting
R Whether ornot thedriver andpass enger
safety beltswerebuckle d/fastened
R How far(ifat all)the driver wasdepre ssing
the accele ratorand/or brakepedal;and,
R How fastthevehicl ewas traveli ng
These datacanhelp provid eabetter under-
standing ofthe circumstances inwhich
crashes andinjurie soccur. NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyou rvehicl eonly ifanon-triv-
ial crash situationoccurs; nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDR under normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersona ldata (e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location)are recorded .How-
ever, other parties,such aslaw enforcement
could combine theEDR data withthetype of
persona llyidentify ingdata routinel yacqu ired
duri ngacrash investiga tion.
Access tothe vehicl eand/or theEDR isnee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and specia lequ ipment isrequ ired. Inadd ition 30
Data
storageIntroductio n