2010 Ford Fusion Owners Manual

Introduction
Event Data Recording
Thisvehicleisequippedwithaneventdatarecorder(EDR).The
mainpurposeofanEDRistorecord,incertaincrashornear
crash-likesituations,suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittinga
roadobstacle;thisdatawillassistinunderstandinghowa
vehicle’ssystemsperformed.TheEDRisdesignedtorecorddata
relatedtovehicledynamicsandsafetysystemsforashortperiod
oftime,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthisvehicleis
designedtorecordsuchdataas:
Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclewereoperating;
Whetherornotthedriverandpassengerseatbeltswere
buckled/fastened;
Howfar(ifatall)thedriverwasdepressingtheaccelerator
and/orthebrakepedal;and
Howfastthevehiclewastravelling;and
Wherethedriverwaspositioningthesteeringwheel.
Thisdatacanhelpprovideabetterunderstandingofthe
circumstancesinwhichcrashesandinjuriesoccur.
Note:EDRdataisrecordedbyyourvehicleonlyifanon-trivial
crashsituationoccurs;nodataisrecordedbytheEDRunder
normaldrivingconditionsandnopersonaldataorinformation
(e.g.,name,gender,age,andcrashlocation)isrecorded(see
limitationsregarding911AssistandTraffic,directionsand
Informationprivacybelow).However,parties,suchaslaw
enforcement,couldcombinetheEDRdatawiththetypeof
personallyidentifyingdataroutinelyacquiredduringacrash
investigation.
ToreaddatarecordedbyanEDR,specialequipmentisrequired,
andaccesstothevehicleortheEDRisneeded.Inadditiontothe
vehiclemanufacturer,otherparties,suchaslawenforcement,
thathavesuchspecialequipment,canreadtheinformationif
theyhaveaccesstothevehicleortheEDR.FordMotorCompany
andFordofCanadadonotaccesseventdatarecorder
informationwithoutobtainingconsent,unlesspursuanttocourt
orderorwhererequiredbylawenforcement,othergovernment
authoritiesorotherthirdpartiesactingwithlawfulauthority.
Otherpartiesmayseektoaccesstheinformationindependently
ofFordMotorCompanyandFordofCanada.
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2010
Fusion(fsn)
OwnersGuide,4thPrinting
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Product Specification
CategoriesFord Fusion Manuals, Ford Manuals
Model Year2010
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