Introduction
Event Data Recording
Thisvehicleisequippedwithaneventdatarecorder(EDR).The
mainpruposeofanEDRistorecord,incertaincrashornear
crash-likesituations,suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittinga
roadobstacle,datathatwillassistinunderstandinghowa
vehicle’ssystemsperformed.TheEDRisdisignedtorecorddata
relatedtovehicledynamicsandsafetysystemsforashortperiod
oftime,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthisvehicleis
designedtorecordsuchdataas:
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Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclewereoperating;
Whetherornotthedriverandpassengerseatbeltswere
buckled/fastened;
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Howfar(ifatall)thedriverwasdepressingtheaccelerator
and/orthebrakepedal;and
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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
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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