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To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that
have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or downloading of data stored by EDRs installed in a vehicle for
the express purpose of retrieving data after an accident or crash event without the owner's consent.
Volkswagen will not access the EDR and/or similar data or give it to others - unless the vehicle owner
(or lessee if the vehicle has been leased) agrees, or;
upon the official request by the police;
upon the order of a court of law or a government agency; or
for the defense of a lawsuit through the judicial discovery process.
Volkswagen may also use the data for research about vehicle operation and safety performance or
provide the data to a third party for research purposes without identifying the specific vehicle or infor‐
mation about the identity of its owner or lessee.
NOTE: Your vehicle may be equipped with VW Car-Net. Please see ⇒VW Car-Net Security &
Service: Connecting you and your vehicle and the VW Car-Net Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
at (http:// www.vw.com/carnet) for details regarding how Volkswagen collects, processes, transmits,
uses and shares information obtained through the VW Car-Net equipment and service.
Your vehicle is also equipped with a number of electronic control modules for various vehicle sys‐
tems, such as engine management, emission control, airbags, and safety belts.
These electronic control modules record data during normal vehicle operation that may be needed by
trained technicians for diagnostic and repair purposes. The recording capability of these modules is
limited to data (no sound is recorded). Only a small amount of data is actually recorded over a very
limited period of time, or stored when a system fault is detected by a control module. Some of the
data stored may relate to vehicle speed, direction, or braking, as well as restraint system use and per‐
formance in the event of a crash. Stored data can also only be read and downloaded with special
equipment that is directly connected to the vehicle.
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