Introduction – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual User Manual

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Limited Warranty

Follow the instructions in this manual

about the proper operation of your vehicle

as well as about possible vehicle damage.

Damage to your vehicle that arises from

culpable contraventions against these

instructions is not covered either by the

Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty or by the

New or Used-Vehicle Warranty.

Data stored in the vehicle

Data recording

This vehicle is capable of recording diagnostic

information relating to vehicle operation, mal-

functions, and user settings. This may include

information about the performance or status

of various systems, including but not limited

to, engine, throttle, steering or brake sys-

tems, that is stored and can be read out with

suitable devices, particularly when the vehi-

cle is serviced. The data obtained is used to

properly diagnose and service your vehicle or

to further optimize and develop vehicle func-

tions.

COMAND/mbrace (Canada: TELEAID)

If the vehicle is equipped with COMAND or

mbrace, additional data about the vehicle’s

operation, the use of the vehicle in certain

situations, and the location of the vehicle may

be compiled through COMAND or the mbrace

system.
For additional information please refer to the

COMAND User Manual and/or the mbrace

Terms and Conditions.

Event data recorders

This vehicle is equipped with an event data

recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR

is to record data that will assist in under-

standing how a vehicle’s systems performed

in certain crash or near crash-like situations,

such as during air bag deployment or when

hitting a road obstacle. The EDR is designed

to record data related to vehicle dynamics

and safety systems for a short period of time,

typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record

such data as:

how various systems in your vehicle are

operating

whether or not the driver and passenger

seat belts are fastened

how far (if at all) the driver is depressing the

accelerator and/or brake pedal and

how fast the vehicle is traveling

This data can help provide a better under-

standing of the circumstances in which

crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data is

recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial

crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by

the EDR under normal driving conditions and

no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,

and crash location) are recorded. However,

other parties, such as law enforcement, can

combine the EDR data with the type of per-

sonal identification data routinely acquired

during a crash investigation.
Access to the vehicle and/or the EDR is nee-

ded to read data that is recorded by an EDR,

and special equipment is required. In addition

to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties

that have the special equipment, such as law

enforcement, can read the information by

accessing the vehicle or the EDR.
EDR data may be used in civil and criminal

matters as a tool in accident reconstruction,

accident claims, and vehicle safety. Since the

Crash Data Retrieval CDR tool that is used to

extract data from the EDR is commercially

available, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

("MBUSA") expressly disclaims any and all lia-

bility arising from the extraction of this infor-

mation by unauthorized Mercedes-Benz per-

sonnel.
MBUSA will not share EDR data with others

without the consent of the vehicle owners or,

if the vehicle is leased, without the consent of

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