Vehicle data recording and privacy, Event data recorders, Vehicle data recording – Saturn 2009 VUE Hybrid User Manual

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Bulletins cover various subjects.
Some pertain to the proper use and
care of your vehicle. Some
describe costly repairs. Others
describe inexpensive repairs which,
if done on time with the latest
parts, may avoid future costly
repairs.

Some bulletins tell a technician how
to repair a new or unexpected
condition. Others describe a quicker
way to fix your vehicle. They can
help a technician service your
vehicle better.

Most bulletins apply to conditions
affecting a small number of vehicles.
Your Saturn retailer or a qualified
technician may have to determine if
a specific bulletin applies to your
vehicle. To order Saturn bulletins,
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Vehicle Data
Recording and
Privacy

Your Saturn vehicle has a number
of sophisticated computers that
record information about the
vehicle’s performance and how it is
driven. For example, your vehicle
uses computer modules to monitor
and control engine and transmission
performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment
and deploy airbags in a crash and,
if so equipped, to provide antilock
braking to help the driver control the
vehicle. These modules may
store data to help your
dealer/retailer technician service
your vehicle. Some modules
may also store data about how you
operate the vehicle, such as rate
of fuel consumption or average
speed. These modules may
also retain the owner’s personal
preferences, such as radio pre-sets,
seat positions, and temperature
settings.

Event Data Recorders

This vehicle has an Event
Data Recorder (EDR). The main
purpose of an EDR is to record, in
certain crash or near crash-like
situations, such as an airbag
deployment or hitting a road
obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s
systems performed. 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 were operating

Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened

How far, if at all, the driver was
pressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal

How fast the vehicle was
traveling

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