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Event Data Recorder

(U.S.A. and Canada)

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Event Data Recorder

This vehicle is equipped with 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 air bag

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

depressing the accelerator and/or

brake pedal; and,



How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better

understanding of the circumstances in

which crashes and injuries occur.

NOTE

:

EDR data are recorded by your vehicle

only if a non-trivial crash or near

crash-like situation occurs; no data are

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, could combine the EDR

data with the type of personally

identifying data routinely acquired

during a crash investigation.

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.

Mazda will not disclose any of the data

recorded in an EDR to a third party

unless:



A written agreement from the vehicle

owner or the lessee is obtained



O

ffi

cially requested by the police or

other law enforcement authorities



Used as a defense for Mazda in a

lawsuit, claim, or arbitration



Ordered by a judge or court

However, if necessary Mazda will:



Use the data for research on Mazda

vehicle performance, including

safety.



Disclose the data or the summarized

data to a third party for research

purposes without disclosing vehicle

or owner identi

fi

cation information.

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