Introduction
Vehicle handling instructions
Vehicle handling instructions
Vehicle data collection and
Event Data Recorders
As with other vehicles of this type, failure
to operate this vehicle correctly may
result in loss of control, an accident or
vehicle rollover.
This vehicle is equipped with an Event
Data Recorder (EDR). The main pur
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pose of an EDR is to record, in certain
crash or near crash-like situations,
Specific design characteristics (higher
ground clearance, track, etc.) give this
vehicle a higher center of gravity than
other types of vehicles. In other words
they are not designed for cornering at
the same speeds as conventional 2-
wheel drive vehicles.
such as an air bag deployment or hit
ting a road obstacle, data that will
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assist in understanding how a vehi
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cle'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
Avoid sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers.
seconds or less. The EDR in this vehi
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Again, failure to operate this vehicle cor
rectly may result in loss of control, an
accident or vehicle rollover.
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cle is designed to record such data as:
僅 How various systems in your vehi
cle were operating;
僅 Whether or not the driver and pas
senger safety belts were buckled/
fastened;
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Be sure to read the "Reducing the risk
of a rollover" on page 5-185.
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僅 How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
僅 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 situ
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ation occurs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving condi
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tions and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash loca
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tion) 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
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