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General notes

Observe the notes and warnings of the manufac-

turer of the medical aids; if in doubt, contact the

device manufacturer and/or your doctor. If there

is continuing uncertainty concerning the possibil-

ity of medical aids malfunctioning, Mercedes-

Benz AG recommends using only few electrical

vehicle systems and/or maintaining a distance

from the components.

transmission aerials

multimedia system and sound system

QR code for rescue card

QR codes are attached in the fuel ﬁller ﬂap and on

the opposite side on the B-pillar. In the event of

an accident, rescue services can use the QR code

to quickly ﬁnd the appropriate rescue card for

your vehicle. The current rescue card contains the

most important information about your vehicle

(e.g. the routing of the electric lines) in compact

form.

If you have any queries or suggestions, consult a

qualiﬁed specialist workshop.

Implied warranty

Plug-in hybrid

NOTE Damage to the vehicle arising from

violation of these operating instructions.

When charging the high-voltage battery, keep a

distance of at least an arm's length between the

medical aid and the following components:

Further information can be obtained at https://

www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code

Damage to the vehicle can arise from violation

of these operating instructions.

This damage is not covered either by the

Mercedes-Benz implied warranty or by the

New‑ or Used-Vehicle Warranty.

the power supply equipment

Data storage

Data processing in the vehicle

This includes charging stations in the form of a

wallbox or a public charging point, for exam-

ple.

Electronic control units

Follow the instructions in these operat-

ing instructions on proper operation of

your vehicle as well as on possible vehi-

cle damage.

vehicle components carrying live voltage

Electronic control units are ﬁtted in your vehicle.

Control units process data they receive from vehi-

cle sensors, forexample, generate themselves or

exchange between themselves. Some control

units are required for the safe operation of your

vehicle. For example, some assist you when driv-

ing, suchas driver assistance systems, while oth-

ers enable convenience or infotainment functions.

This includes the charging cable and the

charging control box, for example.

Only have repairs and maintenance work in the

area of the following components carried out at a

qualiﬁed specialist workshop:

vehicle components carrying live voltage

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The following provides you with general informa-

tion regarding data processing in the vehicle.

Additional information regarding which data in

your vehicle are collected, saved and transmitted

to third parties and for what purpose can be

found in the information directly related to the

functional characteristics in question in their

respective Owner's Manual. This information is

available online and digitally, depending on the

vehicle's equipment.

forexample, your driving behaviour, location, route

or use patterns.

Ambient conditions, suchas temperature, rain

sensor or distance sensor

Legal requirements regarding the disclosure of

data

If legally required to do so, manufacturers are, in

Generally, these are volatile data and will not be

stored beyond the period of operation but will

only be processed within the vehicle itself. Con-

individual cases, legally obliged to provide govern- trol units, forexample, vehicle keys, oꢀen contain

mental entities, upon request and to the extent

required, data stored by the manufacturer.

Forexample, this may be the case during the

investigation of a criminal oﬀence.

Governmental entities are themselves authorised

to read out data from the vehicle in individual

cases and within the applicable legal framework.

In the case of an accident, information that can

help with an investigation can be taken from the

airbag control unit, forexample.

data memories. Their use permits the temporary

or permanent documentation of technical infor-

mation about the vehicle's operating state, com-

ponent loads, maintenance requirements and

technical events or faults.

Depending on the technical equipment, the fol-

lowing data are stored:

Personal data

A unique vehicle identiﬁcation number identiﬁes

every vehicle. Depending on the country, this

vehicle identiﬁcation number can be used by,

forexample, governmental authorities to deter-

mine the owner's identity. There are other possi-

bilities for using data collected from the vehicle to

identify the owner or driver, suchas the licence

plate number.

Operating status of system components,

suchas ﬁll levels, tyre pressure or battery sta-

tus

Operational data in the vehicle

This is data regarding the vehicle's operation,

which control units have processed.

Malfunctions or faults in important system

components, suchas lights or brakes

System reactions in special driving situations,

suchas an airbag deployment or the interven-

tion of stability control systems

Therefore, data generated or processed by control

units may be attributable to a person or, under

certain conditions, become attributable to a per-

son. Depending on which vehicle data are availa-

ble, it may be possible to make inferences about,

This includes the following data, forexample:

Vehicle status information suchas the speed,

longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,

number of wheel revolutions or the fastened

seat belts display

information on events leading to vehicle dam-

age

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In certain cases, storing data that would have oth- uses operational data from the vehicle, forexam-

erwise been temporary may be required. This may ple, for recalls. These data can also be used to

Depending on the vehicle equipment, this

includes the following data, forexample:

be the case if the vehicle has detected a malfunc-

tion, forexample.

examine the customer's warranty and guarantee

claims.

Fault memories in the vehicle can be reset by a

service outlet or at your request as part of repair

or maintenance work.

Multimedia data, suchas music, ﬁlms or pho-

tos for playback in an integrated multimedia

system

address book data for use in connection with

an integrated hands-free system or an integra-

ted navigation system

If you use services suchas repair services and

maintenance work, stored operational data and

the vehicle identiﬁcation number can be read out

and used. Service network employees can read

them out, suchas workshops and manufacturers

or third parties, suchas breakdown services. The

same is true in the case of warranty claims and

quality assurance measures.

In general, the readout is performed via the legally

prescribed port for the diagnostics connection in

the vehicle. The operational data that are read out

technical document states of the vehicle or of

individual components and assist in diagnosing

malfunctions, compliance with warranty obliga-

tions and quality improvement. To that end, these

data, particularly information about component

loads, technical events, malfunctions and other

faults, may be transmitted along with the vehicle

identiﬁcation number to the manufacturer. Fur-

thermore, the manufacturer is subject to product

liability. For this reason, the manufacturer also

Convenience and infotainment functions

You can store the vehicle's convenience settings

and individual settings and change or reset them

at any time.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, this

includes the following settings, forexample:

entered navigation destinations

data about the use of Internet services

These data for convenience and infotainment

functions may be saved locally in the vehicle or

located on a device you have connected to the

vehicle, suchas a smartphone, USB ﬂash drive or

MP3 player. If you have entered these data your-

self, you can delete them at any time.

These data are transmitted only from the vehicle

to third parties at your request. This applies, in

particular, when you use online services per the

settings you have selected.

Seat and steering wheel positions

Suspension and climate control settings

Individual settings, suchas interior lighting

Depending on the selected equipment, you can

import data into vehicle infotainment functions

yourself.

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Smartphone integration (e.g. Android Auto or

Apple CarPlay^®)

Online services

used, other than for the provision of services, is

done so exclusively on the basis of legal permis-

sion. This is the case, forexample, for a legally

prescribed emergency call system, a contractual

agreement or when consent has been given.

Wireless network connection

If your vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can

connect your smartphone or another mobile end

device to the vehicle. You can then control them

by employing the control elements integrated into

the vehicle. Images and audio from the smart-

phone can be output via the multimedia system.

Certain information is simultaneously transferred

to your smartphone. Depending on the type of

integration, thisincludes position data, day/night

mode and other general vehicle statuses. For

more information, please consult the vehicle Own-

er's Manual/infotainment system.

This integration allows the use of selected smart-

phone apps, suchas navigation or music player

apps. There is no further interaction between the

smartphone and the vehicle; in particular, vehicle

data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-

tional data processing is determined by the pro-

vider of the app being used. Which settings you

can make, if any, depends on the speciﬁc app and

your smartphone's operating system.

If your vehicle has a wireless network connection,

it enables data to be exchanged between your

vehicle and additional systems. The wireless net-

work connection is made possible by the vehicle's

own transmitter and receiver or by a mobile end

device that you have brought into the vehicle,

forexample, a smartphone. Online functions can

be used via the wireless network connection. This

includes online services and applications/apps

provided to you by the manufacturer or by other

providers.

You can have services and functions, some of

which are subject to a fee, activated or deactiva-

ted. This excludes legally prescribed functions and

services, suchas an emergency call system.

Third party services

If you use online services from other providers

(third parties), these services are the responsibil-

ity of the provider in question and subject to that

provider's data protection conditions and terms of

use. As a general rule, the manufacturer has no

inﬂuence on the content exchanged.

Manufacturer's services

Regarding the manufacturer's online services, the

individual functions are described by the manu-

facturer in a suitable place, forexample, in the

Owner's Manual or on the manufacturer's web-

site, where the relevant data protection informa-

tion is also given. Personal data may be used for

the provision of online services. Data are

exchanged via a secure connection, suchas the

manufacturer's designated IT systems. Any per-

sonal data which are collected, processed and

For this reason, when services are provided by

third parties, please ask the service provider in

question for information about the type, extent

and purpose of the collection and use of personal

data.

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Data protection rights

Depending on your country or the equipment and

range of functions of your vehicle as well as the

services you use and the services on oﬀer, you

are entitled to diﬀerent data protection rights.

Further information on data protection and your

data protection rights can either be found on the

manufacturer's website or you will receive this

information as part of the various services and

service oﬀers. There you will also ﬁnd the contact

information for the manufacturer and its data pro-

tection oﬃcers.

At a workshop, forexample, with the support of a

specialist and possibly for a fee, you can have

data read out which is stored only locally in the

vehicle.

Information on licences for free and open-source

soꢀware used in your vehicle can be found on the

data carrier in your vehicle document wallet and

with updates on the following website:

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource

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