Your Volvo -> Data recording for Your Volvo Xc90 SUV 2020

YOUR VOLVO  
trivial crash situation occurs; no data are  
Software Updates  
Data recording  
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.  
So that you as a Volvo customer shall have  
the best possible experience from your car,  
Volvo is continuously developing the systems  
in the cars and the services that you are  
offered.  
You can update the software in your Volvo to  
the latest version when your car is serviced at  
an authorized Volvo dealer. With the latest  
software update, you can take advantage of  
available improvements, including those that  
came with previous software updates.  
As part of Volvo's commitment to safety and  
quality, certain information is recorded regar-  
ding vehicle operation, functionality and inci-  
dents.  
US market only:  
EDR  
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:  
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.  
For more information about released updates  
and answers to frequently asked questions,  
ASDR  
This vehicle is equipped with an Active Safety  
Data Recorder (ASDR). This data recorder can  
record information related to the usage of the  
car, functional errors and active safety  
actuations (e.g. auto brake). The information  
saved is used by technicians for service and  
maintenance to diagnose and repair possible  
faults that has occurred in the vehicle and to  
fulfil certain legal requirements. The registered  
data can also, in congregated form, be used  
for research- and product development –  
purposes to continuously improve the safety  
and quality of Volvo Cars. For more  
Functionality after updating may vary  
depending on market, model, model year  
and options.  
How various systems in your vehicle were  
operating;  
Whether or not the driver and passenger  
safety belts were buckled/fastened;  
Related information  
Sensus - connection and entertainment  
How far (if at all) the driver was  
depressing the accelerator and/or brake  
pedal; and,  
(p. 30)  
Handling system updates via Download  
Center (p. 575)  
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-  
information contact your local Volvo retailer.  
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YOUR VOLVO  
|| Canadian market only:  
dent or near-accident. However, other parties,  
such as law enforcement, could combine the  
EDR data with the type of personally identifia-  
ble information that is routinely acquired dur-  
ing an accident investigation. Special equip-  
ment and access to either the vehicle or the  
EDR is required to read this recorded data.  
Volvo will not provide this information to any  
third parties without the vehicle owner's con-  
sent. However, national legislation and regula-  
tions may require Volvo to disclose this type of  
information to law enforcement or other  
authorities that can claim a legal right to the  
information. Special technical equipment,  
which Volvo and workshops that have entered  
agreements with Volvo have access to, is  
required to read and interpret the recorded  
data. Volvo is responsible for ensuring that  
information provided to Volvo in conjunction  
with service and maintenance is stored and  
handled securely and in compliance with  
applicable legal requirements. For more infor-  
mation, please contact a Volvo retailer.  
This vehicle is equipped with an “Event Data  
Recorder” (EDR). The main purpose of the  
EDR is to register and record data in traffic  
accidents or accident-like situations, e.g. if an  
airbag deploys or if the vehicle hits an obstacle  
in the road. This data is recorded in order to  
help understand how the vehicle's systems  
perform in these types of situations. The EDR  
is designed to record data related to vehicle  
dynamics and safety systems for a short  
period of time, usually 30 seconds or less.  
In addition to the EDR, the vehicle is equipped  
with a number of computers that continuously  
control and monitor the vehicle's performance.  
These computers may record data during nor-  
mal driving conditions, particularly if they  
detect a fault relating to the vehicle's opera-  
tion and functionality or upon activation of the  
vehicle's active driver support functions (e.g.  
City Safety or the auto-brake function).  
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record  
data in traffic accidents or accident-like situa-  
tions such as:  
How the various systems in the vehicle  
performed;  
Related information  
Some of this recorded data is required by  
technicians performing service and mainte-  
nance in order to diagnose and rectify any  
faults that may have occurred in the vehicle.  
The recorded information is also needed to  
enable Volvo to fulfill legal and other regula-  
tory requirements. Information registered in  
the vehicle is stored in its computers until the  
vehicle is serviced or repaired.  
Contacting Volvo (p. 26)  
Whether the driver and passenger seat  
belts were tightened/buckled;  
Volvo Structural Parts Statement (p. 39)  
The driver's use of the accelerator/brake  
pedal;  
How fast the vehicle was moving.  
This data can help provide a better under-  
standing of the circumstances in which traffic  
accidents and injuries occur. The EDR records  
data only if a non-trivial accident situation  
occurs. EDR does not record any data during  
normal driving conditions. The system also  
never registers data on who is driving the vehi-  
cle or the geographical location of the acci-  
In addition to the above, the recorded informa-  
tion may be used in aggregated form for  
research and product development purposes  
in order to continuously improve the safety  
and quality of Volvo vehicles.  
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