2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual SRT - Page 83

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 81 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: NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash 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 • How various systems in your vehicle were operating; crash investigation. • Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is were buckled/fastened; required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. • How far (if at all) the driver was pushing the accelera- In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, tor and/or brake pedal; and, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the • How fast the vehicle was traveling. vehicle or the EDR. These data can help provide a better understanding of Child Restraints the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and children. 2