2014 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 79

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 77 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 • How various systems in your vehicle were operating; personally identifying data routinely acquired during a • Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts crash investigation. were buckled/fastened; To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is • How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties, accelerator and/or brake pedal; and, such as law enforcement, that have the special equip• How fast the vehicle was traveling. ment, can read the information if they have access to the These data can help provide a better understanding of vehicle or the EDR. the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur. Child Restraints Everyone in your vehicle needs to be buckled up at all times, including babies and children. Every state in the United States, and every Canadian province, requires 2