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Notes Event data recorder EDR Reporting safety defects This vehicle is equipped with an event data For US customers recorder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or crash-like situations The following applies only to vehicles owned such as an air bag deployment or collision with a and operated in the US. road obstacle, data that will assist in under-If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that standing how a vehicle's systems performed. could cause a crash or could cause injury or The EDR is designed to record data related to death, you should immediately inform the vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.NHTSA, in addition to notifying MINI of The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record data NorthAmerica, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, such as: Westwood,NewJersey 07675-1227, > How various systems in your vehicle were Telephone1-800-831-1117. operating. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may > Whether or not the driver and passenger open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety safety belts were fastened.defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA > How far, if at all, the driver was depressing cannot become involved in individual problems the accelerator and/or brake pedal.between you, your dealer, or MINI of North > How fast the vehicle was traveling.America, LLC. These data can help provide a better under-To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle standing of the circumstances in which crashes Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 and injuries occur. (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safer- EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a car.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You recorded by the EDR under normal driving con-can also obtain other information about motor ditions and no personal data, e.g., name, gen-vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov der, age, and crash location, are recorded.For Canadian customers However, other parties, such as law enforce-Canadian customers who wish to report a ment, could combine the EDR data with the type safety-related defect to Transport Canada, of personally identifying data routinely acquired Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele- during a crash investigation.phone the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. Reading the data recorded by an EDR requires You can also obtain other information about special equipment and access to the vehicle or motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/ the EDR. In addition to the vehicle manufac-roadsafety. turer, other parties that have the special equip- ment such as law enforcement, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR. 7 Online Edition for Part no. 01402917368 - © 10/12 BMW AG

owners manual Mini Countryman

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