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Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual - 2011

13-16 Customer Information

Vehicle Data

Recording and

Privacy

This GM vehicle has a number of

sophisticated computers that record

information about the vehicle’s

performance and how it is driven.

For example, the vehicle uses

computer modules to monitor and

control engine and transmission

performance, to monitor the

conditions for airbag deployment

and deploy airbags in a crash, and,

if so equipped, to provide antilock

braking to help the driver control the

vehicle. These modules may store

data to help the dealer technician

service the vehicle. Some modules

may also store data about how you

operate the vehicle, such as rate of

fuel consumption or average speed.

These modules may also retain the

owner ’s personal preferences, such

as radio pre-sets, seat positions,

and temperature settings.

Event Data Recorders

This vehicle has 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 airbag 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:

.

How various systems in the

vehicle were operating.

.

Whether or not the driver and

passenger safety belts were

buckled/fastened.

.

How far, if at all, the driver was

pressing the accelerator and/or

brake pedal.

.

How fast the vehicle was

traveling.

This data can help provide a better

understanding of the circumstances

in which crashes and injuries occur.

Important: EDR data is recorded

by the vehicle only if a non-trivial

crash situation occurs; no data is

recorded by the EDR under normal

driving conditions and no personal

data (e.g., name, gender, age, and

crash location) is 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.

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.

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