Toyota Yaris: Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects / Event Data Recorder
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:
-
How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
- 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-trivial crash or
near crash-like 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 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.
Toyota will not disclose any of the data recorded in an EDR to a third
party unless:
- A written agreement from the vehicle owner or the lessee is
obtained
- Officially requested by the police or other law enforcement authorities
- Used as a defense for Toyota in a lawsuit, claim, or arbitration
- Ordered by a judge or court
However, if necessary Toyota will:
- Use the data for research on Toyota vehicle performance, including
safety.
- Disclose the data or the summarized data to a third party for
research purposes without disclosing vehicle or owner identification
information.
WARNING
Please comply with the legal regulations concerning the use of
communication equipment in vehicles in your country
Use of any electrical devices such as cell phones, computers, portable
radios, vehicle navigation or other devices by the driver while the vehicle is
moving is dangerous...
Your Toyota is equipped with several sophisticated computers that will
record certain data, such as:
Engine speed
Accelerator status
Brake status
Vehicle speed
Shift position
The recorded data varies according to the vehicle grade level and
options with which it is equipped...
Other information:
ComponentsCOMPONENTS ILLUSTRATION
*1 ELECTRICAL KEY ANTENNA - -
N*m (kgf*cm, ft.*lbf): Specified torque - - RemovalREMOVAL PROCEDURE 1. REMOVE REAR BUMPER ASSEMBLY Click here
2. REMOVE ELECTRICAL KEY ANTENNA (a) Disconnect the connector...
COMPONENTS ILLUSTRATION
*1 BACK DOOR TRIM COVER *2 BACK DOOR TRIM BOARD *3 BACK DOOR OUTSIDE GARNISH SUB-ASSEMBLY - -
N*m (kgf*cm, ft.*lbf): Specified torque - - ILLUSTRATION
*1 SYMBOL EMBLEM *2 NO. 2 BACK DOOR NAME PLATE *3 NO...
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No special break-in is necessary, but a few precautions in the first 600
miles (1,000 km) may add to the performance, economy, and life of
the vehicle.
Do not race the engine.
Do not maintain one constant speed, either slow or fast, for a long
period of time.
Do not drive constantly at full-throttle or high engine rpm for
extended periods of time.
Avoid unnecessary hard stops.
Avoid full-throttle starts.
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