Ford Escape: Data Privacy / Settings Data
Your vehicle has electronic control units
that have the ability to store data based
on your personalized settings. The data is
stored locally in the vehicle or on devices
that you connect to it, for example, a USB
drive or digital music player. You can delete
some of this data and also choose whether
to share it through the services to which
you subscribe.
Comfort and Convenience Data
- Data recorded includes, for example:
- Seat and steering wheel position.
- Climate control settings.
- Radio presets.
Entertainment Data
- Data recorded includes, for example:
- Music, videos or album art.
- Contacts and corresponding address
book entries.
- Navigation destinations.
This vehicle is equipped with an event data
recorder. The main purpose of an event
data recorder is to record, in certain crash
or near crash-like situations, such as an
airbag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle; this data will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems
performed...
The modem has a SIM. The
modem was enabled when your
vehicle was built and periodically
sends messages to stay connected to the
cell phone network, receive automatic
software updates and send vehicle-related
information to us, for example diagnostic
information...
Other information:
Garage Door Opener Limitations
Canadian radio-frequency laws require
transmitter signals to time-out (or quit)
after several seconds – which may not be
long enough for HomeLink to pick up the
signal.
U.S. gate operators time-out in the same
manner...
System Operation
Air Fuel Ratio Imbalance Monitor
The air fuel ratio imbalance monitor is an on board diagnostic strategy designed to monitor the air fuel ratio.
Air Fuel Ratio Imbalance Monitor — Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Monitor
The air fuel ratio imbalance monitor estimates the cylinder to
cylinder air fuel ratio difference using the universal HO2S
high frequency signal...