WEBSRFR

Just read this article on Wired about pending legislation concerning black boxes...

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/05...ess-black-box/

Does anyone know for a fact if Mercedes installs these black boxes in our cars or if they are there but MB has not disclosed how to access the information so the information is essentially out of reach for anyone.

In any case it looks like things might change in 2015 but would be good to know what the current situation is and I wonder how far back this data goes (5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 days?)...

Apparently if something should happen on the road in the not too far distant future, the first thing an officer coming to the scene might be sticking something in your car to get the data from the car's black box covering god knows how long of a duration of information...

eagle_lex

i cant answer your question totally but here is what my personal experiences have been where i live. law enforcement here are unable to obtain data from mercedes with there current tools. when they do need info from a crash involving a MB they have approached the local dealer who has refused to pull the information. now with a court order idk. maybe MB is telling people it can not be read. idk but i do know LE cant read it here at least and MB is not reading it for them. probably to avoid techs being in court and things of that nature. just a guess.

WEBSRFR

Thanks for the info... Where is here BTW?