Safety Information

It is critical that you read and follow this safety advice, the product description including technical data and the associated technical documentation, which are facilitated on and to be downloaded from ETAS website, www.etas.com (via Direct Product Access/select Product). Do not use the product if you cannot read and/or understand the information for safe operation. If you do have questions for safe operation, please contact the ETAS hotline in your region www.etas.com/hotlines.

With this ETAS product, you can influence safety-relevant systems or data, e.g. in automobiles, automobile components and test benches. Improper use and unskilled application without adequate instruction and experience in handling of such products may cause threats to life and physical conditions as well as damages to property.

Our products have been developed and released exclusively for use in applications defined in the product description.

Fitness and suitability of the products for any intended use beyond the utilization for which the products have been released (e.g. different stresses/strains or technical conditions) need to be verified by the user on own authority by taking appropriate actions and measures (e.g. by means of tests).

ETAS products made available as beta versions of firmware, hardware and software are to be used exclusively in testing and evaluation. These products may have not sufficient technical documentation and not fulfill all requirements regarding quality and accuracy for market released series products. Therefore product performance may differ from the product description and your expectations. The product should be used only in controlled test environments. Do not use data and results from beta versions without prior and separate verification and validation and do not pass them to third parties without prior examination.
Do not use this product if you do not have proper experience and training in using the product.
To allow proper handling of ETAS products ETAS has released Known Issue Reports (KIR) on its website. Known Issue Reports provide information on known product problems of substantial relevance, including their technical impact, and give instructions on available solutions. Prior to the initial operation of the product you are required to verify whether a KIR is available for the current product version and adhere to available information in the KIR. Known Issue Reports can be found on ETAS website www.etas.com/kir (Password in KIR area: KETASIR).
Program code and/or control actions of programs, which have been developed or modified as well as data of any kind, which have been identified by using ETAS products, will need to be verified with respect to reliability, quality, and suitability prior to any use or dissemination.
When using this product with systems which accomplish safety functions (e.g., in automobiles, automobile components, and test facilities), that influence system behavior and can affect the safe operation of the system, you must ensure that the system can be transitioned to a safe condition (e.g. emergency shutdown or emergency operation mode) if a malfunction or hazardous incident should occur.
All applicable regulations and statutes regarding operation must be strictly followed when using this product.
Use of this ETAS product or any program code, program control procedures in the public domain (e.g. on public roads) should not occur unless they have been tested and verified as being safe in advance. It is therefore recommended to use the products only in closed and designated test environment.

If you fail to follow this safety advice, there might be a risk of death, serious injury or property damage. The ETAS Group and their representatives shall not be liable for any damage or injury caused by improper use of the product. ETAS provides trainings regarding the proper and intended use of this product.