Commercial vehicle trailer and method for avoiding error in the storage of vehicle data therein

A computer, comprising:

• a first connection to an interface of a commercial vehicle trailer;
• and
• a second connection to a reader unit, said computer being suitably programmed to effect the steps of:
• reading information associated with vehicle-specific data from at least one information medium provided on said commercial vehicle trailer using said reader unit;
• determining said vehicle-specific data based on said information associated with said vehicle-specific data;
• transferring said vehicle-specific data from said computer to said electronic control unit via said interface;
• and
• storing said vehicle-specific data in said parameter memory of said electronic control unit.

In a commercial vehicle trailer comprising:

• an electronically controlled brake system having an electronic control unit, said electronic control unit including:
• a parameter memory having at least one memory area for storing vehicle-specific data;
• and
• an interface to an external computer, said electronic control unit being configured to control said electronically controlled brake system based at least in part on said vehicle-specific data;
• and
• at least one information medium provided on said commercial vehicle trailer, said at least one information medium storing information associated with said vehicle-specific data;
• a method for storing vehicle-specific data comprising the steps of:
• using a reader unit connected to a computer, reading into said computer information associated with said vehicle-specific data from said at least one information medium provided on said commercial vehicle trailer;
• determining said vehicle-specific data based on said information associated with said vehicle-specific data;
• transferring said vehicle-specific data from said computer to an electronic control unit of an electronically controlled brake system of said commercial vehicle trailer via an interface;
• and
• storing said vehicle-specific data in parameter memory of said electronic control unit.

A method for storing vehicle data in a commercial vehicle trailer, the method comprising the steps of:

• using a reader unit connected to a computer, reading into said computer information associated with vehicle-specific data from at least one information medium provided on said commercial vehicle trailer;
• determining said vehicle-specific data based on said information associated with the vehicle-specific data;
• transferring said vehicle-specific data from said computer to an electronic control unit of an electronically controlled brake system of said commercial vehicle trailer via an interface;
• and
• storing said vehicle-specific data in parameter memory of said electronic control unit.